2024 general election
Missouri 1st District
The candidate who raised the most money won.
$5.5M was spent on the 2024 Missouri 1st District race: $5.5M raised by the campaigns, $245K of it from PACs, plus $3K from outside groups (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2024). Wesley Bell (Democrat) won and was the top fundraiser.
Total money
$5.5M
Raised by campaigns
$5.5M
PAC checks
$245K
Outside money
$3K
Candidates
Raised by the campaign Outside money supportingOutside money attacking Democrat Republican Other
Wesley BellDemocrat
✓ Won- Raised
- $5.4M
- Spent
- $5.0M
- From individuals
- $5.1M
- From PACs
- $245K
- From party
- $125
- Own money & loans
- $100
- Outside money for
- $3K
- Outside money against
- $0
Who paid: 5% of Bell's money came from PACs
Corporate $42K (18%)Trade group $25K (11%)Leadership PAC $4K (2%)Membership $34K (14%)Union $88K (37%)Super PAC $11K (5%)Other $32K (14%)
- International Association of Sheet Metal, Air, Rail and Transportation Workers Union$10K
- International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers Union$10K
- National Association of Realtors Membership$10K
- United Food and Commercial Workers International Union Union$10K
- International Union of Operating Engineers Local 965 Pef Union$10K
- American Israel Public Affairs Committee Political Action Committee Membership$10K
- International Association of Heat & Frost Insulators and Allied Workers Union$8K
- Norpac Other$7K
Biggest outside spenders
- Dmfi PAC · $3K supporting
Blake AshbyIndependent / other
✗ Lost- Raised
- $64K
- Spent
- $61K
- From individuals
- $0
- From PACs
- $0
- From party
- $0
- Own money & loans
- $64K
- Outside money for
- $0
- Outside money against
- $0
Andrew JonesRepublican
✗ Lost- Raised
- $16K
- Spent
- $16K
- From individuals
- $16K
- From PACs
- $0
- From party
- $0
- Own money & loans
- $0
- Outside money for
- $0
- Outside money against
- $0
Plus 1 other candidate on the ballot with no reported money.
Questions people ask
- How much money was spent on the 2024 Missouri 1st District race?
- $5.5M was spent on the 2024 Missouri 1st District race: $5.5M raised by the campaigns, $245K of it from PACs, plus $3K from outside groups (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2024). Wesley Bell (Democrat) won and was the top fundraiser.
- Who raised the most money in the 2024 Missouri 1st District race?
- Wesley Bell (Democrat) raised $5.4M and had $3K in outside spending on their side.
- Which outside groups spent the most on the 2024 Missouri 1st District race?
- Dmfi PAC ($3K).
- Which PACs gave the most to candidates in the 2024 Missouri 1st District race?
- International Association of Sheet Metal, Air, Rail and Transportation Workers Political Action League gave $10K to Wesley Bell; Machinists Non Partisan Political League of the International Association of Machinists & Aerospace Workers gave $10K to Wesley Bell; National Association of Realtors Political Action Committee gave $10K to Wesley Bell.