Politician
Eric Hovde
Republican · Wisconsin · ran 1 time since 2020, won 0
FEC candidate S4WI00256
Eric Hovde (Republican) raised $32M for the 2024 Wisconsin Senate race, $424K of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $6.7M for and $42M against them (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Dec 31, 2024). They lost.
Raised, all cycles
$32M
2024; counted once per cycle
From PAC checks
1%
$424K from corporations, trade groups, unions and politicians
Outside money for
$6.7M
Super PACs and party groups helping
Outside money against
$42M
Spent attacking them
Every run
Each election and its result. Campaign receipts cover the whole cycle and can appear in both regular and special contests; they count once in the totals above.
| Cycle | Race | Raised | PAC share | Outside for / against | Google ads | All money | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Wisconsin Senate | $32M | 1% | $6.7M / $42M | – | $80M | ✗ Lost |
Who wrote the checks
The PACs that gave the most across every run, and what kind of money it is.
Leadership PAC $305KOther $68KParty $53KMembership $53KCorporate $17KSuper PAC $4KTrade group $3K
- NRSCParty$53K
- Club for Growth PACMembership$26K
- Republican Jewish Coalition-Political Action Committee (Rjc-PAC)MembershipLobbyist PAC$17K
- Jobs Opportunity and New Ideas PACLeadership PAC$10K
- Freedom FundLeadership PAC$10K
- Big Sky Opportunity PACLeadership PAC$10K
- Bluegrass CommitteeLeadership PAC$10K
- Responsibility and Freedom Work PAC (Rfwpac)Leadership PAC$10K
Outside money, for and against
Super PACs and party groups that spent the most on these races.
- WinSenateagainst $25M
- DSCCagainst $9.4M
- Americans for Prosperity Actionfor $5.2M
- Women Voteagainst $2.8M
- A Better Wisconsin Together Actionagainst $2.5M
Figures are the candidate's principal committees as filed with the FEC, cycle by cycle. See About the data.
Questions people ask
- Who funded Eric Hovde's 2024 campaign?
- Eric Hovde (Republican) raised $32M for the 2024 Wisconsin Senate race, $424K of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $6.7M for and $42M against them (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Dec 31, 2024). They lost.
- Which PACs gave the most to Eric Hovde?
- NRSC ($53K), Club for Growth PAC ($26K), Republican Jewish Coalition-Political Action Committee (Rjc-PAC) ($17K), Jobs Opportunity and New Ideas PAC ($10K), Freedom Fund ($10K) in 2024.
- Which super PACs spent on Eric Hovde's race?
- WinSenate ($25M against), DSCC ($9.4M against), Americans for Prosperity Action ($5.2M for) in 2024.