2020 general election
Illinois 13th District
The winner was outraised and won anyway.
$20M in receipts plus outside spending is tied to the 2020 Illinois 13th District race: $10M raised by the campaigns, $3.5M of it from PACs, plus $9.3M from outside groups (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Dec 31, 2020). Rodney Davis (Republican) won despite being outraised.
Receipts + outside spending
$20M
Raised by campaigns
$10M
PAC checks
$3.5M
Outside money
$9.3M
Candidates
Raised by the campaign Outside money supportingOutside money attacking Democrat Republican Other
Betsy Dirksen LongdriganDemocrat
✗ Lost- Raised
- $5.4M
- Spent
- $5.3M
- From individuals
- $4.3M
- From PACs
- $652K
- From party
- $750
- Own money & loans
- $2K
- Outside money for
- $62K
- Outside money against
- $2.5M
Who paid: 12% of Longdrigan's money came from PACs
Corporate $1K (0%)Leadership PAC $214K (39%)Membership $57K (11%)Union $114K (21%)Super PAC $37K (7%)Party $21K (4%)Other $98K (18%)
- Bend the Arc Jewish Action Inc. PAC Membership$11K
- International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Political Action Committee Union$10K
- Dan Kildee Leadership PAC$10K
- Pelosi Leadership PAC$10K
- Elect Democratic Women Other$10K
- Jobs, Education, & Families First - Jeff PAC Leadership PAC$10K
- Let America Vote PAC Other$10K
- Duckworth Leadership PAC$10K
Biggest outside spenders
- NRCC · $2.2M attacking
- The Governing Majority Fund · $305K attacking
- Congressional Black Caucus PAC · $60K supporting
- Bend the Arc Jewish Action Inc · $2K supporting
Rodney DavisRepublican, incumbent
✓ Won- Raised
- $5.0M
- Spent
- $4.9M
- From individuals
- $2.0M
- From PACs
- $2.9M
- From party
- $3K
- Own money & loans
- $0
- Outside money for
- $269K
- Outside money against
- $6.5M
Who paid: 57% of Davis's money came from PACs
Corporate $1.0M (39%)Trade group $656K (25%)Leadership PAC $356K (13%)Membership $176K (7%)Union $177K (7%)Super PAC $25K (1%)Other $228K (9%)
- Votesane PAC Other$13K
- The Williams Companies, Inc. Corporate$10K
- The Home Depot Inc. Corporate$10K
- International Franchise Association Trade group$10K
- 1united Mine Workers of America Union$10K
- American Road & Transportation Builders Association PAC Trade group$10K
- United Parcel Service Inc. Corporate$10K
- American Optometric Association Membership$10K
Biggest outside spenders
- House Majority PAC · $3.4M attacking
- DCCC · $2.7M attacking
- Women Vote! · $254K attacking
- Congressional Leadership Fund · $120K supporting · $13K attacking
- American Association of Nurse Anesthetists Separate Segregated Fund (Crna-PAC) · $86K supporting
Questions people ask
- How much money is tied to the 2020 Illinois 13th District race?
- $20M in receipts plus outside spending is tied to the 2020 Illinois 13th District race: $10M raised by the campaigns, $3.5M of it from PACs, plus $9.3M from outside groups (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Dec 31, 2020). Rodney Davis (Republican) won despite being outraised.
- Who raised the most money in the 2020 Illinois 13th District race?
- Betsy Dirksen Longdrigan (Democrat) raised $5.4M and had $62K in outside spending on their side.
- Which outside groups spent the most on the 2020 Illinois 13th District race?
- House Majority PAC ($3.4M), DCCC ($2.7M), NRCC ($2.2M).
- Which PACs gave the most to candidates in the 2020 Illinois 13th District race?
- Votesane PAC gave $13K to Rodney Davis; Bend the Arc Jewish Action Inc. PAC gave $11K to Betsy Dirksen Longdrigan; International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Political Action Committee gave $10K to Betsy Dirksen Longdrigan.