2020 general election
Tennessee Senate
The candidate who raised the most money won.
$17M was spent on the 2020 Tennessee Senate race: $17M raised by the campaigns, $1.1M of it from PACs, plus $32K from outside groups (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2020). Bill Hagerty (Republican) won and was the top fundraiser.
Total money
$17M
Raised by campaigns
$17M
PAC checks
$1.1M
Outside money
$32K
Candidates
Raised by the campaign Outside money supportingOutside money attacking Democrat Republican Other
Bill HagertyRepublican
✓ Won- Raised
- $16M
- Spent
- $16M
- From individuals
- $7.3M
- From PACs
- $1.1M
- From party
- $50K
- Own money & loans
- $0
- Outside money for
- $5K
- Outside money against
- $0
Who paid: 7% of Hagerty's money came from PACs
Corporate $487K (44%)Trade group $142K (13%)Leadership PAC $284K (26%)Membership $62K (6%)Super PAC $24K (2%)Party $45K (4%)Other $64K (6%)
- Young Victory Committee Party$45K
- Eastman Chemical Company Corporate$10K
- Cornyn Leadership PAC$10K
- Regions Financial Corporation Corporate$10K
- Allergan, Inc. Political Action Committee Corporate$10K
- Fischer Leadership PAC$10K
- Unum Group Corporate$10K
- Arkansas Bankers Association PAC Inc. Trade group$10K
Biggest outside spenders
- National Rifle Association of America Political Victory Fund · $5K supporting
Marquita BradshawDemocrat
✗ Lost- Raised
- $1.6M
- Spent
- $1.6M
- From individuals
- $1.6M
- From PACs
- $51K
- From party
- $0
- Own money & loans
- $0
- Outside money for
- $26K
- Outside money against
- $0
Who paid: 3% of Bradshaw's money came from PACs
Leadership PAC $7K (14%)Membership $5K (9%)Union $19K (37%)Super PAC $8K (17%)Other $12K (23%)
- Cbcpac-Newdem Fund for the Majority Other$5K
- International Brotherhood of Teamsters Union$5K
- The Collective PAC Other$5K
- Service Employees International Union Union$5K
- Int'l Union United Automobile Aerospace & Agricultural Implement Workers of America Uaw Union$5K
- Sunrise PAC Super PAC$4K
- Sierra Club Independent Action Membership$3K
- Purpose PAC Leadership PAC$3K
Biggest outside spenders
- The Collective Super PAC · $21K supporting
- Indivisible Action · $5K supporting
Yomi FaparusiIndependent / other
✗ Lost- Raised
- $50K
- Spent
- $50K
- From individuals
- $20K
- From PACs
- $9K
- From party
- $0
- Own money & loans
- $21K
- Outside money for
- $0
- Outside money against
- $0
Elizabeth McLeodIndependent / other
✗ Lost- Raised
- $10K
- Spent
- $10K
- From individuals
- $450
- From PACs
- $0
- From party
- $0
- Own money & loans
- $9K
- Outside money for
- $0
- Outside money against
- $0
G. Dean HillIndependent / other
✗ Lost- Raised
- $58
- Spent
- $58
- From individuals
- $0
- From PACs
- $0
- From party
- $0
- Own money & loans
- $58
- Outside money for
- $0
- Outside money against
- $0
Plus 6 other candidates on the ballot with no reported money.
Questions people ask
- How much money was spent on the 2020 Tennessee Senate race?
- $17M was spent on the 2020 Tennessee Senate race: $17M raised by the campaigns, $1.1M of it from PACs, plus $32K from outside groups (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2020). Bill Hagerty (Republican) won and was the top fundraiser.
- Who raised the most money in the 2020 Tennessee Senate race?
- Bill Hagerty (Republican) raised $16M and had $5K in outside spending on their side.
- Which outside groups spent the most on the 2020 Tennessee Senate race?
- The Collective Super PAC ($21K), Indivisible Action ($5K), National Rifle Association of America Political Victory Fund ($5K).
- Which PACs gave the most to candidates in the 2020 Tennessee Senate race?
- NRSC gave $45K to Bill Hagerty; Eastmanpac-Political Action Committee of Eastman Chemical Company gave $10K to Bill Hagerty; Alamo PAC gave $10K to Bill Hagerty.