2020 general election
Iowa 4th District
The winner was outraised and won anyway.
$4.8M was spent on the 2020 Iowa 4th District race: $4.8M raised by the campaigns, $668K of it from PACs, plus $16K from outside groups (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2020). Randy Feenstra (Republican) won despite being outraised.
Total money
$4.8M
Raised by campaigns
$4.8M
PAC checks
$668K
Outside money
$16K
Candidates
Raised by the campaign Outside money supportingOutside money attacking Democrat Republican Other
J.D. ScholtenDemocrat
✗ Lost- Raised
- $2.9M
- Spent
- $2.9M
- From individuals
- $2.7M
- From PACs
- $132K
- From party
- $6K
- Own money & loans
- $0
- Outside money for
- $0
- Outside money against
- $0
Who paid: 5% of Scholten's money came from PACs
Leadership PAC $29K (23%)Membership $16K (13%)Union $50K (40%)Super PAC $9K (7%)Party $4K (3%)Other $18K (14%)
- International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Political Action Committee Union$10K
- District Council 37, Afscme Public Employees Organized for Pol & Leg Equality Union$10K
- Iuoe Local 965 Pef Union$10K
- League of Conservation Voters, Inc Membership$9K
- Progressive Turnout Project Super PAC$6K
- Earl Blumenauer Leadership PAC$5K
- Let America Vote PAC Other$5K
- Congressional Progressive Caucus PAC Other$5K
Randy FeenstraRepublican
✓ Won- Raised
- $1.9M
- Spent
- $1.9M
- From individuals
- $1.3M
- From PACs
- $536K
- From party
- $3K
- Own money & loans
- $5K
- Outside money for
- $16K
- Outside money against
- $0
Who paid: 28% of Feenstra's money came from PACs
Corporate $145K (28%)Trade group $138K (27%)Leadership PAC $92K (18%)Membership $52K (10%)Union $27K (5%)Super PAC $7K (1%)Party $5K (1%)Other $49K (10%)
- Republican Mainstreet Partnership PAC Other$11K
- United Parcel Service Inc. Corporate$10K
- Council of Insurance Agents & Brokers Membership$10K
- Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America, Inc. Trade group$10K
- National Cattlemen's Beef Association Trade group$10K
- Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America Trade group$10K
- Goldfinch PAC Leadership PAC$10K
- National Automobile Dealers Association Trade group$10K
Biggest outside spenders
- National Rifle Association of America Political Victory Fund · $13K supporting
- National Right to Life Victory Fund · $4K supporting
Questions people ask
- How much money was spent on the 2020 Iowa 4th District race?
- $4.8M was spent on the 2020 Iowa 4th District race: $4.8M raised by the campaigns, $668K of it from PACs, plus $16K from outside groups (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2020). Randy Feenstra (Republican) won despite being outraised.
- Who raised the most money in the 2020 Iowa 4th District race?
- J.D. Scholten (Democrat) raised $2.9M.
- Which outside groups spent the most on the 2020 Iowa 4th District race?
- National Rifle Association of America Political Victory Fund ($13K), National Right to Life Victory Fund ($4K).
- Which PACs gave the most to candidates in the 2020 Iowa 4th District race?
- Republican Mainstreet Partnership PAC gave $11K to Randy Feenstra; International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Political Action Committee gave $10K to J.D. Scholten; American Federation of State County & Municipal Employees P E O P L E gave $10K to J.D. Scholten.