2022 general election
Ohio 2nd District
The candidate who raised the most money won.
$2.1M was spent on the 2022 Ohio 2nd District race: $2.1M raised by the campaigns, $1.2M of it from PACs, plus $3K from outside groups (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2022). Brad Wenstrup (Republican) won and was the top fundraiser.
Total money
$2.1M
Raised by campaigns
$2.1M
PAC checks
$1.2M
Outside money
$3K
Candidates
Raised by the campaign Outside money supportingOutside money attacking Democrat Republican Other
Brad WenstrupRepublican, incumbent
✓ Won- Raised
- $2.1M
- Spent
- $1.7M
- From individuals
- $775K
- From PACs
- $1.2M
- From party
- $0
- Own money & loans
- $0
- Outside money for
- $3K
- Outside money against
- $0
Who paid: 58% of Wenstrup's money came from PACs
Corporate $669K (53%)Trade group $255K (20%)Leadership PAC $43K (3%)Membership $142K (11%)Union $1K (0%)Super PAC $20K (2%)Other $126K (10%)
- Alabama Medical PAC Other$13K
- Honeywell International Corporate$11K
- The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America Corporate$11K
- Morgan Stanley Corporate$10K
- American Academy of Ophthalmology Membership$10K
- American Podiatric Medical Association, Inc. Other$10K
- California Real Estate Political Action Committee Membership$10K
- National Automobile Dealers Association Trade group$10K
Biggest outside spenders
- National Rifle Association of America Political Victory Fund · $2K supporting
- The Guardian Fund · $902 supporting
Samantha MeadowsDemocrat
✗ Lost- Raised
- $23K
- Spent
- $28K
- From individuals
- $15K
- From PACs
- $8K
- From party
- $0
- Own money & loans
- $0
- Outside money for
- $0
- Outside money against
- $0
Who paid: 33% of Meadows's money came from PACs
Leadership PAC $3K (28%)Union $6K (67%)Other $456 (5%)
- International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Political Action Committee Union$4K
- Brown Leadership PAC$3K
- Int'l Union United Automobile Aerospace & Agricultural Implement Workers of America Uaw Union$1K
- United Mine Workers of America - Coal Miners Political Action Committee Union$1K
- The Blue Initiative Other$456
Questions people ask
- How much money was spent on the 2022 Ohio 2nd District race?
- $2.1M was spent on the 2022 Ohio 2nd District race: $2.1M raised by the campaigns, $1.2M of it from PACs, plus $3K from outside groups (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2022). Brad Wenstrup (Republican) won and was the top fundraiser.
- Who raised the most money in the 2022 Ohio 2nd District race?
- Brad Wenstrup (Republican) raised $2.1M and had $3K in outside spending on their side.
- Which outside groups spent the most on the 2022 Ohio 2nd District race?
- National Rifle Association of America Political Victory Fund ($2K), The Guardian Fund ($902).
- Which PACs gave the most to candidates in the 2022 Ohio 2nd District race?
- American Medical Association Political Action Committee gave $13K to Brad Wenstrup; Honeywell International Political Action Committee gave $11K to Brad Wenstrup; The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America Political Action Committee - Federal (Guardian Life P gave $11K to Brad Wenstrup.