2020 general election
West Virginia Senate
The candidate who raised the most money won.
$7.0M in receipts plus outside spending is tied to the 2020 West Virginia Senate race: $7.0M raised by the campaigns, $2.1M of it from PACs, plus $10K from outside groups (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Dec 31, 2020). Shelley Moore Capito (Republican) won and was the top fundraiser.
Receipts + outside spending
$7.0M
Raised by campaigns
$7.0M
PAC checks
$2.1M
Outside money
$10K
Candidates
Raised by the campaign Outside money supportingOutside money attacking Democrat Republican Other
Shelley Moore CapitoRepublican, incumbent
✓ Won- Raised
- $4.9M
- Spent
- $3.2M
- From individuals
- $2.4M
- From PACs
- $2.1M
- From party
- $800
- Own money & loans
- $0
- Outside money for
- $10K
- Outside money against
- $0
Who paid: 43% of Capito's money came from PACs
Corporate $997K (47%)Trade group $494K (23%)Leadership PAC $295K (14%)Membership $115K (5%)Union $44K (2%)Super PAC $33K (2%)Other $149K (7%)
- Visa, Inc. Corporate$10K
- National Multifamily Housing Council Trade group$10K
- Honeywell International Corporate$10K
- Fischer Leadership PAC$10K
- The Home Depot Inc. Corporate$10K
- California Real Estate Political Action Committee Membership$10K
- Sensible American Solutions Supporting Everyone PAC Leadership PAC$10K
- National Automobile Dealers Association Trade group$10K
Biggest outside spenders
- Clearpath Action Fund, Inc. · $10K supporting
- National Rifle Association of America Political Victory Fund · $305 supporting
Paula Jean SwearenginDemocrat
✗ Lost- Raised
- $2.1M
- Spent
- $2.0M
- From individuals
- $2.0M
- From PACs
- $15K
- From party
- $0
- Own money & loans
- $0
- Outside money for
- $0
- Outside money against
- $0
Who paid: 1% of Swearengin's money came from PACs
Leadership PAC $5K (38%)Union $5K (38%)Super PAC $2K (12%)Other $2K (12%)
- Communications Workers of America Union$5K
- Ocasio-Cortez Leadership PAC$5K
- The Progressive List Super PAC$1K
- Iron PAC Other$1K
- Sunrise PAC Super PAC$636
- Booker for the People, Ltd Other$500
- Wv Can't Wait Action Committee Other$129
Plus 1 other candidate on the ballot with no reported money.
Questions people ask
- How much money is tied to the 2020 West Virginia Senate race?
- $7.0M in receipts plus outside spending is tied to the 2020 West Virginia Senate race: $7.0M raised by the campaigns, $2.1M of it from PACs, plus $10K from outside groups (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Dec 31, 2020). Shelley Moore Capito (Republican) won and was the top fundraiser.
- Who raised the most money in the 2020 West Virginia Senate race?
- Shelley Moore Capito (Republican) raised $4.9M and had $10K in outside spending on their side.
- Which outside groups spent the most on the 2020 West Virginia Senate race?
- Clearpath Action Fund, Inc. ($10K), National Rifle Association of America Political Victory Fund ($305).
- Which PACs gave the most to candidates in the 2020 West Virginia Senate race?
- Visa, Inc. Political Action Committee gave $10K to Shelley Moore Capito; National Multifamily Housing Council Political Action Committee gave $10K to Shelley Moore Capito; Honeywell International Political Action Committee gave $10K to Shelley Moore Capito.