2020 general election
Pennsylvania 7th District
The candidate who raised the most money won.
$9.1M was spent on the 2020 Pennsylvania 7th District race: $8.4M raised by the campaigns, $1.3M of it from PACs, plus $755K from outside groups (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2020). Susan Wild (Democrat) won and was the top fundraiser.
Total money
$9.1M
Raised by campaigns
$8.4M
PAC checks
$1.3M
Outside money
$755K
Candidates
Raised by the campaign Outside money supportingOutside money attacking Democrat Republican Other
Susan WildDemocrat, incumbent
✓ Won- Raised
- $4.6M
- Spent
- $4.6M
- From individuals
- $3.4M
- From PACs
- $1.0M
- From party
- $15K
- Own money & loans
- $5K
- Outside money for
- $51K
- Outside money against
- $127K
Who paid: 22% of Wild's money came from PACs
Corporate $36K (4%)Trade group $79K (9%)Leadership PAC $240K (27%)Membership $98K (11%)Union $250K (28%)Super PAC $60K (7%)Party $10K (1%)Other $132K (15%)
- Pelosi Leadership PAC$20K
- House Majority PAC Super PAC$15K
- California Real Estate Political Action Committee Membership$13K
- National Air Traffic Controllers Association Union$13K
- Elect Democratic Women Other$12K
- International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Political Action Committee Union$12K
- Chc Bold PAC Other$11K
- Let America Vote PAC Other$11K
Biggest outside spenders
- Defend the Lehigh Valley PAC · $70K attacking
- Sg PAC, Inc. · $58K attacking
- Working America · $29K supporting
- Commonwealth Communications · $11K supporting
- For Our Future · $8K supporting
Lisa SchellerRepublican
✗ Lost- Raised
- $3.7M
- Spent
- $3.7M
- From individuals
- $999K
- From PACs
- $231K
- From party
- $0
- Own money & loans
- $2.5M
- Outside money for
- $574K
- Outside money against
- $2K
Who paid: 6% of Scheller's money came from PACs
Corporate $22K (10%)Trade group $24K (11%)Leadership PAC $103K (48%)Membership $20K (9%)Super PAC $17K (8%)Party $5K (2%)Other $25K (12%)
- Republican Jewish Coalition-Political Action Committee (Rjc-PAC) Membership$10K
- Mccarthy Victory Fund Leadership PAC$10K
- Scalise Leadership PAC$10K
- Mcmorris Rodgers Win the Future Fund Super PAC$10K
- Stefanik Leadership PAC$10K
- The Aluminum Association Trade group$10K
- Toomey Victory Committee Leadership PAC$10K
- Kim Victory Fund Leadership PAC$10K
Biggest outside spenders
- Rjc Victory Fund · $483K supporting
- Sg PAC, Inc. · $87K supporting
- National Rifle Association of America Political Victory Fund · $4K supporting
- For Our Future · $2K attacking
Questions people ask
- How much money was spent on the 2020 Pennsylvania 7th District race?
- $9.1M was spent on the 2020 Pennsylvania 7th District race: $8.4M raised by the campaigns, $1.3M of it from PACs, plus $755K from outside groups (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2020). Susan Wild (Democrat) won and was the top fundraiser.
- Who raised the most money in the 2020 Pennsylvania 7th District race?
- Susan Wild (Democrat) raised $4.6M and had $51K in outside spending on their side.
- Which outside groups spent the most on the 2020 Pennsylvania 7th District race?
- Rjc Victory Fund ($483K), Sg PAC, Inc. ($145K), Defend the Lehigh Valley PAC ($70K).
- Which PACs gave the most to candidates in the 2020 Pennsylvania 7th District race?
- PAC to the Future gave $20K to Susan Wild; House Majority PAC gave $15K to Susan Wild; National Association of Realtors Political Action Committee gave $13K to Susan Wild.