Who raised the most money in the 2022 Nebraska 2nd District race?

Don Bacon (Republican) raised $3.9M and had $1.2M in outside spending on their side.

Which outside groups spent the most on the 2022 Nebraska 2nd District race?

Congressional Leadership Fund ($2.9M), House Majority PAC ($2.0M), NRCC ($1.9M).

Which PACs gave the most to candidates in the 2022 Nebraska 2nd District race?

Ameripac: the Fund for a Greater America gave $32K to Tony Vargas; Ua Union Plumbers & Pipefitters Vote! PAC (United Association of Journeymen and Apprentices of the Plumbing & Pipefitting Industry of the United States and Canada) gave $15K to Don Bacon; Carpenters Legislative Improvement Committee United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners gave $15K to Don Bacon.

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2022 general election

Nebraska 2nd District

The candidate who raised the most money won.

$17M in receipts plus outside spending is tied to the 2022 Nebraska 2nd District race: $7.3M raised by the campaigns, $2.0M of it from PACs, plus $10M from outside groups (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Dec 31, 2022). Don Bacon (Republican) won and was the top fundraiser.

Receipts + outside spending

$17M

Raised by campaigns

$7.3M

PAC checks

$2.0M

Outside money

$10M

Candidates

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

Don BaconRepublican, incumbent

✓ Won

Raised: $3.9M
Spent: $4.0M
From individuals: $1.9M
From PACs: $1.7M
From party: $5K
Own money & loans: $1K
Outside money for: $1.2M
Outside money against: $3.6M

Who paid: 43% of Bacon's money came from PACs

Corporate $480K (30%)Trade group $283K (18%)Leadership PAC $246K (16%)Membership $118K (7%)Union $228K (14%)Super PAC $42K (3%)Party $5K (0%)Other $183K (12%)

Plumbers & Steamfitters Local 22 PAC Inc Union$15K
United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America Union$15K
Building Bridges PAC Other$11K
National Electrical Contractors Association Trade group$10K
National Rural Letter Carriers' Association Union$10K
National Air Traffic Controllers Association Union$10K
Honeywell International Corporate$10K
American Maritime Officers Union$10K

Biggest outside spenders

House Majority PAC · $2.0M attacking
DCCC · $1.6M attacking
Culac the PAC of Credit Union National Association · $450K supporting
With Honor Fund, Inc. · $376K supporting
Congressional Leadership Fund · $107K supporting

FEC record H6NE02125

Tony VargasDemocrat

✗ Lost

Raised: $3.4M
Spent: $3.4M
From individuals: $3.0M
From PACs: $378K
From party: $10K
Own money & loans: $3K
Outside money for: $7K
Outside money against: $5.2M

Who paid: 11% of Vargas's money came from PACs

Leadership PAC $120K (35%)Membership $37K (11%)Union $70K (20%)Super PAC $59K (17%)Party $12K (4%)Other $46K (13%)

Hoyer Leadership PAC$32K
DCCC Party$12K
314 Action Victory Fund Super PAC$10K
Elect Diverse Democrats PAC Other$10K
Leaders in Education Super PAC$10K
Newdem Summer Victory Fund Other$10K
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Political Action Committee Union$10K
International Brotherhood of Teamsters Union$10K

Biggest outside spenders

Congressional Leadership Fund · $2.7M attacking
NRCC · $1.9M attacking
Defending Main Street Superpac Inc. · $504K attacking
Latino Victory Fund · $7K supporting

FEC record H2NE02132

Questions people ask

How much money is tied to the 2022 Nebraska 2nd District race?: $17M in receipts plus outside spending is tied to the 2022 Nebraska 2nd District race: $7.3M raised by the campaigns, $2.0M of it from PACs, plus $10M from outside groups (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Dec 31, 2022). Don Bacon (Republican) won and was the top fundraiser.
Who raised the most money in the 2022 Nebraska 2nd District race?: Don Bacon (Republican) raised $3.9M and had $1.2M in outside spending on their side.
Which outside groups spent the most on the 2022 Nebraska 2nd District race?: Congressional Leadership Fund ($2.9M), House Majority PAC ($2.0M), NRCC ($1.9M).
Which PACs gave the most to candidates in the 2022 Nebraska 2nd District race?: Ameripac: the Fund for a Greater America gave $32K to Tony Vargas; Ua Union Plumbers & Pipefitters Vote! PAC (United Association of Journeymen and Apprentices of the Plumbing & Pipefitting Industry of the United States and Canada) gave $15K to Don Bacon; Carpenters Legislative Improvement Committee United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners gave $15K to Don Bacon.