2020 general election
West Virginia 2nd District
The candidate who raised the most money won.
$2.8M was spent on the 2020 West Virginia 2nd District race: $2.8M raised by the campaigns, $720K of it from PACs, plus $1K from outside groups (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2020). Alex X. Mooney (Republican) won and was the top fundraiser.
Total money
$2.8M
Raised by campaigns
$2.8M
PAC checks
$720K
Outside money
$1K
Candidates
Raised by the campaign Outside money supportingOutside money attacking Democrat Republican Other
Alex X. MooneyRepublican, incumbent
✓ Won- Raised
- $2.2M
- Spent
- $860K
- From individuals
- $1.3M
- From PACs
- $708K
- From party
- $5K
- Own money & loans
- $0
- Outside money for
- $1K
- Outside money against
- $0
Who paid: 33% of Mooney's money came from PACs
Corporate $216K (40%)Trade group $100K (19%)Leadership PAC $119K (22%)Membership $16K (3%)Union $11K (2%)Super PAC $151 (0%)Party $5K (1%)Other $69K (13%)
- House Freedom Fund Leadership PAC$10K
- Firstenergy Corp. Corporate$10K
- National Association of Professional Insurance Agents Trade group$10K
- Toyota Motor North America, Inc Political Action Committee (Toyota/Lexus PAC) Corporate$10K
- Arkansas Bankers Association PAC Inc. Trade group$10K
- Scalise Leadership PAC$10K
- Upper Hand Fund Other$10K
- Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company Corporate$10K
Biggest outside spenders
- Gun Owners of America, Inc. · $1K supporting
Cathy KunkelDemocrat
✗ Lost- Raised
- $649K
- Spent
- $649K
- From individuals
- $620K
- From PACs
- $12K
- From party
- $495
- Own money & loans
- $16K
- Outside money for
- $0
- Outside money against
- $0
Who paid: 2% of Kunkel's money came from PACs
Membership $50 (1%)Union $3K (34%)Super PAC $4K (47%)Other $2K (18%)
- Sunrise PAC Super PAC$3K
- National Committee for An Effective Congress Other$1K
- Usw Works Union$1K
- Nea Fund for Children and Public Education Union$1K
- Indivisible Action Super PAC$1K
- Int'l Union United Automobile Aerospace & Agricultural Implement Workers of America Uaw Union$1K
- Booker for the People, Ltd Other$500
- Wv Can't Wait Action Committee Other$129
Questions people ask
- How much money was spent on the 2020 West Virginia 2nd District race?
- $2.8M was spent on the 2020 West Virginia 2nd District race: $2.8M raised by the campaigns, $720K of it from PACs, plus $1K from outside groups (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2020). Alex X. Mooney (Republican) won and was the top fundraiser.
- Who raised the most money in the 2020 West Virginia 2nd District race?
- Alex X. Mooney (Republican) raised $2.2M and had $1K in outside spending on their side.
- Which outside groups spent the most on the 2020 West Virginia 2nd District race?
- Gun Owners of America, Inc. ($1K).
- Which PACs gave the most to candidates in the 2020 West Virginia 2nd District race?
- House Freedom Fund gave $10K to Alex X. Mooney; Firstenergy Corp. Political Action Committee gave $10K to Alex X. Mooney; Professional Insurance Agents Political Action Committee (Piapac) gave $10K to Alex X. Mooney.