Who raised the most money in the 2020 New York 1st District race?

Nancy S. Goroff (Democrat) raised $7.9M and had $927K in outside spending on their side.

Which outside groups spent the most on the 2020 New York 1st District race?

Congressional Leadership Fund ($3.4M), 314 Action Fund ($2.3M), House Majority PAC ($1.6M).

Which PACs gave the most to candidates in the 2020 New York 1st District race?

Winred gave $58K to Lee M. Zeldin; National Electrical Contractors Association Political Action Committee (Necapac) gave $18K to Lee M. Zeldin; Norpac gave $16K to Lee M. Zeldin.

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2020 general election

New York 1st District

The candidate who raised the most money won.

$26M was spent on the 2020 New York 1st District race: $16M raised by the campaigns, $1.9M of it from PACs, plus $9.5M from outside groups (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2020). Lee M. Zeldin (Republican) won and was the top fundraiser.

Total money

$26M

Raised by campaigns

$16M

PAC checks

$1.9M

Outside money

$9.5M

Candidates

Raised by the campaign Outside money supportingOutside money attacking Democrat Republican Other

Lee M. ZeldinRepublican, incumbent

✓ Won

Raised: $8.4M
Spent: $8.3M
From individuals: $6.2M
From PACs: $1.5M
From party: $7K
Own money & loans: $0
Outside money for: $209K
Outside money against: $4.2M

Who paid: 18% of Zeldin's money came from PACs

Corporate $493K (34%)Trade group $241K (17%)Leadership PAC $223K (16%)Membership $109K (8%)Union $124K (9%)Super PAC $62K (4%)Party $5K (0%)Other $178K (12%)

Winred Super PAC$58K
National Electrical Contractors Association Trade group$18K
Norpac Other$16K
Council of Insurance Agents & Brokers Membership$13K
*Allied Pilots Association Union$13K
Charles Schwab Corporation Corporate$11K
American Institute of Certified Public Accountants Membership$11K
Mortgage Bankers Association Trade group$10K

Biggest outside spenders

314 Action Fund · $2.3M attacking
DCCC · $1.0M attacking
House Majority PAC · $743K attacking
Women Vote! · $119K attacking
Congressional Leadership Fund · $83K supporting

FEC record H8NY01148

Nancy S. GoroffDemocrat

✗ Lost

Raised: $7.9M
Spent: $7.9M
From individuals: $5.1M
From PACs: $357K
From party: $5K
Own money & loans: $2.3M
Outside money for: $927K
Outside money against: $4.1M

Who paid: 4% of Goroff's money came from PACs

Corporate $7K (2%)Trade group $1K (0%)Leadership PAC $105K (35%)Membership $37K (12%)Union $38K (13%)Super PAC $36K (12%)Party $5K (2%)Other $72K (24%)

314 Action Victory Fund Super PAC$10K
Women Vote Other$10K
Elect Democratic Women Other$10K
Fostering Progress PAC Other$10K
Voter Protection Project Super PAC$6K
The Center for Freethought Equality Corporate$6K
United Food and Commercial Workers International Union Union$5K
Tri-State Maxed-Out Women Super PAC$5K

Biggest outside spenders

Congressional Leadership Fund · $3.4M attacking
House Majority PAC · $862K supporting
Rjc Victory Fund · $779K attacking
Women Vote! · $59K supporting
Aft Solidarity · $3K supporting

FEC record H0NY01186

Questions people ask

How much money was spent on the 2020 New York 1st District race?: $26M was spent on the 2020 New York 1st District race: $16M raised by the campaigns, $1.9M of it from PACs, plus $9.5M from outside groups (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2020). Lee M. Zeldin (Republican) won and was the top fundraiser.
Who raised the most money in the 2020 New York 1st District race?: Nancy S. Goroff (Democrat) raised $7.9M and had $927K in outside spending on their side.
Which outside groups spent the most on the 2020 New York 1st District race?: Congressional Leadership Fund ($3.4M), 314 Action Fund ($2.3M), House Majority PAC ($1.6M).
Which PACs gave the most to candidates in the 2020 New York 1st District race?: Winred gave $58K to Lee M. Zeldin; National Electrical Contractors Association Political Action Committee (Necapac) gave $18K to Lee M. Zeldin; Norpac gave $16K to Lee M. Zeldin.