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2020 general election

Tennessee 5th District

Not a real money race: only one candidate raised meaningful money.

$940K in receipts plus outside spending is tied to the 2020 Tennessee 5th District race: $940K raised by the campaigns, $431K of it from PACs, plus $0 from outside groups (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Dec 31, 2020). Jim Cooper (Democrat) won.

$940K

Receipts + outside spending

$940K

Raised by campaigns

$431K

PAC checks

$0

Outside money

Candidates

Raised by the campaign Outside money supportingOutside money attacking Democrat Republican Other
Jim CooperDemocrat, incumbent
✓ Won
Raised
$940K
Spent
$1.3M
From individuals
$508K
From PACs
$431K
From party
$0
Own money & loans
$0
Outside money for
$0
Outside money against
$0

Who paid: 46% of Cooper's money came from PACs

Corporate $266K (62%)Trade group $56K (13%)Leadership PAC $1K (0%)Membership $22K (5%)Union $55K (13%)Super PAC $2K (0%)Other $28K (7%)
FEC record H2TN05131

Questions people ask

How much money is tied to the 2020 Tennessee 5th District race?
$940K in receipts plus outside spending is tied to the 2020 Tennessee 5th District race: $940K raised by the campaigns, $431K of it from PACs, plus $0 from outside groups (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Dec 31, 2020). Jim Cooper (Democrat) won.
Who raised the most money in the 2020 Tennessee 5th District race?
Jim Cooper (Democrat) raised $940K.
Which PACs gave the most to candidates in the 2020 Tennessee 5th District race?
Lockheed Martin Corporation Employees' Political Action Committee gave $10K to Jim Cooper; Employees of Northrop Grumman Corporation PAC gave $10K to Jim Cooper; Ubs Americas Inc. Political Action Committee (Ubs PAC) gave $10K to Jim Cooper.