2020 general election
Illinois 18th District
Not a real money race: only one candidate raised meaningful money.
$3.3M was spent on the 2020 Illinois 18th District race: $3.3M raised by the campaigns, $1.9M of it from PACs, plus $7K from outside groups (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2020). Darin LaHood (Republican) won.
Total money
$3.3M
Raised by campaigns
$3.3M
PAC checks
$1.9M
Outside money
$7K
Candidates
Raised by the campaign Outside money supportingOutside money attacking Democrat Republican Other
Darin LaHoodRepublican, incumbent
✓ Won- Raised
- $3.3M
- Spent
- $1.8M
- From individuals
- $1.1M
- From PACs
- $1.9M
- From party
- $2K
- Own money & loans
- $0
- Outside money for
- $7K
- Outside money against
- $0
Who paid: 58% of LaHood's money came from PACs
Corporate $1.1M (55%)Trade group $467K (24%)Leadership PAC $22K (1%)Membership $156K (8%)Union $79K (4%)Super PAC $15K (1%)Other $128K (7%)
- Council of Insurance Agents & Brokers Membership$20K
- Amazon.Com Services LLC Separate Segregated Fund (Amazon PAC) Corporate$15K
- National Automobile Dealers Association Trade group$15K
- Abbott Laboratories Employee Political Action Committee Corporate$13K
- National Air Traffic Controllers Association Union$13K
- National Cattlemen's Beef Association Trade group$12K
- Illinois Corn Growers Association Other$12K
- Allstate Insurance Company Corporate$10K
Biggest outside spenders
- Illinois Agricultural Association Activator Political Involvement Fund (Fed) 'Activator'/'Illinois Farm Bureau Activator' · $7K supporting
Plus 1 other candidate on the ballot with no reported money.
Questions people ask
- How much money was spent on the 2020 Illinois 18th District race?
- $3.3M was spent on the 2020 Illinois 18th District race: $3.3M raised by the campaigns, $1.9M of it from PACs, plus $7K from outside groups (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2020). Darin LaHood (Republican) won.
- Who raised the most money in the 2020 Illinois 18th District race?
- Darin LaHood (Republican) raised $3.3M and had $7K in outside spending on their side.
- Which outside groups spent the most on the 2020 Illinois 18th District race?
- Illinois Agricultural Association Activator Political Involvement Fund (Fed) 'Activator'/'Illinois Farm Bureau Activator' ($7K).
- Which PACs gave the most to candidates in the 2020 Illinois 18th District race?
- The Council of Insurance Agents & Brokers Political Action Committee gave $20K to Darin LaHood; Amazon.Com Services LLC Separate Segregated Fund (Amazon PAC) gave $15K to Darin LaHood; National Automobile Dealers Association Political Action Committee gave $15K to Darin LaHood.