2020 general election
Pennsylvania 5th District
The candidate who raised the most money won.
$1.6M was spent on the 2020 Pennsylvania 5th District race: $1.6M raised by the campaigns, $384K of it from PACs, plus $13K from outside groups (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2020). Mary Gay Scanlon (Democrat) won and was the top fundraiser.
Total money
$1.6M
Raised by campaigns
$1.6M
PAC checks
$384K
Outside money
$13K
Candidates
Raised by the campaign Outside money supportingOutside money attacking Democrat Republican Other
Mary Gay ScanlonDemocrat, incumbent
✓ Won- Raised
- $1.5M
- Spent
- $1.4M
- From individuals
- $1.1M
- From PACs
- $379K
- From party
- $0
- Own money & loans
- $0
- Outside money for
- $13K
- Outside money against
- $0
Who paid: 26% of Scanlon's money came from PACs
Corporate $137K (36%)Trade group $36K (9%)Leadership PAC $17K (5%)Membership $35K (9%)Union $115K (30%)Super PAC $7K (2%)Other $30K (8%)
- California Real Estate Political Action Committee Membership$14K
- Elect Democratic Women Other$11K
- Comcast Corporation Corporate$10K
- District Council 37, Afscme Public Employees Organized for Pol & Leg Equality Union$10K
- International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers Union$10K
- The Boeing Company Corporate$10K
- International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Political Action Committee Union$10K
- Communications Workers of America Union$10K
Biggest outside spenders
- Commonwealth Communications · $11K supporting
- Bend the Arc Jewish Action Inc · $2K supporting
Dasha PruettRepublican
✗ Lost- Raised
- $108K
- Spent
- $86K
- From individuals
- $91K
- From PACs
- $5K
- From party
- $8K
- Own money & loans
- $800
- Outside money for
- $0
- Outside money against
- $0
Who paid: 5% of Pruett's money came from PACs
Corporate $5K (45%)Leadership PAC $1K (9%)Other $5K (45%)
- Asplundh Tree Expert Co Political Action Committee (Ate PAC) Corporate$5K
- Huck PAC Other$5K
- Lloyd Smucker Leadership PAC$1K
Questions people ask
- How much money was spent on the 2020 Pennsylvania 5th District race?
- $1.6M was spent on the 2020 Pennsylvania 5th District race: $1.6M raised by the campaigns, $384K of it from PACs, plus $13K from outside groups (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2020). Mary Gay Scanlon (Democrat) won and was the top fundraiser.
- Who raised the most money in the 2020 Pennsylvania 5th District race?
- Mary Gay Scanlon (Democrat) raised $1.5M and had $13K in outside spending on their side.
- Which outside groups spent the most on the 2020 Pennsylvania 5th District race?
- Commonwealth Communications ($11K), Bend the Arc Jewish Action Inc ($2K).
- Which PACs gave the most to candidates in the 2020 Pennsylvania 5th District race?
- National Association of Realtors Political Action Committee gave $14K to Mary Gay Scanlon; Elect Democratic Women gave $11K to Mary Gay Scanlon; Comcast Corporation & Nbcuniversal Political Action Committee - Federal gave $10K to Mary Gay Scanlon.