Who raised the most money in the 2020 California 16th District race?

Jim Costa (Democrat) raised $2.1M.

Which PACs gave the most to candidates in the 2020 California 16th District race?

Engineers Political Education Committee (Epec)/International Union of Operating Engineers gave $15K to Jim Costa; National Cattlemen's Beef Association Political Action Committee (Ncba-PAC) gave $14K to Jim Costa; National Air Traffic Controllers Association PAC gave $13K to Jim Costa.

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2020 general election

California 16th District

The candidate who raised the most money won.

$2.4M was spent on the 2020 California 16th District race: $2.4M raised by the campaigns, $1.2M of it from PACs, plus $0 from outside groups (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2020). Jim Costa (Democrat) won and was the top fundraiser.

Total money

$2.4M

Raised by campaigns

$2.4M

PAC checks

$1.2M

Outside money

Candidates

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

Jim CostaDemocrat, incumbent

✓ Won

Raised: $2.1M
Spent: $1.8M
From individuals: $907K
From PACs: $1.2M
From party: $0
Own money & loans: $0
Outside money for: $0
Outside money against: $0

Who paid: 57% of Costa's money came from PACs

Corporate $505K (41%)Trade group $422K (34%)Leadership PAC $68K (5%)Membership $67K (5%)Union $81K (7%)Super PAC $4K (0%)Party $21 (0%)Other $88K (7%)

Iuoe Local 965 Pef Union$15K
National Cattlemen's Beef Association Trade group$14K
National Air Traffic Controllers Association Union$13K
Credit Union National Association Trade group$13K
California Real Estate Political Action Committee Membership$11K
National Chicken Council Trade group$10K
Comcast Corporation Corporate$10K
Valero Energy Corporation Corporate$10K

FEC record H4CA20082

Kevin CookinghamRepublican

✗ Lost

Raised: $270K
Spent: $270K
From individuals: $250K
From PACs: $15K
From party: $0
Own money & loans: $1K
Outside money for: $0
Outside money against: $0

Who paid: 6% of Cookingham's money came from PACs

Corporate $1K (7%)Party $8K (56%)Other $5K (37%)

Huck PAC Other$5K
Republican Party of Madera County (Fed.) Party$4K
Republican Party of Fresno County (Federal) Party$3K
Allied Grape Growers PAC Corporate$1K

FEC record H0CA16120

Questions people ask

How much money was spent on the 2020 California 16th District race?: $2.4M was spent on the 2020 California 16th District race: $2.4M raised by the campaigns, $1.2M of it from PACs, plus $0 from outside groups (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2020). Jim Costa (Democrat) won and was the top fundraiser.
Who raised the most money in the 2020 California 16th District race?: Jim Costa (Democrat) raised $2.1M.
Which PACs gave the most to candidates in the 2020 California 16th District race?: Engineers Political Education Committee (Epec)/International Union of Operating Engineers gave $15K to Jim Costa; National Cattlemen's Beef Association Political Action Committee (Ncba-PAC) gave $14K to Jim Costa; National Air Traffic Controllers Association PAC gave $13K to Jim Costa.