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2020 general election

Oregon 4th District

The winner was outraised and won anyway.

$14M in receipts plus outside spending is tied to the 2020 Oregon 4th District race: $11M raised by the campaigns, $2.4M of it from PACs, plus $3.0M from outside groups (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Dec 31, 2020). Peter DeFazio (Democrat) won despite being outraised.

Receipts + outside spending

$14M

Raised by campaigns

$11M

PAC checks

$2.4M

Outside money

$3.0M

Candidates

Raised by the campaign Outside money supportingOutside money attacking Democrat Republican Other
Alek SkarlatosRepublican
✗ Lost
Raised
$5.5M
Spent
$5.3M
From individuals
$5.1M
From PACs
$123K
From party
$0
Own money & loans
$0
Outside money for
$91K
Outside money against
$2.4M

Who paid: 2% of Skarlatos's money came from PACs

Corporate $2K (2%)Trade group $3K (2%)Leadership PAC $64K (53%)Membership $13K (11%)Super PAC $10K (8%)Party $8K (7%)Other $20K (17%)

Biggest outside spenders

FEC record H0OR04107
Peter DeFazioDemocrat, incumbent
✓ Won
Raised
$5.3M
Spent
$5.9M
From individuals
$3.0M
From PACs
$2.2M
From party
$5K
Own money & loans
$0
Outside money for
$206K
Outside money against
$309K

Who paid: 42% of DeFazio's money came from PACs

Corporate $721K (35%)Trade group $446K (22%)Leadership PAC $288K (14%)Membership $98K (5%)Union $369K (18%)Super PAC $15K (1%)Party $5K (0%)Other $122K (6%)

Biggest outside spenders

  • Congressional Leadership Fund · $274K attacking
  • Nrdc Action Votes · $138K supporting
  • American Jobs and Growth PAC · $35K attacking
  • The Principles Project · $32K supporting
  • International Association of Sheet Metal. Air, Rail An Transportation Workers · $25K supporting
FEC record H6OR04047

Plus 1 other candidate on the ballot with no reported money.

Questions people ask

How much money is tied to the 2020 Oregon 4th District race?
$14M in receipts plus outside spending is tied to the 2020 Oregon 4th District race: $11M raised by the campaigns, $2.4M of it from PACs, plus $3.0M from outside groups (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Dec 31, 2020). Peter DeFazio (Democrat) won despite being outraised.
Who raised the most money in the 2020 Oregon 4th District race?
Alek Skarlatos (Republican) raised $5.5M and had $91K in outside spending on their side.
Which outside groups spent the most on the 2020 Oregon 4th District race?
House Majority PAC ($2.0M), Congressional Leadership Fund ($274K), Voter Protection Project ($200K).
Which PACs gave the most to candidates in the 2020 Oregon 4th District race?
Carpenters Legislative Improvement Committee United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners gave $15K to Peter DeFazio; PAC to the Future gave $15K to Peter DeFazio; American Moving and Storage Association Inc Political Action Committee (Ampac) gave $12K to Peter DeFazio.