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Follow the money, 2020

1 race and 2 candidates with a figure filed in the records behind this page. Each figure is printed as filed, with the filing link. An amount reported, committed or refunded rather than filed, or lent by the candidate, says so beside it and comes after every filed one.

Candidates run alphabetically by surname inside each race. Ohio rotates ballot order by precinct, so no order here is the ballot's.

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President of the United States

November 3, 2020

Money, raised, spent and cash on hand, as filedRaised, as filed: Biden $1.07B, Trump $552.1M; as of December 31, 2020.RaisedBiden (D)Joe Biden: raised $1.07B as filed with the FEC, as of 2020-12-31$1.07BTrump (R)Donald Trump: raised $552.1M as filed with the FEC, as of 2020-12-31$552.1MSpentBiden (D)Joe Biden: spent $1.07B as filed with the FEC, as of 2020-12-31$1.07BTrump (R)Donald Trump: spent not yet researchedNot yet researchedCash on handBiden (D)Joe Biden: cash on hand not yet researchedNot yet researchedTrump (R)Donald Trump: cash on hand not yet researchedNot yet researched
Money, raised, spent and cash on hand, as filedRaised, as filed: Biden $1.07B, Trump $552.1M; as of December 31, 2020.Source: FEC filings, committees C00703975; C00580100 · as of 2020-12-31 · Download this chart
The numbers behind this figure, as a table
GroupItemUSDNote
RaisedBiden (D)1,074,179,976
RaisedTrump (R)552,108,397
SpentBiden (D)1,073,919,501
SpentTrump (R)Not yet researched
Cash on handBiden (D)Not yet researched
Cash on handTrump (R)Not yet researched
Itemized contributions from inside Ohio, share of all itemizedNo filing in this race breaks itemized contributions down by state.None found in the records checked
Itemized contributions from inside Ohio, share of all itemizedNo filing in this race breaks itemized contributions down by state.Source: fec.gov · as of 2026-11-04 · Download this chart
The numbers behind this figure, as a table
Status
None found in the records checked

Joe Biden

Democratic

Money by state

Money raised by state, as filed (2020)Ohio ranks 15th among the states in itemized contributions to this committee, as filed.CaliforniaCalifornia: $145.4M raised from 1141497 itemized contributors, as of 2026-09-19$145.4MDistrict Of ColumbiaDistrict Of Columbia: $119.5M raised from 90518 itemized contributors, as of 2026-09-19$119.5MNew YorkNew York: $72.4M raised from 502264 itemized contributors, as of 2026-09-19$72.4MFloridaFlorida: $35.9M raised from 351319 itemized contributors, as of 2026-09-19$35.9MMassachusettsMassachusetts: $34.3M raised from 245854 itemized contributors, as of 2026-09-19$34.3MTexasTexas: $32.7M raised from 322933 itemized contributors, as of 2026-09-19$32.7MWashingtonWashington: $30.5M raised from 266816 itemized contributors, as of 2026-09-19$30.5MPennsylvaniaPennsylvania: $26.5M raised from 254643 itemized contributors, as of 2026-09-19$26.5MMarylandMaryland: $26.5M raised from 207257 itemized contributors, as of 2026-09-19$26.5MVirginiaVirginia: $26.5M raised from 224036 itemized contributors, as of 2026-09-19$26.5MIllinoisIllinois: $25.8M raised from 217720 itemized contributors, as of 2026-09-19$25.8MNew JerseyNew Jersey: $19.4M raised from 198214 itemized contributors, as of 2026-09-19$19.4MColoradoColorado: $16.6M raised from 152169 itemized contributors, as of 2026-09-19$16.6MNorth CarolinaNorth Carolina: $14.2M raised from 156258 itemized contributors, as of 2026-09-19$14.2MOhioOhio: $13.0M raised from 142756 itemized contributors, as of 2026-09-19$13.0M
Money raised by state, as filed (2020)Ohio ranks 15th among the states in itemized contributions to this committee, as filed.Source: Federal Election Commission (OpenFEC API) · as of 2026-09-19 · Download this chart
The numbers behind this figure, as a table
GroupItemUSDNote
California145,355,628.55
District Of Columbia119,547,777.34
New York72,372,308.55
Florida35,874,995.39
Massachusetts34,306,893.69
Texas32,723,805.90
Washington30,463,424.34
Pennsylvania26,535,798.69
Maryland26,507,531.94
Virginia26,452,104.16
Illinois25,846,996.07
New Jersey19,430,692.98
Colorado16,615,266.93
North Carolina14,181,622.72
Ohio13,041,428.10

Totals as filed

FilerRaisedSpentCash on handAs of
FEC C00703975 $1,074,179,976$1,073,919,501December 31, 2020

Filings: fec.gov · opensecrets.org · cnn.com

From inside Ohio

Across the 5 donor entries below whose location the records establish: $0 in state (0.0%), $13,100,000 out of state (100.0%).

