Who raised the most money in the 2020 Illinois Senate race?

Richard J. Durbin (Democrat) raised $7.3M.

Which PACs gave the most to candidates in the 2020 Illinois Senate race?

Votesane PAC gave $23K to Richard J. Durbin; National Association of Letter Carriers of U.S.a. Political Fund (Letter Carrier Political Fund) gave $12K to Richard J. Durbin; National Association of Convenience Stores Political Action Committee gave $10K to Richard J. Durbin.

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2020 general election

Illinois Senate

The candidate who raised the most money won.

$7.7M in receipts plus outside spending is tied to the 2020 Illinois Senate race: $7.7M raised by the campaigns, $1.7M of it from PACs, plus $0 from outside groups (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Dec 31, 2020). Richard J. Durbin (Democrat) won and was the top fundraiser.

Receipts + outside spending

$7.7M

Raised by campaigns

$7.7M

PAC checks

$1.7M

Outside money

Candidates

Raised by the campaign Outside money supportingOutside money attacking Democrat Republican Other

Richard J. DurbinDemocrat, incumbent

✓ Won

Raised: $7.3M
Spent: $8.3M
From individuals: $3.7M
From PACs: $1.7M
From party: $750
Own money & loans: $0
Outside money for: $0
Outside money against: $0

Who paid: 23% of Durbin's money came from PACs

Corporate $688K (42%)Trade group $268K (16%)Leadership PAC $182K (11%)Membership $148K (9%)Union $201K (12%)Super PAC $17K (1%)Party $4K (0%)Other $140K (8%)

Votesane PAC Other$23K
Branch 193 National Association of Letter Carriers Political Action Committee Union$12K
National Association of Convenience Stores Trade group$10K
Csx Corporation Corporate$10K
Bnsf Railway Company Corporate$10K
Honeywell International Corporate$10K
Caterpillar Inc. Corporate$10K
Tammy Baldwin Victory Committee Leadership PAC$10K

FEC record S6IL00151

Mark C. CurranRepublican

✗ Lost

Raised: $377K
Spent: $377K
From individuals: $336K
From PACs: $17K
From party: $250
Own money & loans: $22K
Outside money for: $0
Outside money against: $0

Who paid: 5% of Curran's money came from PACs

Trade group $1K (11%)Leadership PAC $1K (11%)Other $8K (79%)

Lets Get to Work PAC Other$5K
Sentinel PAC Other$2K
Family-PAC Federal Other$1K
Michigan Independent Political Action Committee Trade group$1K
Abraham Lincoln PAC Leadership PAC$1K

FEC record S0IL00543

Danny MaloufLibertarian

✗ Lost

Raised: $13K
Spent: $12K
From individuals: $13K
From PACs: $0
From party: $0
Own money & loans: $0
Outside money for: $0
Outside money against: $0

FEC record S0IL00618

Plus 1 other candidate on the ballot with no reported money.

Questions people ask

How much money is tied to the 2020 Illinois Senate race?: $7.7M in receipts plus outside spending is tied to the 2020 Illinois Senate race: $7.7M raised by the campaigns, $1.7M of it from PACs, plus $0 from outside groups (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Dec 31, 2020). Richard J. Durbin (Democrat) won and was the top fundraiser.
Who raised the most money in the 2020 Illinois Senate race?: Richard J. Durbin (Democrat) raised $7.3M.
Which PACs gave the most to candidates in the 2020 Illinois Senate race?: Votesane PAC gave $23K to Richard J. Durbin; National Association of Letter Carriers of U.S.a. Political Fund (Letter Carrier Political Fund) gave $12K to Richard J. Durbin; National Association of Convenience Stores Political Action Committee gave $10K to Richard J. Durbin.