2020 general election
Washington 3rd District
The candidate who raised the most money won.
$13M was spent on the 2020 Washington 3rd District race: $8.8M raised by the campaigns, $1.9M of it from PACs, plus $3.8M from outside groups (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2020). Jaime Herrera Beutler (Republican) won and was the top fundraiser.
Total money
$13M
Raised by campaigns
$8.8M
PAC checks
$1.9M
Outside money
$3.8M
Candidates
Raised by the campaign Outside money supportingOutside money attacking Democrat Republican Other
Jaime Herrera BeutlerRepublican, incumbent
✓ Won- Raised
- $4.6M
- Spent
- $4.6M
- From individuals
- $2.9M
- From PACs
- $1.5M
- From party
- $10K
- Own money & loans
- $0
- Outside money for
- $294K
- Outside money against
- $1.0M
Who paid: 32% of Beutler's money came from PACs
Corporate $504K (37%)Trade group $246K (18%)Leadership PAC $292K (21%)Membership $117K (9%)Union $37K (3%)Super PAC $35K (3%)Other $134K (10%)
- Winred Super PAC$21K
- Bechtel Corporate$13K
- Investment Company Institute Trade group$12K
- Branch 193 National Association of Letter Carriers Political Action Committee Union$12K
- Winning for Women, Inc. PAC Membership$11K
- Mcmorris Rodgers Leadership PAC$11K
- Republican Governance Group/Tuesday Group PAC Other$10K
- The Boeing Company Corporate$10K
Biggest outside spenders
- DCCC · $892K attacking
- American College of Ob-Gyns PAC (Ob-Gyn PAC) · $116K supporting
- Defending Main Street Superpac Inc. · $108K supporting
- Planned Parenthood Alliance PAC , Serving Wa, Ak, Id, Hi, in, Ky · $80K attacking
- Clearpath Action Fund, Inc. · $70K supporting
Carolyn LongDemocrat
✗ Lost- Raised
- $4.2M
- Spent
- $4.2M
- From individuals
- $3.7M
- From PACs
- $407K
- From party
- $10K
- Own money & loans
- $0
- Outside money for
- $114K
- Outside money against
- $2.3M
Who paid: 10% of Long's money came from PACs
Leadership PAC $103K (28%)Membership $40K (11%)Union $129K (35%)Super PAC $26K (7%)Party $10K (3%)Other $63K (17%)
- Nea Fund for Children and Public Education Union$15K
- International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Political Action Committee Union$10K
- Ameripac: the Fund for a Greater America Leadership PAC$10K
- Let America Vote PAC Other$10K
- International Union of Painters and Allied Trades Union$10K
- Iuoe Local 965 Pef Union$10K
- M-PAC Leadership PAC$10K
- Elect Democratic Women Other$10K
Biggest outside spenders
- NRCC · $1.4M attacking
- Congressional Leadership Fund · $842K attacking
- The Governing Majority Fund · $139K attacking
- Oneamerica Votes · $56K supporting
- Together for Progress 2020 · $24K supporting
Questions people ask
- How much money was spent on the 2020 Washington 3rd District race?
- $13M was spent on the 2020 Washington 3rd District race: $8.8M raised by the campaigns, $1.9M of it from PACs, plus $3.8M from outside groups (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2020). Jaime Herrera Beutler (Republican) won and was the top fundraiser.
- Who raised the most money in the 2020 Washington 3rd District race?
- Jaime Herrera Beutler (Republican) raised $4.6M and had $294K in outside spending on their side.
- Which outside groups spent the most on the 2020 Washington 3rd District race?
- NRCC ($1.4M), DCCC ($892K), Congressional Leadership Fund ($842K).
- Which PACs gave the most to candidates in the 2020 Washington 3rd District race?
- Winred gave $21K to Jaime Herrera Beutler; Nea Fund for Children and Public Education gave $15K to Carolyn Long; Bechtel Group, Inc. Political Action Committee (Bechtel Political Action Committee) gave $13K to Jaime Herrera Beutler.