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2020 general election

Minnesota 1st District

The winner was outraised and won anyway.

$18M in receipts plus outside spending is tied to the 2020 Minnesota 1st District race: $7.3M raised by the campaigns, $1.3M of it from PACs, plus $10M from outside groups (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Dec 31, 2020). Jim Hagedorn (Republican) won despite being outraised.

Receipts + outside spending

$18M

Raised by campaigns

$7.3M

PAC checks

$1.3M

Outside money

$10M

Candidates

Raised by the campaign Outside money supportingOutside money attacking Democrat Republican Other
Dan FeehanDemocrat
✗ Lost
Raised
$4.9M
Spent
$4.9M
From individuals
$3.9M
From PACs
$574K
From party
$11K
Own money & loans
$527
Outside money for
$87K
Outside money against
$4.2M

Who paid: 12% of Feehan's money came from PACs

Corporate $2 (0%)Trade group $1K (0%)Leadership PAC $162K (31%)Membership $47K (9%)Union $168K (33%)Super PAC $44K (9%)Party $11K (2%)Other $83K (16%)

Biggest outside spenders

  • Congressional Leadership Fund · $3.0M attacking
  • NRCC · $1.2M attacking
  • Planned Parenthood of Minnesota Political Action Fund · $32K supporting
  • Right Now USA · $20K attacking
  • Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party · $15K supporting
FEC record H8MN01279
Jim HagedornRepublican, incumbent
✓ Won
Raised
$2.4M
Spent
$2.3M
From individuals
$1.6M
From PACs
$706K
From party
$6K
Own money & loans
$100
Outside money for
$45K
Outside money against
$5.9M

Who paid: 29% of Hagedorn's money came from PACs

Corporate $204K (34%)Trade group $132K (22%)Leadership PAC $151K (25%)Membership $72K (12%)Union $9K (2%)Super PAC $6K (1%)Other $25K (4%)

Biggest outside spenders

FEC record H0MN01045

Plus 1 other candidate on the ballot with no reported money.

Questions people ask

How much money is tied to the 2020 Minnesota 1st District race?
$18M in receipts plus outside spending is tied to the 2020 Minnesota 1st District race: $7.3M raised by the campaigns, $1.3M of it from PACs, plus $10M from outside groups (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Dec 31, 2020). Jim Hagedorn (Republican) won despite being outraised.
Who raised the most money in the 2020 Minnesota 1st District race?
Dan Feehan (Democrat) raised $4.9M and had $87K in outside spending on their side.
Which outside groups spent the most on the 2020 Minnesota 1st District race?
House Majority PAC ($3.1M), Congressional Leadership Fund ($3.0M), DCCC ($2.1M).
Which PACs gave the most to candidates in the 2020 Minnesota 1st District race?
Bend the Arc Jewish Action Inc. PAC gave $10K to Dan Feehan; Machinists Non Partisan Political League of the International Association of Machinists & Aerospace Workers gave $10K to Dan Feehan; Ameripac: the Fund for a Greater America gave $10K to Dan Feehan.