2020 general election
Maryland 7th District
The winner was outraised and won anyway.
$9.4M was spent on the 2020 Maryland 7th District race: $9.3M raised by the campaigns, $395K of it from PACs, plus $75K from outside groups (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2020). Kweisi Mfume (Democrat) won despite being outraised.
Total money
$9.4M
Raised by campaigns
$9.3M
PAC checks
$395K
Outside money
$75K
Candidates
Raised by the campaign Outside money supportingOutside money attacking Democrat Republican Other
Kimberly KlacikRepublican
✗ Lost- Raised
- $8.3M
- Spent
- $7.5M
- From individuals
- $8.3M
- From PACs
- $20K
- From party
- $1K
- Own money & loans
- $0
- Outside money for
- $66K
- Outside money against
- $0
Who paid: 0% of Klacik's money came from PACs
Corporate $6K (4%)Trade group $350 (0%)Leadership PAC $9K (6%)Membership $3K (2%)Super PAC $118K (80%)Party $1K (1%)Other $11K (7%)
- Winred Super PAC$113K
- Elbert Guillory's America Leadership PAC$5K
- Huck PAC Other$5K
- G4s Secure Solutions (USA) PAC Corporate$5K
- Black America's Political Action Committee Super PAC$5K
- Justice Freedom & Liberty PAC Other$3K
- Citizens United Membership$3K
- Luetkemeyer Leadership PAC$2K
Biggest outside spenders
- American Liberty Fund · $66K supporting
Kweisi MfumeDemocrat, incumbent
✓ Won- Raised
- $1.0M
- Spent
- $715K
- From individuals
- $633K
- From PACs
- $375K
- From party
- $0
- Own money & loans
- $5K
- Outside money for
- $9K
- Outside money against
- $0
Who paid: 37% of Mfume's money came from PACs
Corporate $51K (19%)Trade group $29K (11%)Leadership PAC $39K (15%)Membership $8K (3%)Union $88K (34%)Super PAC $10K (4%)Other $39K (15%)
- Ameripac: the Fund for a Greater America Leadership PAC$15K
- American Federation of Teachers, AFL-CIO Committee On Political Education Union$15K
- Cbcpac-Newdem Fund for the Majority Other$10K
- United Food and Commercial Workers International Union Union$7K
- Cardin Leadership PAC$5K
- Because I Care Political Action Committee (Bicpac) Other$5K
- National PAC Inc a/K/a Natpac Other$5K
- The Boeing Company Corporate$5K
Biggest outside spenders
- Vote Yes On Question 2 · $9K supporting
Questions people ask
- How much money was spent on the 2020 Maryland 7th District race?
- $9.4M was spent on the 2020 Maryland 7th District race: $9.3M raised by the campaigns, $395K of it from PACs, plus $75K from outside groups (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2020). Kweisi Mfume (Democrat) won despite being outraised.
- Who raised the most money in the 2020 Maryland 7th District race?
- Kimberly Klacik (Republican) raised $8.3M and had $66K in outside spending on their side.
- Which outside groups spent the most on the 2020 Maryland 7th District race?
- American Liberty Fund ($66K), Vote Yes On Question 2 ($9K).
- Which PACs gave the most to candidates in the 2020 Maryland 7th District race?
- Winred gave $113K to Kimberly Klacik; Ameripac: the Fund for a Greater America gave $15K to Kweisi Mfume; American Federation of Teachers, AFL-CIO Committee On Political Education gave $15K to Kweisi Mfume.