2020 general election
Wisconsin 8th District
The candidate who raised the most money won.
$3.9M was spent on the 2020 Wisconsin 8th District race: $3.7M raised by the campaigns, $871K of it from PACs, plus $139K from outside groups (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2020). Mike Gallagher (Republican) won and was the top fundraiser.
Total money
$3.9M
Raised by campaigns
$3.7M
PAC checks
$871K
Outside money
$139K
Candidates
Raised by the campaign Outside money supportingOutside money attacking Democrat Republican Other
Mike GallagherRepublican, incumbent
✓ Won- Raised
- $3.3M
- Spent
- $2.9M
- From individuals
- $2.2M
- From PACs
- $841K
- From party
- $1K
- Own money & loans
- $0
- Outside money for
- $139K
- Outside money against
- $0
Who paid: 26% of Gallagher's money came from PACs
Corporate $420K (50%)Trade group $170K (20%)Leadership PAC $83K (10%)Membership $43K (5%)Union $28K (3%)Super PAC $15K (2%)Party $2K (0%)Other $82K (10%)
- Arkansas Bankers Association PAC Inc. Trade group$13K
- The Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company Federal PAC Corporate$13K
- Prosperity Action, Inc. Leadership PAC$12K
- Republican Governance Group/Tuesday Group PAC Other$10K
- Lockheed Martin Corporation Corporate$10K
- Raytheon Technologies Corporation Corporate$10K
- Northrop Grumman Corporation Corporate$10K
- American Family Mutual Insurance Company, S.I. Corporate$10K
Biggest outside spenders
- US Veterans Assistance Foundation · $100K supporting
- With Honor Fund, Inc. · $39K supporting
Amanda StuckDemocrat
✗ Lost- Raised
- $425K
- Spent
- $407K
- From individuals
- $391K
- From PACs
- $30K
- From party
- $4K
- Own money & loans
- $0
- Outside money for
- $150
- Outside money against
- $0
Who paid: 7% of Stuck's money came from PACs
Leadership PAC $3K (10%)Union $25K (82%)Super PAC $1K (3%)Party $2K (5%)
- Int'l Union United Automobile Aerospace & Agricultural Implement Workers of America Uaw Union$5K
- International Brotherhood of Teamsters Union$4K
- International Association of Sheet Metal, Air, Rail and Transportation Workers Union$3K
- Service Employees International Union Union$3K
- Communications Workers of America Union$3K
- Smart Td PAC Union$2K
- Moore Leadership PAC$2K
- International Brotherhood of Boilermakers Iron Ship Builders Blacksmith Forgers & Helpers Union$2K
Biggest outside spenders
- Indivisible Action · $150 supporting
Questions people ask
- How much money was spent on the 2020 Wisconsin 8th District race?
- $3.9M was spent on the 2020 Wisconsin 8th District race: $3.7M raised by the campaigns, $871K of it from PACs, plus $139K from outside groups (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2020). Mike Gallagher (Republican) won and was the top fundraiser.
- Who raised the most money in the 2020 Wisconsin 8th District race?
- Mike Gallagher (Republican) raised $3.3M and had $139K in outside spending on their side.
- Which outside groups spent the most on the 2020 Wisconsin 8th District race?
- US Veterans Assistance Foundation ($100K), With Honor Fund, Inc. ($39K), Indivisible Action ($150).
- Which PACs gave the most to candidates in the 2020 Wisconsin 8th District race?
- American Bankers Association PAC (Bankpac) gave $13K to Mike Gallagher; The Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company Federal PAC gave $13K to Mike Gallagher; Prosperity Action, Inc. gave $12K to Mike Gallagher.