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2020 general election

Florida 26th District

The winner was outraised and won anyway. The incumbent lost.

$28M in receipts plus outside spending is tied to the 2020 Florida 26th District race: $9.1M raised by the campaigns, $1.6M of it from PACs, plus $19M from outside groups (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Dec 31, 2020). Carlos Gimenez (Republican) won despite being outraised.

Receipts + outside spending

$28M

Raised by campaigns

$9.1M

PAC checks

$1.6M

Outside money

$19M

Candidates

Raised by the campaign Outside money supportingOutside money attacking Democrat Republican Other
Debbie Mucarsel-PowellDemocrat, incumbent
✗ Lost
Raised
$6.9M
Spent
$6.9M
From individuals
$5.0M
From PACs
$1.3M
From party
$15K
Own money & loans
$0
Outside money for
$1.4M
Outside money against
$8.7M

Who paid: 19% of Mucarsel-Powell's money came from PACs

Corporate $221K (20%)Trade group $96K (9%)Leadership PAC $311K (28%)Membership $96K (9%)Union $187K (17%)Super PAC $85K (8%)Party $9K (1%)Other $107K (10%)

Biggest outside spenders

FEC record H8FL26039
Carlos GimenezRepublican
✓ Won
Raised
$2.2M
Spent
$2.2M
From individuals
$1.7M
From PACs
$325K
From party
$10K
Own money & loans
$0
Outside money for
$1.0M
Outside money against
$7.7M

Who paid: 14% of Gimenez's money came from PACs

Corporate $57K (18%)Trade group $44K (14%)Leadership PAC $106K (34%)Membership $17K (6%)Union $2K (1%)Super PAC $9K (3%)Party $10K (3%)Other $63K (21%)

Biggest outside spenders

FEC record H0FL26036

Questions people ask

How much money is tied to the 2020 Florida 26th District race?
$28M in receipts plus outside spending is tied to the 2020 Florida 26th District race: $9.1M raised by the campaigns, $1.6M of it from PACs, plus $19M from outside groups (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Dec 31, 2020). Carlos Gimenez (Republican) won despite being outraised.
Who raised the most money in the 2020 Florida 26th District race?
Debbie Mucarsel-Powell (Democrat) raised $6.9M and had $1.4M in outside spending on their side.
Which outside groups spent the most on the 2020 Florida 26th District race?
NRCC ($4.8M), Congressional Leadership Fund ($3.8M), House Majority PAC ($3.3M).
Which PACs gave the most to candidates in the 2020 Florida 26th District race?
American Hospital Association PAC gave $15K to Debbie Mucarsel-Powell; American Association for Justice Political Action Committee (Aaj PAC) gave $15K to Debbie Mucarsel-Powell; American Principles gave $14K to Carlos Gimenez.