A share of the donor entries listed on this page, not of the money raised. 1 donor entry was reported, committed or refunded rather than filed and is counted on neither side.

Top donor entries, filed amounts first

  • Alphabet · $4,400,000 · campaign committee · Out of state

    employees and political action committee of Alphabet, Google's parent

    Sources: nbcnews.com · opensecrets.org

  • University of California employees · $3,900,000 · campaign committee · Out of state

    employees of the University of California system

    Source: opensecrets.org

  • Microsoft · $2,400,000 · campaign committee · Out of state

    employees and political action committee

    Sources: nbcnews.com · opensecrets.org

  • Amazon · $2,300,000 · campaign committee · Out of state

    employees and political action committee

    Sources: nbcnews.com · opensecrets.org

  • Harvey Schwartz · $100,000 · campaign committee · Out of state

    former president of Goldman Sachs; a bundler for the campaign

    Source: cnbc.com

  • Wall Street and the securities and investment industry · $74,000,000 reported, not filed · campaign committee · Out of state

    securities and investment; financial-industry professionals gave him more than $50 million against about $10 million for Donald Trump

    Sources: thehill.com · cnbc.com

Outside spending, for and against

$2.68B supporting, reported, not filed.

  • supporting $2,680,000,000 reported, not filed · as of November 3, 2020

    Source: issueone.org

Donald Trump

Republican

Money by state

Money raised by state, as filed (2020)Ohio ranks 9th among the states in itemized contributions to this committee, as filed.CaliforniaCalifornia: $56.3M raised from 568243 itemized contributors, as of 2026-09-19$56.3MTexasTexas: $49.9M raised from 350520 itemized contributors, as of 2026-09-19$49.9MVirginiaVirginia: $47.3M raised from 83169 itemized contributors, as of 2026-09-19$47.3MFloridaFlorida: $46.2M raised from 417589 itemized contributors, as of 2026-09-19$46.2MNew YorkNew York: $17.3M raised from 156095 itemized contributors, as of 2026-09-19$17.3MGeorgiaGeorgia: $14.4M raised from 135096 itemized contributors, as of 2026-09-19$14.4MArizonaArizona: $13.0M raised from 146207 itemized contributors, as of 2026-09-19$13.0MPennsylvaniaPennsylvania: $12.8M raised from 114814 itemized contributors, as of 2026-09-19$12.8MOhioOhio: $12.3M raised from 101794 itemized contributors, as of 2026-09-19$12.3MNorth CarolinaNorth Carolina: $11.2M raised from 96220 itemized contributors, as of 2026-09-19$11.2MIllinoisIllinois: $11.1M raised from 120061 itemized contributors, as of 2026-09-19$11.1MMichiganMichigan: $10.7M raised from 102752 itemized contributors, as of 2026-09-19$10.7MNew JerseyNew Jersey: $9.8M raised from 87620 itemized contributors, as of 2026-09-19$9.8MWashingtonWashington: $9.6M raised from 84935 itemized contributors, as of 2026-09-19$9.6MColoradoColorado: $9.5M raised from 98203 itemized contributors, as of 2026-09-19$9.5M
Money raised by state, as filed (2020)Ohio ranks 9th among the states in itemized contributions to this committee, as filed.Source: Federal Election Commission (OpenFEC API) · as of 2026-09-19 · Download this chart
The numbers behind this figure, as a table
GroupItemUSDNote
California56,326,994.26
Texas49,851,900.51
Virginia47,316,365.11
Florida46,165,069.39
New York17,327,887.33
Georgia14,371,288.23
Arizona13,019,038.80
Pennsylvania12,830,398.03
Ohio12,312,093.05
North Carolina11,181,992.12
Illinois11,067,119.51
Michigan10,663,547.06
New Jersey9,820,771.14
Washington9,626,758.89
Colorado9,519,218.37

Totals as filed

FilerRaisedSpentCash on handAs of
FEC C00580100 $811,898,514October 14, 2020
FEC C00580100 $552,108,397December 31, 2020

Filings: docquery.fec.gov · fec.gov

Filings: opensecrets.org · npr.org · ballotpedia.org

From inside Ohio

Across the 2 donor entries below whose location the records establish: $0 in state (0.0%), $20,000,000 out of state (100.0%).

