2020 general election
Louisiana 5th District
The candidate who raised the most money won.
$2.7M was spent on the 2020 Louisiana 5th District race: $2.6M raised by the campaigns, $236K of it from PACs, plus $129K from outside groups (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2020). Luke J. Letlow (Republican) won and was the top fundraiser.
Total money
$2.7M
Raised by campaigns
$2.6M
PAC checks
$236K
Outside money
$129K
Candidates
Raised by the campaign Outside money supportingOutside money attacking Democrat Republican Other
Luke J. LetlowRepublican
✓ Won- Raised
- $1.4M
- Spent
- $1.3M
- From individuals
- $1.2M
- From PACs
- $190K
- From party
- $0
- Own money & loans
- $0
- Outside money for
- $40K
- Outside money against
- $0
Who paid: 14% of Letlow's money came from PACs
Corporate $38K (21%)Trade group $57K (32%)Leadership PAC $36K (20%)Membership $30K (16%)Super PAC $5K (3%)Other $14K (8%)
- American Optometric Association Membership$10K
- Credit Union National Association Trade group$10K
- Mccarthy Victory Fund Leadership PAC$10K
- Do Right Bayou PAC Leadership PAC$8K
- National Cotton Council of America Trade group$8K
- Charter Communications Inc. Corporate$8K
- Committee for the Advancement of Louisiana Agriculture (Cala) Trade group$7K
- Arpac Membership$7K
Biggest outside spenders
- Start the Fire Federal Political Action Committee · $40K supporting
Lance HarrisRepublican
✗ Lost- Raised
- $711K
- Spent
- $688K
- From individuals
- $458K
- From PACs
- $43K
- From party
- $0
- Own money & loans
- $209K
- Outside money for
- $90K
- Outside money against
- $0
Who paid: 6% of Harris's money came from PACs
Corporate $11K (47%)Trade group $9K (38%)Membership $4K (15%)
- Smoke Bend Associates, LLC Trade group$5K
- Acadian Ambulance Service Employee Federal Political Action Committee, Inc. Corporate$4K
- Swedish Match North America LLC Corporate$3K
- National Association of Convenience Stores Trade group$3K
- Crescent River Port Pilots Association Membership$2K
- Nexion Health, Inc. Corporate$2K
- Coca-Cola Bottling Company United Inc. Corporate$2K
- Arpac Membership$2K
Biggest outside spenders
- Stand for Truth, Inc. · $90K supporting
Scotty RobinsonRepublican
✗ Lost- Raised
- $180K
- Spent
- $180K
- From individuals
- $86K
- From PACs
- $2K
- From party
- $0
- Own money & loans
- $91K
- Outside money for
- $0
- Outside money against
- $0
Who paid: 1% of Robinson's money came from PACs
Corporate $2K (100%)
- Acadian Ambulance Service Employee Federal Political Action Committee, Inc. Corporate$2K
Martin LemelleDemocrat
✗ Lost- Raised
- $175K
- Spent
- $173K
- From individuals
- $170K
- From PACs
- $500
- From party
- $500
- Own money & loans
- $4K
- Outside money for
- $0
- Outside money against
- $0
Who paid: 0% of Lemelle's money came from PACs
Corporate $500 (40%)Leadership PAC $500 (40%)Other $250 (20%)
- Acadian Ambulance Service Employee Federal Political Action Committee, Inc. Corporate$500
- Secure PAC Leadership PAC$500
- Unity9 Political Action Committee Other$250
Sandra ChristopheDemocrat
✗ Lost- Raised
- $99K
- Spent
- $99K
- From individuals
- $21K
- From PACs
- $0
- From party
- $0
- Own money & loans
- $79K
- Outside money for
- $0
- Outside money against
- $0
Phillip SnowdenDemocrat
✗ Lost- Raised
- $29K
- Spent
- $28K
- From individuals
- $4K
- From PACs
- $0
- From party
- $0
- Own money & loans
- $25K
- Outside money for
- $0
- Outside money against
- $0
Matt HastyRepublican
✗ Lost- Raised
- $3K
- Spent
- $3K
- From individuals
- $2K
- From PACs
- $0
- From party
- $0
- Own money & loans
- $509
- Outside money for
- $0
- Outside money against
- $0
Plus 2 other candidates on the ballot with no reported money.
Questions people ask
- How much money was spent on the 2020 Louisiana 5th District race?
- $2.7M was spent on the 2020 Louisiana 5th District race: $2.6M raised by the campaigns, $236K of it from PACs, plus $129K from outside groups (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2020). Luke J. Letlow (Republican) won and was the top fundraiser.
- Who raised the most money in the 2020 Louisiana 5th District race?
- Luke J. Letlow (Republican) raised $1.4M and had $40K in outside spending on their side.
- Which outside groups spent the most on the 2020 Louisiana 5th District race?
- Stand for Truth, Inc. ($90K), Start the Fire Federal Political Action Committee ($40K).
- Which PACs gave the most to candidates in the 2020 Louisiana 5th District race?
- American Optometric Association Political Action Committee gave $10K to Luke J. Letlow; Culac the PAC of Credit Union National Association gave $10K to Luke J. Letlow; Majority Committee PAC--Mc PAC gave $10K to Luke J. Letlow.