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2020 general election

Maryland 7th District

The winner was outraised and won anyway.

$9.4M in receipts plus outside spending is tied to the 2020 Maryland 7th District race: $9.3M raised by the campaigns, $395K of it from PACs, plus $75K from outside groups (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Dec 31, 2020). Kweisi Mfume (Democrat) won despite being outraised.

Receipts + outside spending

$9.4M

Raised by campaigns

$9.3M

PAC checks

$395K

Outside money

$75K

Candidates

Raised by the campaign Outside money supportingOutside money attacking Democrat Republican Other
Kimberly KlacikRepublican
✗ Lost
Raised
$8.3M
Spent
$7.5M
From individuals
$8.3M
From PACs
$20K
From party
$1K
Own money & loans
$0
Outside money for
$66K
Outside money against
$0

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

Corporate $6K (4%)Trade group $350 (0%)Leadership PAC $9K (7%)Membership $3K (2%)Super PAC $107K (78%)Party $1K (1%)Other $11K (8%)
  • Winred Super PAC$102K
  • Elbert Guillory's America Leadership PAC$5K
  • Huck PAC Other$5K
  • G4s Secure Solutions (USA) PAC Corporate$5K
  • Black America's Political Action Committee Super PAC$5K
  • Justice Freedom & Liberty PAC Other$3K
  • Citizens United Membership$3K
  • Luetkemeyer Leadership PAC$2K

Biggest outside spenders

FEC record H0MD07197
Kweisi MfumeDemocrat, incumbent
✓ Won
Raised
$1.0M
Spent
$715K
From individuals
$633K
From PACs
$375K
From party
$0
Own money & loans
$5K
Outside money for
$9K
Outside money against
$0

Who paid: 37% of Mfume's money came from PACs

Corporate $51K (19%)Trade group $29K (11%)Leadership PAC $39K (15%)Membership $8K (3%)Union $88K (34%)Super PAC $10K (4%)Other $39K (15%)

Biggest outside spenders

  • Vote Yes On Question 2 · $9K supporting
FEC record H6MD07020

Questions people ask

How much money is tied to the 2020 Maryland 7th District race?
$9.4M in receipts plus outside spending is tied to the 2020 Maryland 7th District race: $9.3M raised by the campaigns, $395K of it from PACs, plus $75K from outside groups (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Dec 31, 2020). Kweisi Mfume (Democrat) won despite being outraised.
Who raised the most money in the 2020 Maryland 7th District race?
Kimberly Klacik (Republican) raised $8.3M and had $66K in outside spending on their side.
Which outside groups spent the most on the 2020 Maryland 7th District race?
American Liberty Fund ($66K), Vote Yes On Question 2 ($9K).
Which PACs gave the most to candidates in the 2020 Maryland 7th District race?
Winred gave $102K to Kimberly Klacik; Ameripac: the Fund for a Greater America gave $15K to Kweisi Mfume; American Federation of Teachers, AFL-CIO Committee On Political Education gave $15K to Kweisi Mfume.