2020 general election
Florida 5th District
The candidate who raised the most money won.
$1.0M was spent on the 2020 Florida 5th District race: $1.0M raised by the campaigns, $607K of it from PACs, plus $0 from outside groups (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2020). Al Lawson (Democrat) won and was the top fundraiser.
Total money
$1.0M
Raised by campaigns
$1.0M
PAC checks
$607K
Outside money
$0
Candidates
Raised by the campaign Outside money supportingOutside money attacking Democrat Republican Other
Al LawsonDemocrat, incumbent
✓ Won- Raised
- $885K
- Spent
- $732K
- From individuals
- $277K
- From PACs
- $607K
- From party
- $0
- Own money & loans
- $0
- Outside money for
- $0
- Outside money against
- $0
Who paid: 69% of Lawson's money came from PACs
Corporate $264K (44%)Trade group $142K (24%)Leadership PAC $28K (5%)Membership $43K (7%)Union $93K (15%)Super PAC $4K (1%)Other $31K (5%)
- District Council 37, Afscme Public Employees Organized for Pol & Leg Equality Union$10K
- The Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company Federal PAC Corporate$10K
- National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors Political Action Comm Membership$10K
- Laborers' International Union of North America Union$10K
- Ubs Americas Inc. Corporate$10K
- California Real Estate Political Action Committee Membership$10K
- American Crystal Sugar Company Political Action Committee Corporate$10K
- Guidewell Mutual Holding Corporation Political Action Committee (Guidewell PAC) Corporate$10K
Gary AdlerRepublican
✗ Lost- Raised
- $147K
- Spent
- $147K
- From individuals
- $45K
- From PACs
- $0
- From party
- $0
- Own money & loans
- $102K
- Outside money for
- $0
- Outside money against
- $0
Questions people ask
- How much money was spent on the 2020 Florida 5th District race?
- $1.0M was spent on the 2020 Florida 5th District race: $1.0M raised by the campaigns, $607K of it from PACs, plus $0 from outside groups (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2020). Al Lawson (Democrat) won and was the top fundraiser.
- Who raised the most money in the 2020 Florida 5th District race?
- Al Lawson (Democrat) raised $885K.
- Which PACs gave the most to candidates in the 2020 Florida 5th District race?
- American Federation of State County & Municipal Employees P E O P L E gave $10K to Al Lawson; The Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company Federal PAC gave $10K to Al Lawson; National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors Political Action Comm gave $10K to Al Lawson.