2020 general election
Montana at-large House seat
The winner was outraised and won anyway.
$19M was spent on the 2020 Montana at-large House seat race: $10M raised by the campaigns, $835K of it from PACs, plus $9.1M from outside groups (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2020). Matt Rosendale (Republican) won despite being outraised.
Total money
$19M
Raised by campaigns
$10M
PAC checks
$835K
Outside money
$9.1M
Candidates
Raised by the campaign Outside money supportingOutside money attacking Democrat Republican Other
Kathleen WilliamsDemocrat
✗ Lost- Raised
- $6.3M
- Spent
- $6.4M
- From individuals
- $5.8M
- From PACs
- $357K
- From party
- $12K
- Own money & loans
- $0
- Outside money for
- $415K
- Outside money against
- $3.8M
Who paid: 6% of Williams's money came from PACs
Corporate $15K (5%)Trade group $1K (0%)Leadership PAC $106K (34%)Membership $39K (13%)Union $69K (22%)Super PAC $24K (8%)Party $11K (3%)Other $47K (15%)
- Let America Vote PAC Other$10K
- Elect Democratic Women Other$10K
- Ameripac: the Fund for a Greater America Leadership PAC$10K
- District Council 37, Afscme Public Employees Organized for Pol & Leg Equality Union$10K
- Montana Conservation Voters Corporate$10K
- American Federation of Teachers, AFL-CIO Committee On Political Education Union$10K
- DCCC Party$10K
- League of Conservation Voters, Inc Membership$10K
Biggest outside spenders
- Club for Growth Action · $3.0M attacking
- Congressional Leadership Fund · $448K attacking
- House Freedom Action · $275K attacking
- The Wilderness Society Action Fund · $219K supporting
- Montana Rural Voters (Worc) · $99K supporting
Matt RosendaleRepublican
✓ Won- Raised
- $4.0M
- Spent
- $3.8M
- From individuals
- $3.1M
- From PACs
- $478K
- From party
- $12K
- Own money & loans
- $98K
- Outside money for
- $783K
- Outside money against
- $4.1M
Who paid: 12% of Rosendale's money came from PACs
Corporate $80K (17%)Trade group $97K (20%)Leadership PAC $212K (44%)Membership $47K (10%)Union $3K (1%)Super PAC $13K (3%)Party $11K (2%)Other $18K (4%)
- House Freedom Fund Leadership PAC$107K
- Winred Super PAC$13K
- Cruz Leadership PAC$10K
- Mccarthy Victory Fund Leadership PAC$10K
- Koch Industries, Inc. Corporate$10K
- Scalise Leadership PAC$10K
- American Property Casualty Insurance Association Trade group$10K
- National Automobile Dealers Association Trade group$10K
Biggest outside spenders
- DCCC · $1.6M attacking
- House Majority PAC · $1.5M attacking
- Women Vote! · $516K attacking
- Lcv Victory Fund · $266K attacking
- Protect Freedom Political Action Committee · $246K supporting
Questions people ask
- How much money was spent on the 2020 Montana at-large House seat race?
- $19M was spent on the 2020 Montana at-large House seat race: $10M raised by the campaigns, $835K of it from PACs, plus $9.1M from outside groups (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2020). Matt Rosendale (Republican) won despite being outraised.
- Who raised the most money in the 2020 Montana at-large House seat race?
- Kathleen Williams (Democrat) raised $6.3M and had $415K in outside spending on their side.
- Which outside groups spent the most on the 2020 Montana at-large House seat race?
- Club for Growth Action ($3.0M), DCCC ($1.6M), House Majority PAC ($1.5M).
- Which PACs gave the most to candidates in the 2020 Montana at-large House seat race?
- House Freedom Fund gave $107K to Matt Rosendale; Winred gave $13K to Matt Rosendale; End Citizens United gave $10K to Kathleen Williams.