2020 general election
Utah 4th District
The winner was outraised and won anyway. The incumbent lost.
$25M was spent on the 2020 Utah 4th District race: $11M raised by the campaigns, $1.8M of it from PACs, plus $14M from outside groups (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2020). Burgess Owens (Republican) won despite being outraised.
Total money
$25M
Raised by campaigns
$11M
PAC checks
$1.8M
Outside money
$14M
Candidates
Raised by the campaign Outside money supportingOutside money attacking Democrat Republican Other
Ben McAdamsDemocrat, incumbent
✗ Lost- Raised
- $5.6M
- Spent
- $5.6M
- From individuals
- $4.1M
- From PACs
- $1.5M
- From party
- $8K
- Own money & loans
- $0
- Outside money for
- $772K
- Outside money against
- $5.2M
Who paid: 27% of McAdams's money came from PACs
Corporate $597K (41%)Trade group $233K (16%)Leadership PAC $235K (16%)Membership $92K (6%)Union $144K (10%)Super PAC $19K (1%)Party $7K (0%)Other $130K (9%)
- Nea Fund for Children and Public Education Union$13K
- Jpmorgan Chase & Co. PAC Corporate$12K
- Problem Solver Democrats Other$11K
- Wells Fargo and Company Corporate$11K
- Ameripac: the Fund for a Greater America Leadership PAC$10K
- Iuoe Local 965 Pef Union$10K
- Laborers' International Union of North America Union$10K
- Credit Union National Association Trade group$10K
Biggest outside spenders
- Congressional Leadership Fund · $1K supporting · $3.2M attacking
- NRCC · $2.0M attacking
- National Association of Realtors Congressional Fund · $610K supporting
- Center Forward Committee · $132K supporting
- American Values First · $29K attacking
Burgess OwensRepublican
✓ Won- Raised
- $5.1M
- Spent
- $5.1M
- From individuals
- $4.5M
- From PACs
- $322K
- From party
- $5K
- Own money & loans
- $0
- Outside money for
- $1.6M
- Outside money against
- $6.3M
Who paid: 6% of Owens's money came from PACs
Corporate $40K (12%)Trade group $27K (8%)Leadership PAC $93K (28%)Membership $37K (11%)Super PAC $74K (23%)Party $5K (2%)Other $52K (16%)
- Winred Super PAC$64K
- Black America's Political Action Committee Super PAC$10K
- Scalise Leadership PAC$5K
- Mccarthy Victory Fund Leadership PAC$5K
- Full House PAC Other$5K
- Cole Combined Committee Party$5K
- Victory and Freedom PAC (Vaf PAC) Leadership PAC$5K
- Friends of Mia Love PAC Other$5K
Biggest outside spenders
- House Majority PAC · $4.1M attacking
- DCCC · $1.8M attacking
- Congressional Leadership Fund · $1.4M supporting
- Center Forward Committee · $337K attacking
- House Freedom Fund · $105K supporting
Jonia M BroderickIndependent / other
✗ Lost- Raised
- $21K
- Spent
- $21K
- From individuals
- $20K
- From PACs
- $594
- From party
- $485
- Own money & loans
- $261
- Outside money for
- $0
- Outside money against
- $0
Who paid: 3% of Broderick's money came from PACs
Party $985 (100%)
- United Utah Party Candidate Committee Party$985
Plus 1 other candidate on the ballot with no reported money.
Questions people ask
- How much money was spent on the 2020 Utah 4th District race?
- $25M was spent on the 2020 Utah 4th District race: $11M raised by the campaigns, $1.8M of it from PACs, plus $14M from outside groups (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2020). Burgess Owens (Republican) won despite being outraised.
- Who raised the most money in the 2020 Utah 4th District race?
- Burgess Owens (Republican) raised $5.1M and had $1.6M in outside spending on their side.
- Which outside groups spent the most on the 2020 Utah 4th District race?
- Congressional Leadership Fund ($4.6M), House Majority PAC ($4.1M), NRCC ($2.0M).
- Which PACs gave the most to candidates in the 2020 Utah 4th District race?
- Winred gave $64K to Burgess Owens; Nea Fund for Children and Public Education gave $13K to Ben McAdams; Jpmorgan Chase & Co. Federal Political Action Committee gave $12K to Ben McAdams.