2022 general election
Nevada Senate
The candidate who raised the most money won.
$201M was spent on the 2022 Nevada Senate race: $80M raised by the campaigns, $3.7M of it from PACs, plus $122M from outside groups (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2022). Catherine Cortez Masto (Democrat) won and was the top fundraiser.
Total money
$201M
Raised by campaigns
$80M
PAC checks
$3.7M
Outside money
$122M
Candidates
Raised by the campaign Outside money supportingOutside money attacking Democrat Republican Other
Catherine Cortez MastoDemocrat, incumbent
✓ Won- Raised
- $61M
- Spent
- $61M
- From individuals
- $56M
- From PACs
- $3.1M
- From party
- $56K
- Own money & loans
- $0
- Outside money for
- $18M
- Outside money against
- $50M
Who paid: 5% of Masto's money came from PACs
Corporate $1.2M (38%)Trade group $432K (14%)Leadership PAC $456K (14%)Membership $234K (7%)Union $304K (10%)Super PAC $123K (4%)Party $66K (2%)Other $349K (11%)
- Colorado Senate Victory 2016 Party$51K
- Democracy Engine, Inc. Corporate$32K
- United Food and Commercial Workers International Union Union$15K
- Abbott Laboratories Employee Political Action Committee Corporate$15K
- International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers Union$15K
- Rev Up PAC Other$14K
- Naral Pro-Choice America Membership$13K
- American College of Emergency Physicians Membership$13K
Biggest outside spenders
- Senate Leadership Fund · $26M attacking
- Club for Growth Action · $12M attacking
- Senate Majority PAC · $8.6M supporting
- NRSC · $3.7M attacking
- Somos PAC · $2.4M supporting
Adam Paul LaxaltRepublican
✗ Lost- Raised
- $19M
- Spent
- $19M
- From individuals
- $17M
- From PACs
- $691K
- From party
- $62K
- Own money & loans
- $0
- Outside money for
- $5.9M
- Outside money against
- $47M
Who paid: 4% of Laxalt's money came from PACs
Corporate $142K (12%)Trade group $96K (8%)Leadership PAC $273K (24%)Membership $51K (4%)Super PAC $31K (3%)Party $62K (5%)Other $496K (43%)
- Laxalt Victory Committee Other$382K
- Young Victory Committee Party$51K
- Mcconnell for Majority Leader Committee Leadership PAC$10K
- Thune Victory Committee Leadership PAC$10K
- Senate Conservatives Fund Other$10K
- Rubio Leadership PAC$10K
- Citizens United Membership$10K
- Blue and Gold Fund Other$10K
Biggest outside spenders
- Senate Majority PAC · $24M attacking
- DSCC · $12M attacking
- Women Vote! · $4.3M attacking
- Somos PAC · $1.8M attacking
- Lcv Victory Fund · $1.5M attacking
Plus 3 other candidates on the ballot with no reported money.
Questions people ask
- How much money was spent on the 2022 Nevada Senate race?
- $201M was spent on the 2022 Nevada Senate race: $80M raised by the campaigns, $3.7M of it from PACs, plus $122M from outside groups (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2022). Catherine Cortez Masto (Democrat) won and was the top fundraiser.
- Who raised the most money in the 2022 Nevada Senate race?
- Catherine Cortez Masto (Democrat) raised $61M and had $18M in outside spending on their side.
- Which outside groups spent the most on the 2022 Nevada Senate race?
- Senate Majority PAC ($32M), Senate Leadership Fund ($26M), DSCC ($12M).
- Which PACs gave the most to candidates in the 2022 Nevada Senate race?
- Laxalt Victory Committee gave $382K to Adam Paul Laxalt; DSCC gave $51K to Catherine Cortez Masto; NRSC gave $51K to Adam Paul Laxalt.