2024 general election
Minnesota 1st District
The candidate who raised the most money won.
$2.4M was spent on the 2024 Minnesota 1st District race: $2.4M raised by the campaigns, $941K of it from PACs, plus $52K from outside groups (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2024). Brad Finstad (Republican) won and was the top fundraiser.
Total money
$2.4M
Raised by campaigns
$2.4M
PAC checks
$941K
Outside money
$52K
Candidates
Raised by the campaign Outside money supportingOutside money attacking Democrat Republican Other
Brad FinstadRepublican, incumbent
✓ Won- Raised
- $2.0M
- Spent
- $1.9M
- From individuals
- $911K
- From PACs
- $897K
- From party
- $0
- Own money & loans
- $0
- Outside money for
- $0
- Outside money against
- $0
Who paid: 45% of Finstad's money came from PACs
Corporate $363K (43%)Trade group $254K (30%)Leadership PAC $45K (5%)Membership $76K (9%)Union $55K (6%)Super PAC $7K (1%)Party $3K (0%)Other $48K (6%)
- Syngenta Corporation Employee Political Action Committee Corporate$15K
- National Propane Gas Association PAC Trade group$10K
- Southern Minnesota Beet Sugar Cooperative Corporate$10K
- The Farm Credit Council Trade group$10K
- Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America, Inc. Trade group$10K
- American Bankers Association (Aba) Trade group$10K
- Honeywell International Corporate$10K
- Koch, Inc. Corporate$10K
Rachel BohmanDemocrat
✗ Lost- Raised
- $414K
- Spent
- $394K
- From individuals
- $314K
- From PACs
- $45K
- From party
- $23K
- Own money & loans
- $32K
- Outside money for
- $52K
- Outside money against
- $0
Who paid: 11% of Bohman's money came from PACs
Trade group $5K (10%)Leadership PAC $17K (34%)Membership $500 (1%)Union $20K (39%)Party $5K (10%)Other $3K (5%)
- International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Union$10K
- Midwest Values PAC Leadership PAC$5K
- Velvet Hammer PAC Leadership PAC$5K
- Follow the North Star Fund Leadership PAC$5K
- American Society of Anesthesiologists Trade group$5K
- Minnesota House Dfl Caucus Party$5K
- Communications Workers of America Union$5K
- Women Winning Other$3K
Biggest outside spenders
- Project 218 · $43K supporting
- Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party · $8K supporting
- Afscme Working Families Fund · $1K supporting
Questions people ask
- How much money was spent on the 2024 Minnesota 1st District race?
- $2.4M was spent on the 2024 Minnesota 1st District race: $2.4M raised by the campaigns, $941K of it from PACs, plus $52K from outside groups (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2024). Brad Finstad (Republican) won and was the top fundraiser.
- Who raised the most money in the 2024 Minnesota 1st District race?
- Brad Finstad (Republican) raised $2.0M.
- Which outside groups spent the most on the 2024 Minnesota 1st District race?
- Project 218 ($43K), Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party ($8K), Afscme Working Families Fund ($1K).
- Which PACs gave the most to candidates in the 2024 Minnesota 1st District race?
- Syngenta Corporation Employee Political Action Committee gave $15K to Brad Finstad; National Propane Gas Association PAC gave $10K to Brad Finstad; Southern Minnesota Beet Sugar Cooperative Political Action Committee gave $10K to Brad Finstad.