2020 general election
Michigan 6th District
The candidate who raised the most money won.
$9.5M was spent on the 2020 Michigan 6th District race: $6.8M raised by the campaigns, $2.1M of it from PACs, plus $2.7M from outside groups (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2020). Fred Upton (Republican) won and was the top fundraiser.
Total money
$9.5M
Raised by campaigns
$6.8M
PAC checks
$2.1M
Outside money
$2.7M
Candidates
Raised by the campaign Outside money supportingOutside money attacking Democrat Republican Other
Fred UptonRepublican, incumbent
✓ Won- Raised
- $3.6M
- Spent
- $3.5M
- From individuals
- $1.5M
- From PACs
- $1.8M
- From party
- $2K
- Own money & loans
- $0
- Outside money for
- $745K
- Outside money against
- $554K
Who paid: 48% of Upton's money came from PACs
Corporate $725K (43%)Trade group $304K (18%)Leadership PAC $209K (12%)Membership $162K (10%)Union $76K (4%)Super PAC $34K (2%)Party $4K (0%)Other $183K (11%)
- Winred Super PAC$20K
- National Association of Broadcasters Trade group$14K
- Abbott Laboratories Employee Political Action Committee Corporate$11K
- New York Life Insurance Company Corporate$10K
- Republican Governance Group/Tuesday Group PAC Other$10K
- Iuoe Local 965 Pef Union$10K
- Comcast Corporation Corporate$10K
- At&T Inc. Corporate$10K
Biggest outside spenders
- American Hospital Association PAC · $350K supporting
- House Majority PAC · $266K attacking
- Michigan Forward Action · $199K attacking
- Congressional Leadership Fund · $146K supporting
- Clearpath Action Fund, Inc. · $110K supporting
Jon HoadleyDemocrat
✗ Lost- Raised
- $3.1M
- Spent
- $3.1M
- From individuals
- $2.6M
- From PACs
- $380K
- From party
- $22K
- Own money & loans
- $246
- Outside money for
- $64K
- Outside money against
- $1.3M
Who paid: 12% of Hoadley's money came from PACs
Corporate $2 (0%)Leadership PAC $92K (27%)Membership $44K (13%)Union $95K (28%)Super PAC $32K (10%)Party $10K (3%)Other $64K (19%)
- Nea Fund for Children and Public Education Union$12K
- Lgbtq Victory Fund Federal PAC Super PAC$10K
- Let America Vote PAC Other$10K
- International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Political Action Committee Union$10K
- Congressional Progressive Caucus PAC Other$10K
- United Food and Commercial Workers International Union Union$10K
- Equality PAC Other$10K
- Communications Workers of America Union$10K
Biggest outside spenders
- Defending Main Street Superpac Inc. · $604K attacking
- Congressional Leadership Fund · $559K attacking
- The Governing Majority Fund · $175K attacking
- Mi Planned Parenthood Votes · $46K supporting
- People for the American Way · $11K supporting
Plus 2 other candidates on the ballot with no reported money.
Questions people ask
- How much money was spent on the 2020 Michigan 6th District race?
- $9.5M was spent on the 2020 Michigan 6th District race: $6.8M raised by the campaigns, $2.1M of it from PACs, plus $2.7M from outside groups (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2020). Fred Upton (Republican) won and was the top fundraiser.
- Who raised the most money in the 2020 Michigan 6th District race?
- Fred Upton (Republican) raised $3.6M and had $745K in outside spending on their side.
- Which outside groups spent the most on the 2020 Michigan 6th District race?
- Congressional Leadership Fund ($705K), Defending Main Street Superpac Inc. ($604K), American Hospital Association PAC ($350K).
- Which PACs gave the most to candidates in the 2020 Michigan 6th District race?
- Winred gave $20K to Fred Upton; National Association of Broadcasters Political Action Committee (Nabpac) gave $14K to Fred Upton; Nea Fund for Children and Public Education gave $12K to Jon Hoadley.