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2020 general election

Kansas Senate

The winner was outraised and won anyway.

$74M in receipts plus outside spending is tied to the 2020 Kansas Senate race: $36M raised by the campaigns, $2.7M of it from PACs, plus $39M from outside groups (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Dec 31, 2020). Roger Marshall (Republican) won despite being outraised.

Receipts + outside spending

$74M

Raised by campaigns

$36M

PAC checks

$2.7M

Outside money

$39M

Candidates

Raised by the campaign Outside money supportingOutside money attacking Democrat Republican Other
Barbara BollierDemocrat
✗ Lost
Raised
$29M
Spent
$29M
From individuals
$27M
From PACs
$635K
From party
$200
Own money & loans
$50K
Outside money for
$1.0M
Outside money against
$25M

Who paid: 2% of Bollier's money came from PACs

Corporate $18K (3%)Trade group $10K (2%)Leadership PAC $239K (40%)Membership $41K (7%)Union $138K (23%)Super PAC $57K (9%)Other $102K (17%)

Biggest outside spenders

FEC record S0KS00323
Roger MarshallRepublican
✓ Won
Raised
$6.8M
Spent
$7.2M
From individuals
$4.5M
From PACs
$2.0M
From party
$46K
Own money & loans
$0
Outside money for
$3.6M
Outside money against
$9.2M

Who paid: 30% of Marshall's money came from PACs

Corporate $442K (36%)Trade group $233K (19%)Leadership PAC $216K (18%)Membership $121K (10%)Union $22K (2%)Super PAC $29K (2%)Party $50K (4%)Other $105K (9%)

Biggest outside spenders

FEC record S0KS00315

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

Questions people ask

How much money is tied to the 2020 Kansas Senate race?
$74M in receipts plus outside spending is tied to the 2020 Kansas Senate race: $36M raised by the campaigns, $2.7M of it from PACs, plus $39M from outside groups (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Dec 31, 2020). Roger Marshall (Republican) won despite being outraised.
Who raised the most money in the 2020 Kansas Senate race?
Barbara Bollier (Democrat) raised $29M and had $1.0M in outside spending on their side.
Which outside groups spent the most on the 2020 Kansas Senate race?
Senate Leadership Fund ($16M), Duty and Country ($6.4M), NRSC ($4.6M).
Which PACs gave the most to candidates in the 2020 Kansas Senate race?
NRSC gave $45K to Roger Marshall; Winred gave $23K to Roger Marshall; Engineers Political Education Committee (Epec)/International Union of Operating Engineers gave $10K to Barbara Bollier.