2020 general election
Minnesota 5th District
The winner was outraised and won anyway.
$18M was spent on the 2020 Minnesota 5th District race: $18M raised by the campaigns, $213K of it from PACs, plus $6K from outside groups (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2020). Ilhan Omar (Democrat) won despite being outraised.
Total money
$18M
Raised by campaigns
$18M
PAC checks
$213K
Outside money
$6K
Candidates
Raised by the campaign Outside money supportingOutside money attacking Democrat Republican Other
Lacy JohnsonRepublican
✗ Lost- Raised
- $12M
- Spent
- $12M
- From individuals
- $12M
- From PACs
- $12K
- From party
- $999
- Own money & loans
- $600
- Outside money for
- $0
- Outside money against
- $0
Who paid: 0% of Johnson's money came from PACs
Leadership PAC $5K (4%)Membership $1K (1%)Super PAC $124K (90%)Other $7K (5%)
Ilhan OmarDemocrat, incumbent
✓ Won- Raised
- $5.8M
- Spent
- $5.7M
- From individuals
- $5.5M
- From PACs
- $201K
- From party
- $0
- Own money & loans
- $0
- Outside money for
- $5K
- Outside money against
- $31
Who paid: 3% of Omar's money came from PACs
Corporate $15K (7%)Trade group $3K (1%)Leadership PAC $41K (19%)Membership $11K (5%)Union $85K (40%)Super PAC $32K (15%)Other $25K (12%)
- American Crystal Sugar Company Political Action Committee Corporate$15K
- International Union of Painters and Allied Trades Union$10K
- District Council 37, Afscme Public Employees Organized for Pol & Leg Equality Union$10K
- Indivisible Action Super PAC$10K
- American Federation of Teachers, AFL-CIO Committee On Political Education Union$10K
- International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers Union$10K
- Nea Fund for Children and Public Education Union$10K
- Pelosi Leadership PAC$10K
Biggest outside spenders
- United We Dream Action PAC · $5K supporting
- Seiu Cope (Service Employees International Union Committee On Political Education) · $478 supporting
- United We Can · $300 supporting
- C3 PAC · $31 attacking
Plus 1 other candidate on the ballot with no reported money.
Questions people ask
- How much money was spent on the 2020 Minnesota 5th District race?
- $18M was spent on the 2020 Minnesota 5th District race: $18M raised by the campaigns, $213K of it from PACs, plus $6K from outside groups (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2020). Ilhan Omar (Democrat) won despite being outraised.
- Who raised the most money in the 2020 Minnesota 5th District race?
- Lacy Johnson (Republican) raised $12M.
- Which outside groups spent the most on the 2020 Minnesota 5th District race?
- United We Dream Action PAC ($5K), Seiu Cope (Service Employees International Union Committee On Political Education) ($478), United We Can ($300).
- Which PACs gave the most to candidates in the 2020 Minnesota 5th District race?
- Winred gave $124K to Lacy Johnson; American Crystal Sugar Company Political Action Committee gave $15K to Ilhan Omar; International Union of Painters and Allied Trades Political Action Together Political Committee gave $10K to Ilhan Omar.