Who raised the most money in the 2020 Virginia 7th District race?

Abigail A. Spanberger (Democrat) raised $8.5M and had $683K in outside spending on their side.

Which outside groups spent the most on the 2020 Virginia 7th District race?

Club for Growth Action ($3.5M), House Majority PAC ($2.2M), DCCC ($1.6M).

Which PACs gave the most to candidates in the 2020 Virginia 7th District race?

Winred gave $21K to Nick J. Freitas; House Majority PAC gave $15K to Abigail A. Spanberger; Problem Solver Democrats gave $14K to Abigail A. Spanberger.

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2020 general election

Virginia 7th District

The candidate who raised the most money won.

$28M in receipts plus outside spending is tied to the 2020 Virginia 7th District race: $12M raised by the campaigns, $1.3M of it from PACs, plus $15M from outside groups (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Dec 31, 2020). Abigail A. Spanberger (Democrat) won and was the top fundraiser.

Receipts + outside spending

$28M

Raised by campaigns

$12M

PAC checks

$1.3M

Outside money

$15M

Candidates

Raised by the campaign Outside money supportingOutside money attacking Democrat Republican Other

Abigail A. SpanbergerDemocrat, incumbent

✓ Won

Raised: $8.5M
Spent: $8.0M
From individuals: $6.6M
From PACs: $978K
From party: $22K
Own money & loans: $0
Outside money for: $683K
Outside money against: $7.4M

Who paid: 12% of Spanberger's money came from PACs

Corporate $23K (3%)Trade group $112K (12%)Leadership PAC $263K (29%)Membership $87K (10%)Union $184K (20%)Super PAC $83K (9%)Party $12K (1%)Other $147K (16%)

House Majority PAC Super PAC$15K
Problem Solver Democrats Other$14K
Progressive Turnout Project Super PAC$11K
Iuoe Local 965 Pef Union$10K
Let America Vote PAC Other$10K
Ameripac: the Fund for a Greater America Leadership PAC$10K
Kaine Leadership PAC$10K
Forward Together PAC Leadership PAC$10K

Biggest outside spenders

Club for Growth Action · $3.5M attacking
Congressional Leadership Fund · $1.3M attacking
Citizens for Free Enterprise · $1.3M attacking
NRCC · $1.1M attacking
End Citizens United · $355K supporting

FEC record H8VA07094

Nick J. FreitasRepublican

✗ Lost

Raised: $3.7M
Spent: $3.6M
From individuals: $3.2M
From PACs: $284K
From party: $8K
Own money & loans: $0
Outside money for: $1.6M
Outside money against: $5.7M

Who paid: 8% of Freitas's money came from PACs

Corporate $19K (8%)Trade group $18K (8%)Leadership PAC $71K (30%)Membership $34K (14%)Super PAC $43K (18%)Party $10K (4%)Other $45K (19%)

Winred Super PAC$21K
Conservative Leadership Political Action Committee Other$10K
Gun Owners of America, Inc. Membership$10K
House Freedom Fund Leadership PAC$10K
Susan B Anthony List, Inc. Other$8K
Citizens United Membership$7K
Reinventing a New Direction Political Action Committee Leadership PAC$5K
Cruz Leadership PAC$5K

Biggest outside spenders

House Majority PAC · $2.2M attacking
DCCC · $1.6M attacking
Edf Action Votes · $628K attacking
Americans for Prosperity Action · $554K supporting
Votevets.Org Action Fund · $426K attacking

FEC record H0VA07158

Questions people ask

How much money is tied to the 2020 Virginia 7th District race?: $28M in receipts plus outside spending is tied to the 2020 Virginia 7th District race: $12M raised by the campaigns, $1.3M of it from PACs, plus $15M from outside groups (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Dec 31, 2020). Abigail A. Spanberger (Democrat) won and was the top fundraiser.
Who raised the most money in the 2020 Virginia 7th District race?: Abigail A. Spanberger (Democrat) raised $8.5M and had $683K in outside spending on their side.
Which outside groups spent the most on the 2020 Virginia 7th District race?: Club for Growth Action ($3.5M), House Majority PAC ($2.2M), DCCC ($1.6M).
Which PACs gave the most to candidates in the 2020 Virginia 7th District race?: Winred gave $21K to Nick J. Freitas; House Majority PAC gave $15K to Abigail A. Spanberger; Problem Solver Democrats gave $14K to Abigail A. Spanberger.