2020 general election
Missouri 8th District
The candidate who raised the most money won.
$2.2M was spent on the 2020 Missouri 8th District race: $2.2M raised by the campaigns, $1.3M of it from PACs, plus $0 from outside groups (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2020). Jason Smith (Republican) won and was the top fundraiser.
Total money
$2.2M
Raised by campaigns
$2.2M
PAC checks
$1.3M
Outside money
$0
Candidates
Raised by the campaign Outside money supportingOutside money attacking Democrat Republican Other
Jason SmithRepublican, incumbent
✓ Won- Raised
- $1.9M
- Spent
- $1.5M
- From individuals
- $537K
- From PACs
- $1.3M
- From party
- $50
- Own money & loans
- $0
- Outside money for
- $0
- Outside money against
- $0
Who paid: 68% of Smith's money came from PACs
Corporate $741K (57%)Trade group $307K (23%)Leadership PAC $36K (3%)Membership $109K (8%)Union $5K (0%)Super PAC $8K (1%)Other $103K (8%)
- Valero Energy Corporation Corporate$13K
- California Real Estate Political Action Committee Membership$10K
- Investment Company Institute Trade group$10K
- The Boeing Company Corporate$10K
- Rga Reinsurance Company Federal PAC Corporate$10K
- American Crystal Sugar Company Political Action Committee Corporate$10K
- Ubs Americas Inc. Corporate$10K
- Comcast Corporation Corporate$10K
Kathy EllisDemocrat
✗ Lost- Raised
- $304K
- Spent
- $307K
- From individuals
- $285K
- From PACs
- $13K
- From party
- $700
- Own money & loans
- $2K
- Outside money for
- $0
- Outside money against
- $0
Who paid: 4% of Ellis's money came from PACs
Union $11K (91%)Super PAC $1K (9%)
Plus 1 other candidate on the ballot with no reported money.
Questions people ask
- How much money was spent on the 2020 Missouri 8th District race?
- $2.2M was spent on the 2020 Missouri 8th District race: $2.2M raised by the campaigns, $1.3M of it from PACs, plus $0 from outside groups (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2020). Jason Smith (Republican) won and was the top fundraiser.
- Who raised the most money in the 2020 Missouri 8th District race?
- Jason Smith (Republican) raised $1.9M.
- Which PACs gave the most to candidates in the 2020 Missouri 8th District race?
- Valero Energy Corporation Political Action Committee gave $13K to Jason Smith; National Association of Realtors Political Action Committee gave $10K to Jason Smith; Investment Company Institute Political Action Committee (Ici PAC) gave $10K to Jason Smith.