2024 general election
Wisconsin Senate
The candidate who raised the most money won.
$182M was spent on the 2024 Wisconsin Senate race: $82M raised by the campaigns, $3.0M of it from PACs, plus $100M from outside groups (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2024). Tammy Baldwin (Democrat) won and was the top fundraiser.
Total money
$182M
Raised by campaigns
$82M
PAC checks
$3.0M
Outside money
$100M
Candidates
Raised by the campaign Outside money supportingOutside money attacking Democrat Republican Other
Tammy BaldwinDemocrat, incumbent
✓ Won- Raised
- $50M
- Spent
- $53M
- From individuals
- $42M
- From PACs
- $2.6M
- From party
- $62K
- Own money & loans
- $0
- Outside money for
- $8.3M
- Outside money against
- $43M
Who paid: 5% of Baldwin's money came from PACs
Corporate $786K (29%)Trade group $344K (13%)Leadership PAC $370K (14%)Membership $368K (14%)Union $333K (12%)Super PAC $168K (6%)Party $5K (0%)Other $313K (12%)
- J Street Membership$138K
- Reproductive Freedom for All Membership$18K
- National Education Association Corporate$18K
- Thrivent Financial for Lutherans Corporate$15K
- L PAC Super PAC$15K
- American Medical Association Other$15K
- National Beer Wholesalers Association Trade group$14K
- Frontline USA Leadership PAC$14K
Biggest outside spenders
- Senate Leadership Fund · $22M attacking
- Fix Washington PAC · $10.0M attacking
- Restoration PAC · $4.6M attacking
- Americans for Prosperity Action · $4.2M attacking
- Lcv Victory Fund · $1.4M supporting
Eric HovdeRepublican
✗ Lost- Raised
- $32M
- Spent
- $32M
- From individuals
- $9.3M
- From PACs
- $424K
- From party
- $53K
- Own money & loans
- $20M
- Outside money for
- $6.7M
- Outside money against
- $42M
Who paid: 1% of Hovde's money came from PACs
Corporate $41K (7%)Trade group $21K (4%)Leadership PAC $305K (54%)Membership $60K (11%)Union $5K (1%)Super PAC $9K (2%)Party $53K (9%)Other $73K (13%)
- Young Victory Committee Party$53K
- Club for Growth Membership$26K
- Republican Jewish Coalition-Political Action Committee (Rjc-PAC) Membership$17K
- Ernst Leadership PAC$10K
- Crapo Leadership PAC$10K
- Montana Red Leadership PAC$10K
- Mcconnell for Majority Leader Committee Leadership PAC$10K
- Responsibility and Freedom Work PAC (Rfwpac) Leadership PAC$10K
Biggest outside spenders
- WinSenate · $25M attacking
- DSCC · $9.4M attacking
- Americans for Prosperity Action · $5.2M supporting
- Women Vote · $2.8M attacking
- A Better Wisconsin Together Action · $2.5M attacking
Phil AndersonIndependent / other
✗ Lost- Raised
- $53K
- Spent
- $53K
- From individuals
- $19K
- From PACs
- $0
- From party
- $0
- Own money & loans
- $20K
- Outside money for
- $0
- Outside money against
- $0
Thomas LeagerIndependent / other
✗ Lost- Raised
- $24K
- Spent
- $24K
- From individuals
- $24K
- From PACs
- $0
- From party
- $0
- Own money & loans
- $121
- Outside money for
- $0
- Outside money against
- $0
Questions people ask
- How much money was spent on the 2024 Wisconsin Senate race?
- $182M was spent on the 2024 Wisconsin Senate race: $82M raised by the campaigns, $3.0M of it from PACs, plus $100M from outside groups (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2024). Tammy Baldwin (Democrat) won and was the top fundraiser.
- Who raised the most money in the 2024 Wisconsin Senate race?
- Tammy Baldwin (Democrat) raised $50M and had $8.3M in outside spending on their side.
- Which outside groups spent the most on the 2024 Wisconsin Senate race?
- WinSenate ($25M), Senate Leadership Fund ($22M), Fix Washington PAC ($10.0M).
- Which PACs gave the most to candidates in the 2024 Wisconsin Senate race?
- Jstreetpac gave $138K to Tammy Baldwin; NRSC gave $53K to Eric Hovde; Club for Growth PAC gave $26K to Eric Hovde.