2020 general election
New York 22nd District
The winner was outraised and won anyway. The incumbent lost.
$28M was spent on the 2020 New York 22nd District race: $9.3M raised by the campaigns, $1.7M of it from PACs, plus $19M from outside groups (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2020). Claudia Tenney (Republican) won despite being outraised.
Total money
$28M
Raised by campaigns
$9.3M
PAC checks
$1.7M
Outside money
$19M
Candidates
Raised by the campaign Outside money supportingOutside money attacking Democrat Republican Other
Anthony J. BrindisiDemocrat, incumbent
✗ Lost- Raised
- $6.1M
- Spent
- $5.9M
- From individuals
- $4.0M
- From PACs
- $1.3M
- From party
- $11K
- Own money & loans
- $0
- Outside money for
- $632K
- Outside money against
- $10M
Who paid: 21% of Brindisi's money came from PACs
Corporate $47K (4%)Trade group $246K (19%)Leadership PAC $392K (30%)Membership $165K (13%)Union $256K (20%)Super PAC $21K (2%)Party $10K (1%)Other $159K (12%)
- Ameripac: the Fund for a Greater America Leadership PAC$15K
- Jobs, Education, & Families First - Jeff PAC Leadership PAC$15K
- Three Rivers Political Action Committee Leadership PAC$15K
- Blue Dog Political Action Committee Other$15K
- Schiff Leads PAC Leadership PAC$15K
- Fostering Progress PAC Other$15K
- Developing a New Generation PAC (Dang PAC) Leadership PAC$15K
- California Real Estate Political Action Committee Membership$14K
Biggest outside spenders
- Congressional Leadership Fund · $6.6M attacking
- NRCC · $3.5M attacking
- National Association of Realtors Congressional Fund · $600K supporting
- Wfw Action Fund Inc · $274K attacking
- Upstate Strong · $103K attacking
Claudia TenneyRepublican
✓ Won- Raised
- $3.1M
- Spent
- $2.8M
- From individuals
- $2.0M
- From PACs
- $442K
- From party
- $5K
- Own money & loans
- $0
- Outside money for
- $552K
- Outside money against
- $7.3M
Who paid: 14% of Tenney's money came from PACs
Corporate $23K (5%)Trade group $14K (3%)Leadership PAC $252K (57%)Membership $37K (8%)Union $1K (0%)Super PAC $48K (11%)Party $5K (1%)Other $63K (14%)
- Winred Super PAC$31K
- Susan B Anthony List, Inc. Other$16K
- Scalise Leadership PAC$15K
- Citizens United Membership$15K
- Mcmorris Rodgers Win the Future Fund Super PAC$15K
- Stefanik Leadership PAC$15K
- Mccarthy Victory Fund Leadership PAC$10K
- Zeldin 2016 Leadership PAC$10K
Biggest outside spenders
- House Majority PAC · $3.2M attacking
- DCCC · $2.4M attacking
- American Federation of State County & Municipal Employees People · $628K attacking
- Congressional Leadership Fund · $550K supporting
- Center Forward Committee · $528K attacking
Plus 1 other candidate on the ballot with no reported money.
Questions people ask
- How much money was spent on the 2020 New York 22nd District race?
- $28M was spent on the 2020 New York 22nd District race: $9.3M raised by the campaigns, $1.7M of it from PACs, plus $19M from outside groups (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2020). Claudia Tenney (Republican) won despite being outraised.
- Who raised the most money in the 2020 New York 22nd District race?
- Anthony J. Brindisi (Democrat) raised $6.1M and had $632K in outside spending on their side.
- Which outside groups spent the most on the 2020 New York 22nd District race?
- Congressional Leadership Fund ($7.1M), NRCC ($3.5M), House Majority PAC ($3.2M).
- Which PACs gave the most to candidates in the 2020 New York 22nd District race?
- Winred gave $31K to Claudia Tenney; Susan B Anthony List Inc. Candidate Fund gave $16K to Claudia Tenney; Ameripac: the Fund for a Greater America gave $15K to Anthony J. Brindisi.