Minnesota’s Senate Special Election Race - 2018 cycle

INCUMBENT Democrat RUNNING

Total Raised

$13,919,283

Total Spent

$13,469,758

Total Reported Outside Spending

$1,346,019

Active Candidates

Candidate Party Raised Spent Cash As of
Tina Smith (I) DEM $9,221,474 $8,787,691 $433,783 Dec. 31, 2018
Karin Housley REP $4,697,809 $4,682,067 $15,741 Dec. 31, 2018

Outside Spending

Committee Primary General Total As of
Majority PAC $0 $402,009 $402,009 Nov. 20, 2018
Planned Parenthood Of Minnesota Political Action Fund $0 $129,703 $314,148 Oct. 31, 2018
Planned Parenthood Action Fund Inc. $242,000 $0 $242,000 Aug. 7, 2018
Great America Pac $0 $100,000 $100,000 Oct. 17, 2018
Heartland Fund $0 $73,040 $73,040 Nov. 1, 2018
Freedom's Defense Fund $0 $54,772 $54,772 Aug. 30, 2018
Safari Club International Pac (Sci Pac) $0 $47,831 $47,831 Oct. 1, 2018
Planned Parenthood Votes $1,081 $33,125 $34,241 Oct. 18, 2018
Hunter Action Fund (Haf) $0 $29,943 $29,943 Oct. 1, 2018
Progressive Turnout Project $0 $25,479 $25,479 Nov. 25, 2018
AFL-CIO COPE Treasury $0 $22,845 $22,845 Oct. 29, 2018
Vigop (Virgin Islands Republican Party) $0 $15,909 $15,909 Oct. 26, 2018
Service Employees International Union Committee On Political Education (Seiu Cope) $0 $12,659 $12,659 Nov. 3, 2018
Liuna Minnesota & North Dakota/Laborers' District Council Of Minnesota & North Dakota $12,317 $0 $12,317 Aug. 22, 2018
Susan B Anthony List Candidate Fund $0 $8,888 $8,888 Oct. 15, 2018
Minnesota Democratic Farmer Labor Party $0 $8,851 $8,851 Oct. 29, 2018
CatholicVote.org $0 $8,546 $8,546 Nov. 2, 2018
Valor America $0 $7,302 $7,302 Nov. 5, 2018
National Right To Life Victory Fund $0 $3,929 $3,929 Nov. 19, 2018
Minnesota Citizens Concerned For Life, Inc. Federal PAC $0 $0 $3,038 Sept. 25, 2018
National Rifle Association Of America Political Victory Fund $0 $0 $2,103 Nov. 15, 2018
AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE COUNTY AND MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES AFL-CIO $0 $1,858 $1,858 Nov. 1, 2018
Usw Works $0 $1,093 $1,093 Nov. 2, 2018
Nea Advocacy Fund $0 $68 $68 Nov. 1, 2018
Environment America Action Fund $0 $44 $44 Oct. 15, 2018
Cd6 Gop Federal Committee $19 $0 $19 Nov. 3, 2018
Human Rights Campaign Equality Votes $0 $6 $6 Nov. 6, 2018
American Majority Action, Inc. $0 $0 $0 Oct. 29, 2018
Right Now Usa $0 $0 $0 Oct. 30, 2018
Dscc $0 $0 $0 Nov. 2, 2018
Lcv Victory Fund $0 $0 $0 Nov. 5, 2018
D.R.I.V.E. Democrat, Republican, Independent Voter Education (The Pac Of The International Brotherhood Of Teamsters) $0 $0 $0 Oct. 29, 2018

Candidates No Longer Running

Candidate Party Raised Spent Cash As of
Bob Anderson REP $9,800 $10,791 $34 Aug. 14, 2018
Franken, Al (I) DEM $3,695,956 $2,376,457 $2,649,555 Dec. 31, 2018
Nick Leonard DEM $2,775 $2,499 $275 July 17, 2018
Richard Painter DFL $298,780 $290,337 $8,442 Dec. 31, 2018