2020 general election
Minnesota Senate
The candidate who raised the most money won.
$25M was spent on the 2020 Minnesota Senate race: $24M raised by the campaigns, $2.7M of it from PACs, plus $1.6M from outside groups (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2020). Tina Smith (Democrat) won and was the top fundraiser.
Total money
$25M
Raised by campaigns
$24M
PAC checks
$2.7M
Outside money
$1.6M
Candidates
Raised by the campaign Outside money supportingOutside money attacking Democrat Republican Other
Tina SmithDemocrat, incumbent
✓ Won- Raised
- $16M
- Spent
- $16M
- From individuals
- $13M
- From PACs
- $2.4M
- From party
- $0
- Own money & loans
- $6K
- Outside money for
- $578K
- Outside money against
- $274K
Who paid: 15% of Smith's money came from PACs
Corporate $899K (37%)Trade group $396K (16%)Leadership PAC $399K (16%)Membership $187K (8%)Union $267K (11%)Super PAC $45K (2%)Other $242K (10%)
- Service Employees International Union Union$15K
- American Association for Justice (Aaj) Membership$13K
- Anthem, Inc. Corporate$12K
- International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Political Action Committee Union$10K
- International Union of Painters and Allied Trades Union$10K
- Laborers' International Union of North America Union$10K
- Arkansas Rural Water Association Federal Political Action Committee Trade group$10K
- Archer Daniels Midland Company-Adm PAC Corporate$10K
Biggest outside spenders
- Seiu Cope (Service Employees International Union Committee On Political Education) · $190K supporting
- Alliance for a Better Minnesota Federal PAC · $146K supporting
- Right Now USA · $135K attacking
- Valor America · $85K attacking
- Planned Parenthood of Minnesota Political Action Fund · $62K supporting
Jason LewisRepublican
✗ Lost- Raised
- $7.1M
- Spent
- $6.7M
- From individuals
- $6.8M
- From PACs
- $237K
- From party
- $3K
- Own money & loans
- $0
- Outside money for
- $594K
- Outside money against
- $105K
Who paid: 3% of Lewis's money came from PACs
Corporate $19K (7%)Trade group $19K (7%)Leadership PAC $76K (29%)Membership $30K (11%)Super PAC $87K (33%)Party $5K (2%)Other $27K (10%)
- Winred Super PAC$87K
- Emerson Electric Co. Corporate$10K
- Badlands PAC Other$10K
- Citizens United Membership$10K
- Oorah! Political Action Committee Leadership PAC$5K
- Cornyn Leadership PAC$5K
- Strategy PAC Leadership PAC$5K
- Cotton Victory Leadership PAC$5K
Biggest outside spenders
- Citizens United Political Victory Fund · $436K supporting
- Right Now USA · $92K supporting
- Planned Parenthood of Minnesota Political Action Fund · $60K attacking
- Naral Pro-Choice America · $45K attacking
- National Right to Life Victory Fund · $42K supporting
Plus 2 other candidates on the ballot with no reported money.
Questions people ask
- How much money was spent on the 2020 Minnesota Senate race?
- $25M was spent on the 2020 Minnesota Senate race: $24M raised by the campaigns, $2.7M of it from PACs, plus $1.6M from outside groups (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2020). Tina Smith (Democrat) won and was the top fundraiser.
- Who raised the most money in the 2020 Minnesota Senate race?
- Tina Smith (Democrat) raised $16M and had $578K in outside spending on their side.
- Which outside groups spent the most on the 2020 Minnesota Senate race?
- Citizens United Political Victory Fund ($436K), Right Now USA ($227K), Seiu Cope (Service Employees International Union Committee On Political Education) ($190K).
- Which PACs gave the most to candidates in the 2020 Minnesota Senate race?
- Winred gave $87K to Jason Lewis; Seiu Cope (Service Employees International Union Committee On Political Education) gave $15K to Tina Smith; American Association for Justice Political Action Committee (Aaj PAC) gave $13K to Tina Smith.