2020 general election
Nebraska 2nd District
The winner was outraised and won anyway.
$22M in receipts plus outside spending is tied to the 2020 Nebraska 2nd District race: $8.3M raised by the campaigns, $1.8M of it from PACs, plus $13M from outside groups (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Dec 31, 2020). Donald Bacon (Republican) won despite being outraised.
Receipts + outside spending
$22M
Raised by campaigns
$8.3M
PAC checks
$1.8M
Outside money
$13M
Candidates
Raised by the campaign Outside money supportingOutside money attacking Democrat Republican Other
Kara EastmanDemocrat
✗ Lost- Raised
- $4.5M
- Spent
- $4.6M
- From individuals
- $3.8M
- From PACs
- $379K
- From party
- $5K
- Own money & loans
- $0
- Outside money for
- $999K
- Outside money against
- $5.4M
Who paid: 8% of Eastman's money came from PACs
Trade group $600 (0%)Leadership PAC $129K (38%)Membership $31K (9%)Union $60K (18%)Super PAC $65K (19%)Party $5K (1%)Other $51K (15%)
- Congressional Progressive Caucus PAC Other$10K
- Elect Democratic Women Other$10K
- Voter Protection Project Super PAC$10K
- Ocasio-Cortez Leadership PAC$10K
- Justice Democrats PAC Super PAC$9K
- District Council 37, Afscme Public Employees Organized for Pol & Leg Equality Union$8K
- Build Our Movement PAC Leadership PAC$7K
- Planned Parenthood Action Fund Inc. Membership$5K
Biggest outside spenders
- NRCC · $2.6M attacking
- Congressional Leadership Fund · $2.2M attacking
- Defending Main Street Superpac Inc. · $336K attacking
- Justice Democrats PAC · $325K supporting
- Esafund · $304K attacking
Donald BaconRepublican, incumbent
✓ Won- Raised
- $3.8M
- Spent
- $3.8M
- From individuals
- $1.9M
- From PACs
- $1.5M
- From party
- $0
- Own money & loans
- $65
- Outside money for
- $2.0M
- Outside money against
- $5.0M
Who paid: 38% of Bacon's money came from PACs
Corporate $446K (33%)Trade group $226K (17%)Leadership PAC $257K (19%)Membership $108K (8%)Union $168K (12%)Super PAC $21K (2%)Other $138K (10%)
- National Association of Health Underwriters Membership$10K
- Honeywell International Corporate$10K
- L3 Technologies, Inc. PAC Corporate$10K
- The Boeing Company Corporate$10K
- Republican Mainstreet Partnership PAC Other$10K
- National Air Traffic Controllers Association Union$10K
- United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America Union$10K
- Air Line Pilots Association Union$10K
Biggest outside spenders
- House Majority PAC · $2.2M attacking
- DCCC · $1.9M attacking
- Defending Main Street Superpac Inc. · $598K supporting
- With Honor Fund, Inc. · $581K supporting
- Women Vote! · $503K attacking
Plus 1 other candidate on the ballot with no reported money.
Questions people ask
- How much money is tied to the 2020 Nebraska 2nd District race?
- $22M in receipts plus outside spending is tied to the 2020 Nebraska 2nd District race: $8.3M raised by the campaigns, $1.8M of it from PACs, plus $13M from outside groups (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Dec 31, 2020). Donald Bacon (Republican) won despite being outraised.
- Who raised the most money in the 2020 Nebraska 2nd District race?
- Donald Bacon (Republican) raised $3.8M and had $2.0M in outside spending on their side.
- Which outside groups spent the most on the 2020 Nebraska 2nd District race?
- NRCC ($2.6M), Congressional Leadership Fund ($2.2M), House Majority PAC ($2.2M).
- Which PACs gave the most to candidates in the 2020 Nebraska 2nd District race?
- Congressional Progressive Caucus PAC gave $10K to Kara Eastman; Elect Democratic Women gave $10K to Kara Eastman; Voter Protection Project gave $10K to Kara Eastman.