2022 general election
Georgia 2nd District
The candidate who raised the most money won.
$7.5M was spent on the 2022 Georgia 2nd District race: $4.1M raised by the campaigns, $1.9M of it from PACs, plus $3.5M from outside groups (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2022). Sanford Bishop (Democrat) won and was the top fundraiser.
Total money
$7.5M
Raised by campaigns
$4.1M
PAC checks
$1.9M
Outside money
$3.5M
Candidates
Raised by the campaign Outside money supportingOutside money attacking Democrat Republican Other
Sanford BishopDemocrat, incumbent
✓ Won- Raised
- $3.0M
- Spent
- $3.2M
- From individuals
- $1.3M
- From PACs
- $1.7M
- From party
- $10K
- Own money & loans
- $0
- Outside money for
- $527K
- Outside money against
- $0
Who paid: 56% of Bishop's money came from PACs
Corporate $545K (33%)Trade group $365K (22%)Leadership PAC $210K (13%)Membership $121K (7%)Union $193K (12%)Super PAC $39K (2%)Party $13K (1%)Other $150K (9%)
- General Dynamics Corporation Corporate$15K
- DCCC Party$13K
- Arkansas Rural Water Association Federal Political Action Committee Trade group$10K
- Altria Group Inc. Corporate$10K
- American Association for Justice (Aaj) Membership$10K
- National Peanut Buying Points Association Membership$10K
- Laborers' International Union of North America Union$10K
- District Council 37, Afscme Public Employees Organized for Pol & Leg Equality Union$10K
Biggest outside spenders
- United Food and Commercial Workers International Union Working Families Advocacy Project · $205K supporting
- Congressional Black Caucus PAC · $137K supporting
- DCCC · $81K supporting
- Center Forward Committee · $75K supporting
- United We Can · $28K supporting
Chris WestRepublican
✗ Lost- Raised
- $1.0M
- Spent
- $1000K
- From individuals
- $649K
- From PACs
- $159K
- From party
- $0
- Own money & loans
- $50K
- Outside money for
- $75K
- Outside money against
- $2.9M
Who paid: 16% of West's money came from PACs
Corporate $14K (11%)Trade group $1K (1%)Leadership PAC $65K (54%)Membership $6K (5%)Super PAC $8K (7%)Party $5K (4%)Other $22K (18%)
- Cole Combined Committee Party$5K
- The Eye of the Tiger Political Action Committee Leadership PAC$5K
- Majority Rising Leadership PAC$5K
- Wells PAC Leadership PAC$5K
- National Pro-Life Alliance Membership$5K
- The Loose Group Other$5K
- Rep. Jack Bergman Leadership PAC$5K
- Take Back the House 2022 Super PAC$5K
Biggest outside spenders
- DCCC · $2.1M attacking
- House Majority PAC · $582K attacking
- American Patriots PAC · $160K attacking
- Black Americans to Re-Elect the President · $42K supporting
- Red Clay Values · $29K supporting
Questions people ask
- How much money was spent on the 2022 Georgia 2nd District race?
- $7.5M was spent on the 2022 Georgia 2nd District race: $4.1M raised by the campaigns, $1.9M of it from PACs, plus $3.5M from outside groups (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2022). Sanford Bishop (Democrat) won and was the top fundraiser.
- Who raised the most money in the 2022 Georgia 2nd District race?
- Sanford Bishop (Democrat) raised $3.0M and had $527K in outside spending on their side.
- Which outside groups spent the most on the 2022 Georgia 2nd District race?
- DCCC ($2.2M), House Majority PAC ($582K), United Food and Commercial Workers International Union Working Families Advocacy Project ($205K).
- Which PACs gave the most to candidates in the 2022 Georgia 2nd District race?
- General Dynamics Corporation Political Action Committee (General Dynamics Employee PAC) gave $15K to Sanford Bishop; DCCC gave $13K to Sanford Bishop; Waterpac - National Rural Water Association Political Committee gave $10K to Sanford Bishop.