2020 general election
Minnesota Senate
The candidate who raised the most money won.
$25M in receipts plus outside spending is tied to the 2020 Minnesota Senate race: $24M raised by the campaigns, $2.7M of it from PACs, plus $1.6M from outside groups (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Dec 31, 2020). Tina Smith (Democrat) won and was the top fundraiser.
Receipts + outside spending
$25M
Raised by campaigns
$24M
PAC checks
$2.7M
Outside money
$1.6M
Candidates
Raised by the campaign Outside money supportingOutside money attacking Democrat Republican Other
Tina SmithDemocrat, incumbent
✓ Won- Raised
- $16M
- Spent
- $16M
- From individuals
- $13M
- From PACs
- $2.4M
- From party
- $0
- Own money & loans
- $6K
- Outside money for
- $578K
- Outside money against
- $274K
Who paid: 15% of Smith's money came from PACs
Corporate $891K (37%)Trade group $392K (16%)Leadership PAC $389K (16%)Membership $184K (8%)Union $256K (11%)Super PAC $44K (2%)Other $235K (10%)
- International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Political Action Committee Union$10K
- Laborers' International Union of North America Union$10K
- Anthem, Inc. Corporate$10K
- Arkansas Rural Water Association Federal Political Action Committee Trade group$10K
- Archer Daniels Midland Company-Adm PAC Corporate$10K
- Mortgage Bankers Association Trade group$10K
- Best Buy Co., Inc. Corporate$10K
- Iuoe Local 965 Pef Union$10K
Biggest outside spenders
- Seiu Cope (Service Employees International Union Committee On Political Education) · $190K supporting
- Alliance for a Better Minnesota Federal PAC · $146K supporting
- Right Now USA · $135K attacking
- Valor America · $85K attacking
- Planned Parenthood of Minnesota Political Action Fund · $62K supporting
Jason LewisRepublican
✗ Lost- Raised
- $7.1M
- Spent
- $6.7M
- From individuals
- $6.8M
- From PACs
- $237K
- From party
- $3K
- Own money & loans
- $0
- Outside money for
- $594K
- Outside money against
- $105K
Who paid: 3% of Lewis's money came from PACs
Corporate $19K (7%)Trade group $19K (8%)Leadership PAC $76K (30%)Membership $30K (12%)Super PAC $80K (31%)Party $5K (2%)Other $27K (10%)
- Winred Super PAC$80K
- Emerson Electric Co. Corporate$10K
- Badlands PAC Other$10K
- Citizens United Membership$10K
- Oorah! Political Action Committee Leadership PAC$5K
- Cornyn Leadership PAC$5K
- Strategy PAC Leadership PAC$5K
- Cotton Victory Leadership PAC$5K
Biggest outside spenders
- Citizens United Political Victory Fund · $436K supporting
- Right Now USA · $92K supporting
- Planned Parenthood of Minnesota Political Action Fund · $60K attacking
- Naral Pro-Choice America · $45K attacking
- National Right to Life Victory Fund · $42K supporting
Plus 2 other candidates on the ballot with no reported money.
Questions people ask
- How much money is tied to the 2020 Minnesota Senate race?
- $25M in receipts plus outside spending is tied to the 2020 Minnesota Senate race: $24M raised by the campaigns, $2.7M of it from PACs, plus $1.6M from outside groups (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Dec 31, 2020). Tina Smith (Democrat) won and was the top fundraiser.
- Who raised the most money in the 2020 Minnesota Senate race?
- Tina Smith (Democrat) raised $16M and had $578K in outside spending on their side.
- Which outside groups spent the most on the 2020 Minnesota Senate race?
- Citizens United Political Victory Fund ($436K), Right Now USA ($227K), Seiu Cope (Service Employees International Union Committee On Political Education) ($190K).
- Which PACs gave the most to candidates in the 2020 Minnesota Senate race?
- Winred gave $80K to Jason Lewis; International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Political Action Committee gave $10K to Tina Smith; Laborers' International Union of North America (Liuna) PAC gave $10K to Tina Smith.