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2020 general election

Ohio 1st District

The winner was outraised and won anyway.

$18M in receipts plus outside spending is tied to the 2020 Ohio 1st District race: $7.3M raised by the campaigns, $1.6M of it from PACs, plus $11M from outside groups (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Dec 31, 2020). Steve Chabot (Republican) won despite being outraised.

Receipts + outside spending

$18M

Raised by campaigns

$7.3M

PAC checks

$1.6M

Outside money

$11M

Candidates

Raised by the campaign Outside money supportingOutside money attacking Democrat Republican Other
Kate SchroderDemocrat
✗ Lost
Raised
$4.1M
Spent
$4.1M
From individuals
$3.4M
From PACs
$418K
From party
$6K
Own money & loans
$0
Outside money for
$16K
Outside money against
$4.3M

Who paid: 10% of Schroder's money came from PACs

Corporate $3K (1%)Leadership PAC $129K (36%)Membership $31K (9%)Union $83K (23%)Super PAC $31K (9%)Party $5K (1%)Other $80K (22%)

Biggest outside spenders

FEC record H0OH01099
Steve ChabotRepublican, incumbent
✓ Won
Raised
$3.2M
Spent
$2.9M
From individuals
$1.9M
From PACs
$1.2M
From party
$0
Own money & loans
$0
Outside money for
$536K
Outside money against
$6.0M

Who paid: 38% of Chabot's money came from PACs

Corporate $331K (30%)Trade group $217K (20%)Leadership PAC $289K (26%)Membership $85K (8%)Union $12K (1%)Super PAC $7K (1%)Other $168K (15%)

Biggest outside spenders

FEC record H8OH01043
Kevin David KahnLibertarian
✗ Lost
Raised
$12K
Spent
$8K
From individuals
$6K
From PACs
$0
From party
$0
Own money & loans
$6K
Outside money for
$0
Outside money against
$0
FEC record H0OH01115

Questions people ask

How much money is tied to the 2020 Ohio 1st District race?
$18M in receipts plus outside spending is tied to the 2020 Ohio 1st District race: $7.3M raised by the campaigns, $1.6M of it from PACs, plus $11M from outside groups (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Dec 31, 2020). Steve Chabot (Republican) won despite being outraised.
Who raised the most money in the 2020 Ohio 1st District race?
Kate Schroder (Democrat) raised $4.1M and had $16K in outside spending on their side.
Which outside groups spent the most on the 2020 Ohio 1st District race?
House Majority PAC ($3.0M), DCCC ($2.5M), Congressional Leadership Fund ($2.3M).
Which PACs gave the most to candidates in the 2020 Ohio 1st District race?
Freedom First PAC gave $52K to Steve Chabot; Cincinnatus PAC gave $10K to Kate Schroder; Ameripac: the Fund for a Greater America gave $10K to Kate Schroder.