2020 general election
North Carolina 1st District
The winner was outraised and won anyway.
$2.7M was spent on the 2020 North Carolina 1st District race: $2.7M raised by the campaigns, $753K of it from PACs, plus $1K from outside groups (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2020). G.K. Butterfield (Democrat) won despite being outraised.
Total money
$2.7M
Raised by campaigns
$2.7M
PAC checks
$753K
Outside money
$1K
Candidates
Raised by the campaign Outside money supportingOutside money attacking Democrat Republican Other
Sandy SmithRepublican
✗ Lost- Raised
- $1.7M
- Spent
- $1.7M
- From individuals
- $1.4M
- From PACs
- $10K
- From party
- $0
- Own money & loans
- $325K
- Outside money for
- $1K
- Outside money against
- $0
Who paid: 1% of Smith's money came from PACs
Leadership PAC $3K (38%)Other $5K (63%)
- Huck PAC Other$5K
- Financial Innovation Committee Leadership PAC$1K
- Victory and Freedom PAC (Vaf PAC) Leadership PAC$1K
- Deciding Critical Races PAC (Dcr PAC) Leadership PAC$1K
Biggest outside spenders
- National Right to Life Victory Fund · $1K supporting
- National Association for Gun Rights Inc PAC · $60 supporting
G.K. ButterfieldDemocrat, incumbent
✓ Won- Raised
- $1.0M
- Spent
- $888K
- From individuals
- $293K
- From PACs
- $743K
- From party
- $0
- Own money & loans
- $0
- Outside money for
- $0
- Outside money against
- $0
Who paid: 71% of Butterfield's money came from PACs
Corporate $430K (58%)Trade group $129K (17%)Leadership PAC $7K (1%)Membership $62K (8%)Union $78K (10%)Super PAC $11K (1%)Other $28K (4%)
- Altria Group Inc. Corporate$10K
- Charter Communications Inc. Corporate$10K
- Comcast Corporation Corporate$10K
- American Crystal Sugar Company Political Action Committee Corporate$10K
- At&T Inc. Corporate$10K
- District Council 37, Afscme Public Employees Organized for Pol & Leg Equality Union$10K
- Viatris Inc. Corporate$10K
- Biomarin Pharmaceutical Inc. Corporate$10K
Questions people ask
- How much money was spent on the 2020 North Carolina 1st District race?
- $2.7M was spent on the 2020 North Carolina 1st District race: $2.7M raised by the campaigns, $753K of it from PACs, plus $1K from outside groups (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2020). G.K. Butterfield (Democrat) won despite being outraised.
- Who raised the most money in the 2020 North Carolina 1st District race?
- Sandy Smith (Republican) raised $1.7M and had $1K in outside spending on their side.
- Which outside groups spent the most on the 2020 North Carolina 1st District race?
- National Right to Life Victory Fund ($1K), National Association for Gun Rights Inc PAC ($60).
- Which PACs gave the most to candidates in the 2020 North Carolina 1st District race?
- Altria Group, Inc. Political Action Committee (Altriapac) gave $10K to G.K. Butterfield; Charter Communications Inc. Political Action Committee gave $10K to G.K. Butterfield; Comcast Corporation & Nbcuniversal Political Action Committee - Federal gave $10K to G.K. Butterfield.