2020 general election
Iowa 1st District
The winner was outraised and won anyway. The incumbent lost.
$21M was spent on the 2020 Iowa 1st District race: $11M raised by the campaigns, $1.7M of it from PACs, plus $10.0M from outside groups (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2020). Ashley Hinson (Republican) won despite being outraised.
Total money
$21M
Raised by campaigns
$11M
PAC checks
$1.7M
Outside money
$10.0M
Candidates
Raised by the campaign Outside money supportingOutside money attacking Democrat Republican Other
Abby FinkenauerDemocrat, incumbent
✗ Lost- Raised
- $5.9M
- Spent
- $5.9M
- From individuals
- $3.9M
- From PACs
- $1.3M
- From party
- $19K
- Own money & loans
- $0
- Outside money for
- $384K
- Outside money against
- $5.2M
Who paid: 22% of Finkenauer's money came from PACs
Corporate $259K (21%)Trade group $171K (14%)Leadership PAC $258K (21%)Membership $113K (9%)Union $261K (21%)Super PAC $48K (4%)Party $20K (2%)Other $128K (10%)
- Int'l. Association of Bridge, Structural, Ornamental & Reinforcing Iron Workers Union$15K
- Planned Parenthood Action Fund Inc. Membership$13K
- California Real Estate Political Action Committee Membership$13K
- International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Political Action Committee Union$13K
- American Hospital Association Trade group$10K
- Iuoe Local 965 Pef Union$10K
- International Association of Fire Fighters Union$10K
- National Air Traffic Controllers Association Union$10K
Biggest outside spenders
- Congressional Leadership Fund · $3.6M attacking
- NRCC · $985K attacking
- House Majority PAC · $306K supporting
- Wfw Action Fund Inc · $305K attacking
- Americas PAC · $160K attacking
Ashley HinsonRepublican
✓ Won- Raised
- $5.2M
- Spent
- $5.1M
- From individuals
- $4.6M
- From PACs
- $393K
- From party
- $5K
- Own money & loans
- $3K
- Outside money for
- $527K
- Outside money against
- $3.8M
Who paid: 8% of Hinson's money came from PACs
Corporate $57K (15%)Trade group $51K (13%)Leadership PAC $139K (37%)Membership $36K (10%)Super PAC $43K (11%)Party $5K (1%)Other $46K (12%)
- Winred Super PAC$31K
- Mcmorris Rodgers Win the Future Fund Super PAC$10K
- Jobs Opportunity and New Ideas PAC Leadership PAC$10K
- Mccarthy Victory Fund Leadership PAC$10K
- Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America, Inc. Trade group$10K
- Stefanik Leadership PAC$10K
- National Automobile Dealers Association Trade group$10K
- Council of Insurance Agents & Brokers Membership$10K
Biggest outside spenders
- House Majority PAC · $1.9M attacking
- DCCC · $1.3M attacking
- Americans for Prosperity Action · $397K supporting
- Ua Union Plumbers & Pipefitters Vote! PAC (United Association of Journeymen and Apprentices of the Plumbing & Pipefitting Industry of the United States and Canada) · $341K attacking
- Women Vote! · $171K attacking
Questions people ask
- How much money was spent on the 2020 Iowa 1st District race?
- $21M was spent on the 2020 Iowa 1st District race: $11M raised by the campaigns, $1.7M of it from PACs, plus $10.0M from outside groups (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2020). Ashley Hinson (Republican) won despite being outraised.
- Who raised the most money in the 2020 Iowa 1st District race?
- Abby Finkenauer (Democrat) raised $5.9M and had $384K in outside spending on their side.
- Which outside groups spent the most on the 2020 Iowa 1st District race?
- Congressional Leadership Fund ($3.6M), House Majority PAC ($2.2M), DCCC ($1.3M).
- Which PACs gave the most to candidates in the 2020 Iowa 1st District race?
- Winred gave $31K to Ashley Hinson; Int'l Association of Bridge, Structural, Ornamental and Reinforcing Iron Workers (Ipal) gave $15K to Abby Finkenauer; Planned Parenthood Action Fund Inc PAC, Dba Planned Parenthood Federal PAC gave $13K to Abby Finkenauer.