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2020 general election

California 50th District

Not a real money race: only one candidate raised meaningful money.

$7.0M in receipts plus outside spending is tied to the 2020 California 50th District race: $6.4M raised by the campaigns, $272K of it from PACs, plus $598K from outside groups (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Dec 31, 2020). Darrell Issa (Republican) won.

Receipts + outside spending

$7.0M

Raised by campaigns

$6.4M

PAC checks

$272K

Outside money

$598K

Candidates

Raised by the campaign Outside money supportingOutside money attacking Democrat Republican Other
Ammar Campa-NajjarDemocrat
✗ Lost
Raised
$6.4M
Spent
$6.4M
From individuals
$6.1M
From PACs
$272K
From party
$8K
Own money & loans
$0
Outside money for
$68K
Outside money against
$0

Who paid: 4% of Campa-Najjar's money came from PACs

Corporate $2 (0%)Leadership PAC $65K (26%)Membership $17K (7%)Union $86K (34%)Super PAC $32K (13%)Party $8K (3%)Other $44K (17%)

Biggest outside spenders

FEC record H8CA50098
Darrell IssaRepublican
✓ Won

No matched finance record in this snapshot. This does not mean the candidate raised no money or filed no report.

Who paid: 0% of Issa's money came from PACs

Corporate $7K (36%)Trade group $3K (14%)Membership $2K (11%)Super PAC $7K (39%)

Biggest outside spenders

  • Patriot Majority PAC · $469K attacking
  • Sycuan Band Kumeyaay Nation · $30K supporting
  • Conservatives for Effective Government · $28K supporting
  • House Freedom Fund · $3K supporting
FEC record H0CA50178

Questions people ask

How much money is tied to the 2020 California 50th District race?
$7.0M in receipts plus outside spending is tied to the 2020 California 50th District race: $6.4M raised by the campaigns, $272K of it from PACs, plus $598K from outside groups (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Dec 31, 2020). Darrell Issa (Republican) won.
Who raised the most money in the 2020 California 50th District race?
Ammar Campa-Najjar (Democrat) raised $6.4M and had $68K in outside spending on their side.
Which outside groups spent the most on the 2020 California 50th District race?
Patriot Majority PAC ($469K), Working Families Party Independent Expenditure Committee ($50K), Sycuan Band Kumeyaay Nation ($30K).
Which PACs gave the most to candidates in the 2020 California 50th District race?
Ua Union Plumbers & Pipefitters Vote! PAC (United Association of Journeymen and Apprentices of the Plumbing & Pipefitting Industry of the United States and Canada) gave $10K to Ammar Campa-Najjar; Chc Bold PAC gave $10K to Ammar Campa-Najjar; Seiu Cope (Service Employees International Union Committee On Political Education) gave $8K to Ammar Campa-Najjar.