2020 general election
Texas 1st District
The winner was outraised and won anyway.
$1.4M was spent on the 2020 Texas 1st District race: $1.4M raised by the campaigns, $104K of it from PACs, plus $12K from outside groups (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2020). Louie Gohmert (Republican) won despite being outraised.
Total money
$1.4M
Raised by campaigns
$1.4M
PAC checks
$104K
Outside money
$12K
Candidates
Raised by the campaign Outside money supportingOutside money attacking Democrat Republican Other
Hank GilbertDemocrat
✗ Lost- Raised
- $804K
- Spent
- $791K
- From individuals
- $738K
- From PACs
- $16K
- From party
- $0
- Own money & loans
- $50K
- Outside money for
- $0
- Outside money against
- $0
Who paid: 2% of Gilbert's money came from PACs
Leadership PAC $5K (29%)Union $5K (29%)Super PAC $3K (18%)Party $4K (24%)
- Pelosi Leadership PAC$5K
- Dollars for Democrats Party$4K
- American Postal Workers Union Committee On Political Action Super PAC$3K
- Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers & Trainmen PAC Fund Union$3K
- Teamsters Local No. 745 Union$3K
Louie GohmertRepublican, incumbent
✓ Won- Raised
- $565K
- Spent
- $592K
- From individuals
- $467K
- From PACs
- $88K
- From party
- $0
- Own money & loans
- $0
- Outside money for
- $12K
- Outside money against
- $0
Who paid: 16% of Gohmert's money came from PACs
Corporate $12K (14%)Trade group $13K (15%)Leadership PAC $21K (24%)Membership $23K (26%)Super PAC $1K (1%)Other $17K (19%)
- House Freedom Fund Leadership PAC$10K
- Mccarthy Victory Fund Leadership PAC$10K
- Protecting Integrity and Truth Together PAC (Pittpac) Other$10K
- California Real Estate Political Action Committee Membership$6K
- Texas Farm Bureau Membership$5K
- Cadence Bank, N.a. Corporate$5K
- National Pro-Life Alliance Membership$5K
- Huck PAC Other$5K
Biggest outside spenders
- National Rifle Association of America Political Victory Fund · $9K supporting
- House Freedom Fund · $3K supporting
- National Association for Gun Rights Inc PAC · $90 supporting
Questions people ask
- How much money was spent on the 2020 Texas 1st District race?
- $1.4M was spent on the 2020 Texas 1st District race: $1.4M raised by the campaigns, $104K of it from PACs, plus $12K from outside groups (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2020). Louie Gohmert (Republican) won despite being outraised.
- Who raised the most money in the 2020 Texas 1st District race?
- Hank Gilbert (Democrat) raised $804K.
- Which outside groups spent the most on the 2020 Texas 1st District race?
- National Rifle Association of America Political Victory Fund ($9K), House Freedom Fund ($3K), National Association for Gun Rights Inc PAC ($90).
- Which PACs gave the most to candidates in the 2020 Texas 1st District race?
- House Freedom Fund gave $10K to Louie Gohmert; Majority Committee PAC--Mc PAC gave $10K to Louie Gohmert; Protecting Integrity and Truth Together PAC (Pittpac) gave $10K to Louie Gohmert.