2020 general election
Arkansas 2nd District
The winner was outraised and won anyway.
$12M was spent on the 2020 Arkansas 2nd District race: $7.0M raised by the campaigns, $1.9M of it from PACs, plus $5.4M from outside groups (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2020). French Hill (Republican) won despite being outraised.
Total money
$12M
Raised by campaigns
$7.0M
PAC checks
$1.9M
Outside money
$5.4M
Candidates
Raised by the campaign Outside money supportingOutside money attacking Democrat Republican Other
Joyce ElliottDemocrat
✗ Lost- Raised
- $3.5M
- Spent
- $3.5M
- From individuals
- $3.1M
- From PACs
- $373K
- From party
- $12K
- Own money & loans
- $10K
- Outside money for
- $1.0M
- Outside money against
- $1.8M
Who paid: 11% of Elliott's money came from PACs
Trade group $1K (0%)Leadership PAC $84K (37%)Membership $26K (11%)Union $55K (24%)Super PAC $24K (10%)Other $39K (17%)
- United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America Union$10K
- United Food and Commercial Workers International Union Union$10K
- Elect Democratic Women Other$5K
- District Council 37, Afscme Public Employees Organized for Pol & Leg Equality Union$5K
- Iuoe Local 965 Pef Union$5K
- Ameripac: the Fund for a Greater America Leadership PAC$5K
- Cherpac Leadership PAC$5K
- American Association for Justice (Aaj) Membership$5K
Biggest outside spenders
- Congressional Leadership Fund · $1.6M attacking
- Nea Advocacy Fund · $408K supporting
- Women Vote! · $192K supporting
- Black PAC · $172K supporting
- Esafund · $154K attacking
French HillRepublican, incumbent
✓ Won- Raised
- $3.4M
- Spent
- $3.1M
- From individuals
- $1.7M
- From PACs
- $1.5M
- From party
- $8K
- Own money & loans
- $0
- Outside money for
- $159K
- Outside money against
- $2.5M
Who paid: 45% of Hill's money came from PACs
Corporate $758K (51%)Trade group $316K (21%)Leadership PAC $181K (12%)Membership $95K (6%)Union $6K (0%)Super PAC $13K (1%)Other $120K (8%)
- The Depository Trust and Clearing Corporation Corporate$15K
- National Association of Home Builders Trade group$12K
- Exxon Mobil Corporation Corporate$12K
- New York Life Insurance Company Corporate$10K
- The Capital Group Companies, Inc. Corporate$10K
- Mortgage Bankers Association Trade group$10K
- California Real Estate Political Action Committee Membership$10K
- Council of Insurance Agents & Brokers Membership$10K
Biggest outside spenders
- House Majority PAC · $1.2M attacking
- DCCC · $715K attacking
- Women Vote! · $588K attacking
- Esafund · $154K supporting
- National Association of Realtors Political Action Committee · $4K supporting
Questions people ask
- How much money was spent on the 2020 Arkansas 2nd District race?
- $12M was spent on the 2020 Arkansas 2nd District race: $7.0M raised by the campaigns, $1.9M of it from PACs, plus $5.4M from outside groups (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2020). French Hill (Republican) won despite being outraised.
- Who raised the most money in the 2020 Arkansas 2nd District race?
- Joyce Elliott (Democrat) raised $3.5M and had $1.0M in outside spending on their side.
- Which outside groups spent the most on the 2020 Arkansas 2nd District race?
- Congressional Leadership Fund ($1.6M), House Majority PAC ($1.2M), Women Vote! ($781K).
- Which PACs gave the most to candidates in the 2020 Arkansas 2nd District race?
- Depository Trust and Clearing Corporation PAC - Dtcc PAC; the gave $15K to French Hill; Build Political Action Committee of the National Association of Home Builders (Buildpac) gave $12K to French Hill; Exxon Mobil Corporation Political Action Committee (Exxonmobil PAC) gave $12K to French Hill.