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Politician

Mandela Barnes

Democrat · Wisconsin · ran 1 time since 2020, won 0

FEC candidate S2WI00441

Mandela Barnes (Democrat) raised $42M for the 2022 Wisconsin Senate race, $1.0M of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $11M for and $51M against them (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2022). They lost.

Raised, all runs

$42M

2022

From PAC checks

2%

$1.0M from corporations, trade groups, unions and politicians

Outside money for

$11M

Super PACs and party groups helping

Outside money against

$51M

Spent attacking them

Every run

Each general election, with the money behind it and the result.
CycleRaceRaisedPAC shareOutside for / againstGoogle adsAll moneyResult
2022Wisconsin Senate$42M2%$11M / $51M$3.9M$104M✗ Lost

Who wrote the checks

The PACs that gave the most across every run, and what kind of money it is.
Leadership PAC $387KUnion $218KOther $206KSuper PAC $114KMembership $75KParty $55KCorporate $22KTrade group $8K

Outside money, for and against

Super PACs and party groups that spent the most on these races.

Figures are the candidate's principal committees as filed with the FEC, cycle by cycle. See About the data.

Questions people ask

Who funded Mandela Barnes's 2022 campaign?
Mandela Barnes (Democrat) raised $42M for the 2022 Wisconsin Senate race, $1.0M of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $11M for and $51M against them (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2022). They lost.
Which PACs gave the most to Mandela Barnes?
DSCC ($51K), DSCC Pa Wi Victory 2022 ($48K), Democracy Engine, Inc., PAC ($21K), American Federation of Teachers, AFL-CIO Committee On Political Education ($15K), Wfp National PAC ($13K) in 2022.
Which super PACs spent on Mandela Barnes's race?
Senate Leadership Fund ($26M against), Wisconsin Truth PAC ($17M against), NRSC ($2.8M against) in 2022.