2020 general election
Texas 27th District
The winner was outraised and won anyway.
$2.3M was spent on the 2020 Texas 27th District race: $2.3M raised by the campaigns, $238K of it from PACs, plus $7K from outside groups (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2020). Michael Cloud (Republican) won despite being outraised.
Total money
$2.3M
Raised by campaigns
$2.3M
PAC checks
$238K
Outside money
$7K
Candidates
Raised by the campaign Outside money supportingOutside money attacking Democrat Republican Other
Ricardo De La FuenteDemocrat
✗ Lost- Raised
- $1.3M
- Spent
- $1.3M
- From individuals
- $5K
- From PACs
- $0
- From party
- $0
- Own money & loans
- $1.3M
- Outside money for
- $0
- Outside money against
- $0
Michael CloudRepublican, incumbent
✓ Won- Raised
- $1.0M
- Spent
- $835K
- From individuals
- $776K
- From PACs
- $238K
- From party
- $3K
- Own money & loans
- $1K
- Outside money for
- $7K
- Outside money against
- $0
Who paid: 23% of Cloud's money came from PACs
Corporate $90K (40%)Trade group $54K (24%)Leadership PAC $32K (14%)Membership $19K (8%)Union $8K (3%)Other $26K (11%)
- House Freedom Fund Leadership PAC$10K
- Koch Industries, Inc. Corporate$10K
- Mccarthy Victory Fund Leadership PAC$10K
- Jpac Other$8K
- Comcast Corporation Corporate$8K
- Arkansas Bankers Association PAC Inc. Trade group$8K
- California Real Estate Political Action Committee Membership$6K
- Texas Farm Bureau Membership$6K
Biggest outside spenders
- National Rifle Association of America Political Victory Fund · $4K supporting
- House Freedom Fund · $3K supporting
Plus 1 other candidate on the ballot with no reported money.
Questions people ask
- How much money was spent on the 2020 Texas 27th District race?
- $2.3M was spent on the 2020 Texas 27th District race: $2.3M raised by the campaigns, $238K of it from PACs, plus $7K from outside groups (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2020). Michael Cloud (Republican) won despite being outraised.
- Who raised the most money in the 2020 Texas 27th District race?
- Ricardo De La Fuente (Democrat) raised $1.3M.
- Which outside groups spent the most on the 2020 Texas 27th District race?
- National Rifle Association of America Political Victory Fund ($4K), House Freedom Fund ($3K).
- Which PACs gave the most to candidates in the 2020 Texas 27th District race?
- House Freedom Fund gave $10K to Michael Cloud; Koch Industries, Inc. Political Action Committee (Kochpac) gave $10K to Michael Cloud; Majority Committee PAC--Mc PAC gave $10K to Michael Cloud.