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2020 general election

Florida 4th District

The winner was outraised and won anyway.

$2.2M was spent on the 2020 Florida 4th District race: $2.1M raised by the campaigns, $513K of it from PACs, plus $102K from outside groups (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2020). John H. Rutherford (Republican) won despite being outraised.

Total money

$2.2M

Raised by campaigns

$2.1M

PAC checks

$513K

Outside money

$102K

Candidates

Raised by the campaign Outside money supportingOutside money attacking Democrat Republican Other
Donna DeeganDemocrat
✗ Lost
Raised
$1.0M
Spent
$1.0M
From individuals
$1.0M
From PACs
$22K
From party
$300
Own money & loans
$0
Outside money for
$22K
Outside money against
$0

Biggest outside spenders

FEC record H0FL04157
John H. RutherfordRepublican, incumbent
✓ Won
Raised
$1.0M
Spent
$1.3M
From individuals
$463K
From PACs
$490K
From party
$0
Own money & loans
$0
Outside money for
$80K
Outside money against
$0

Who paid: 48% of Rutherford's money came from PACs

Corporate $322K (64%)Trade group $95K (19%)Leadership PAC $14K (3%)Membership $20K (4%)Union $15K (3%)Super PAC $1K (0%)Other $34K (7%)

Biggest outside spenders

FEC record H6FL04105

Questions people ask

How much money was spent on the 2020 Florida 4th District race?
$2.2M was spent on the 2020 Florida 4th District race: $2.1M raised by the campaigns, $513K of it from PACs, plus $102K from outside groups (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2020). John H. Rutherford (Republican) won despite being outraised.
Who raised the most money in the 2020 Florida 4th District race?
John H. Rutherford (Republican) raised $1.0M and had $80K in outside spending on their side.
Which outside groups spent the most on the 2020 Florida 4th District race?
Americans for Police and Trooper Safety ($52K), Voter Protection Project ($22K), Cops and Kids Together ($20K).
Which PACs gave the most to candidates in the 2020 Florida 4th District race?
Embraer Aircraft Holding Inc Political Action Committee (Embraer PAC) gave $13K to John H. Rutherford; National Automobile Dealers Association Political Action Committee gave $13K to John H. Rutherford; Employees of Northrop Grumman Corporation PAC gave $10K to John H. Rutherford.