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2020 general election

California 4th District

The winner was outraised and won anyway.

$5.5M in receipts plus outside spending is tied to the 2020 California 4th District race: $5.1M raised by the campaigns, $514K of it from PACs, plus $360K from outside groups (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Dec 31, 2020). Tom McClintock (Republican) won despite being outraised.

Receipts + outside spending

$5.5M

Raised by campaigns

$5.1M

PAC checks

$514K

Outside money

$360K

Candidates

Raised by the campaign Outside money supportingOutside money attacking Democrat Republican Other
Brynne S. KennedyDemocrat
✗ Lost
Raised
$3.0M
Spent
$3.0M
From individuals
$2.3M
From PACs
$255K
From party
$5K
Own money & loans
$412K
Outside money for
$2K
Outside money against
$211K

Who paid: 8% of Kennedy's money came from PACs

Leadership PAC $35K (19%)Membership $8K (4%)Union $85K (45%)Super PAC $12K (6%)Party $8K (4%)Other $40K (21%)

Biggest outside spenders

  • Club for Growth Action · $211K attacking
  • We Vote - Nosotros Votamos - Ppamm Committee · $2K supporting
  • National Union of Healthcare Workers Federal Committee On Political Education · $14 supporting
FEC record H0CA04175
Tom McClintockRepublican, incumbent
✓ Won
Raised
$2.1M
Spent
$2.1M
From individuals
$1.7M
From PACs
$259K
From party
$4K
Own money & loans
$0
Outside money for
$0
Outside money against
$147K

Who paid: 12% of McClintock's money came from PACs

Corporate $87K (43%)Trade group $48K (24%)Leadership PAC $26K (13%)Membership $17K (8%)Union $1K (0%)Super PAC $2K (1%)Party $5K (2%)Other $19K (9%)

Biggest outside spenders

FEC record H8CA04152

Questions people ask

How much money is tied to the 2020 California 4th District race?
$5.5M in receipts plus outside spending is tied to the 2020 California 4th District race: $5.1M raised by the campaigns, $514K of it from PACs, plus $360K from outside groups (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Dec 31, 2020). Tom McClintock (Republican) won despite being outraised.
Who raised the most money in the 2020 California 4th District race?
Brynne S. Kennedy (Democrat) raised $3.0M and had $2K in outside spending on their side.
Which outside groups spent the most on the 2020 California 4th District race?
Club for Growth Action ($211K), House Majority PAC ($112K), California Moderate Voices ($35K).
Which PACs gave the most to candidates in the 2020 California 4th District race?
Laborers' International Union of North America (Liuna) PAC gave $10K to Brynne S. Kennedy; Elect Democratic Women gave $10K to Brynne S. Kennedy; Vsp Holding Company Inc Political Action Committee (Vsp - PAC) gave $10K to Tom McClintock.