2020 general election
Minnesota 7th District
The winner was outraised and won anyway. The incumbent lost.
$19M in receipts plus outside spending is tied to the 2020 Minnesota 7th District race: $5.4M raised by the campaigns, $2.0M of it from PACs, plus $14M from outside groups (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Dec 31, 2020). Michelle Fischbach (Republican) won despite being outraised.
Receipts + outside spending
$19M
Raised by campaigns
$5.4M
PAC checks
$2.0M
Outside money
$14M
Candidates
Raised by the campaign Outside money supportingOutside money attacking Democrat Republican Other
Collin C. PetersonDemocrat, incumbent
✗ Lost- Raised
- $2.7M
- Spent
- $2.9M
- From individuals
- $831K
- From PACs
- $1.6M
- From party
- $6K
- Own money & loans
- $3K
- Outside money for
- $560K
- Outside money against
- $7.9M
Who paid: 59% of Peterson's money came from PACs
Corporate $541K (36%)Trade group $425K (28%)Leadership PAC $99K (7%)Membership $167K (11%)Union $138K (9%)Super PAC $3K (0%)Party $5K (0%)Other $142K (9%)
- Crop Insurance Professionals Association PAC-Cipa PAC Trade group$10K
- National Milk Producers Federation Membership$10K
- National Council of Farmer Cooperatives Co-Op/PAC Trade group$10K
- Dairy Farmers of America, Inc. Corporate$10K
- Cme Group, Inc. Corporate$10K
- International Dairy Foods Association Trade group$10K
- Polaris Industries Inc Corporate$10K
- Iuoe Local 965 Pef Union$10K
Biggest outside spenders
- Congressional Leadership Fund · $4.4M attacking
- NRCC · $3.3M attacking
- Committee for Stronger Rural Communities, Inc. · $534K supporting
- Alliance for a Greater Minnesota · $94K attacking
- Working America · $27K supporting
Michelle FischbachRepublican
✓ Won- Raised
- $2.6M
- Spent
- $2.6M
- From individuals
- $2.1M
- From PACs
- $390K
- From party
- $9K
- Own money & loans
- $8K
- Outside money for
- $244K
- Outside money against
- $5.0M
Who paid: 15% of Fischbach's money came from PACs
Corporate $55K (16%)Trade group $34K (10%)Leadership PAC $153K (44%)Membership $36K (10%)Super PAC $15K (4%)Party $8K (2%)Other $44K (13%)
- Mccarthy Victory Fund Leadership PAC$10K
- Cowboy PAC Leadership PAC$10K
- Stefanik Leadership PAC$10K
- Scalise Leadership PAC$10K
- Mcmorris Rodgers Win the Future Fund Super PAC$10K
- Freedom Club Corporate$10K
- Electing Majority Making Effective Republicans Leadership PAC$10K
- Victory and Freedom PAC (Vaf PAC) Leadership PAC$8K
Biggest outside spenders
- House Majority PAC · $4.7M attacking
- DCCC · $230K attacking
- Congressional Leadership Fund · $129K supporting
- One Country Fund · $83K attacking
- Alliance for a Greater Minnesota · $58K supporting
Plus 2 other candidates on the ballot with no reported money.
Questions people ask
- How much money is tied to the 2020 Minnesota 7th District race?
- $19M in receipts plus outside spending is tied to the 2020 Minnesota 7th District race: $5.4M raised by the campaigns, $2.0M of it from PACs, plus $14M from outside groups (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Dec 31, 2020). Michelle Fischbach (Republican) won despite being outraised.
- Who raised the most money in the 2020 Minnesota 7th District race?
- Collin C. Peterson (Democrat) raised $2.7M and had $560K in outside spending on their side.
- Which outside groups spent the most on the 2020 Minnesota 7th District race?
- House Majority PAC ($4.7M), Congressional Leadership Fund ($4.6M), NRCC ($3.3M).
- Which PACs gave the most to candidates in the 2020 Minnesota 7th District race?
- Crop Insurance Professionals Association PAC-Cipa PAC gave $10K to Collin C. Peterson; National Milk Producers Federation PAC (Nmpf PAC) gave $10K to Collin C. Peterson; National Council of Farmer Cooperatives Co-Op/PAC gave $10K to Collin C. Peterson.