Politician
Dan Ahlers
Democrat · South Dakota · ran 1 time since 2020, won 0
FEC candidate S0SD00070
Dan Ahlers (Democrat) raised $274K for the 2020 South Dakota Senate race, $16K of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $0 for and $0 against them (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Dec 31, 2020). They lost.
Raised, all cycles
$274K
2020; counted once per cycle
From PAC checks
6%
$16K from corporations, trade groups, unions and politicians
Outside money for
$0
Super PACs and party groups helping
Outside money against
$0
Spent attacking them
Every run
Each election and its result. Campaign receipts cover the whole cycle and can appear in both regular and special contests; they count once in the totals above.
| Cycle | Race | Raised | PAC share | Outside for / against | Google ads | All money | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | South Dakota Senate | $274K | 6% | $0 / $0 | – | $274K | ✗ Lost |
Who wrote the checks
The PACs that gave the most across every run, and what kind of money it is.
Union $6KSuper PAC $1K
Outside money, for and against
Super PACs and party groups that spent the most on these races.
No outside spending of note.
Figures are the candidate's principal committees as filed with the FEC, cycle by cycle. See About the data.
Questions people ask
- Who funded Dan Ahlers's 2020 campaign?
- Dan Ahlers (Democrat) raised $274K for the 2020 South Dakota Senate race, $16K of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $0 for and $0 against them (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Dec 31, 2020). They lost.
- Which PACs gave the most to Dan Ahlers?
- International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Political Action Committee ($5K), Indivisible Action ($1K), United Food and Commercial Workers International Union Active Ballot Club ($500) in 2020.