A share of the donor entries listed on this page, not of the money raised. 1 donor entry was reported, committed or refunded rather than filed and is counted on neither side.

Top donor entries, filed amounts first

  • Kelcy Warren · $10,000,000 · super PAC · Out of state

    co-founder, chairman and chief executive of Energy Transfer LP, operator of the Dakota Access Pipeline

    Sources: opensecrets.org · cbsnews.com · therevolvingdoorproject.org

  • Timothy Mellon · $10,000,000 · super PAC · Out of state

    chairman and majority owner of Pan Am Systems

    Source: opensecrets.org

  • Sheldon and Miriam Adelson · $75,000,000 reported, not filed · super PAC · Out of state

    Las Vegas Sands; the single largest 2020 gift to a pro-Trump vehicle

    Sources: bloomberg.com · forbes.com · opensecrets.org

Outside spending, for and against

$255.9M reported supporting.

  • supporting $255,945,422 · as of December 31, 2020

    America First Action · $126,059,217 · support

    Committee to Defend the President · $14,504,269 · support

    Great America PAC · $9,881,272 · support

    Sources: opensecrets.org · opensecrets.org

The biggest donor entries across every race

One row per donor entry on record for this cycle, largest filed amount first. Some entries the records themselves describe as an aggregate across a cycle rather than a single filed contribution; each row's source says which. An amount reported, committed or refunded rather than filed comes after every filed one, with its basis beside it. A loan a candidate made to their own campaign is not a donation, so it is left out of this list and shown with the candidate's other entries.

The biggest single donor entries across every race, filed amounts firstThe biggest single donor entries across every race, filed amounts firstKelcy Warrento a super PAC supporting Donald TrumpKelcy Warren: $10.0M to a super PAC supporting Donald Trump$10.0MTimothy Mellonto a super PAC supporting Donald TrumpTimothy Mellon: $10.0M to a super PAC supporting Donald Trump$10.0MAlphabetto Joe BidenAlphabet: $4.4M to Joe Biden$4.4MUniversity of California employeesto Joe BidenUniversity of California employees: $3.9M to Joe Biden$3.9MMicrosoftto Joe BidenMicrosoft: $2.4M to Joe Biden$2.4MAmazonto Joe BidenAmazon: $2.3M to Joe Biden$2.3MHarvey Schwartzto Joe BidenHarvey Schwartz: $100K to Joe Biden$100KSheldon and Miriam Adelsonto a super PAC supporting Donald Trump; reported, not filedSheldon and Miriam Adelson: $75.0M reported, not filed to a super PAC supporting Donald Trump$75.0MWall Street and the securities and investment industryto Joe Biden; reported, not filedWall Street and the securities and investment industry: $74.0M reported, not filed to Joe Biden$74.0M
The biggest single donor entries across every race, filed amounts firstSource: FEC filings · Download this chart
The numbers behind this figure, as a table
GroupItemUSDNote
Kelcy Warren, to a super PAC supporting Donald Trump10,000,000
Timothy Mellon, to a super PAC supporting Donald Trump10,000,000
Alphabet, to Joe Biden4,400,000
University of California employees, to Joe Biden3,900,000
Microsoft, to Joe Biden2,400,000
Amazon, to Joe Biden2,300,000
Harvey Schwartz, to Joe Biden100,000
Sheldon and Miriam Adelson, to a super PAC supporting Donald Trump; reported, not filed75,000,000
Wall Street and the securities and investment industry, to Joe Biden; reported, not filed74,000,000
DonorAmountToRaceThroughSource
Kelcy Warren · Out of state $10,000,000 Donald Trump President of the United States super PAC opensecrets.org · cbsnews.com · therevolvingdoorproject.org
Timothy Mellon · Out of state $10,000,000 Donald Trump President of the United States super PAC opensecrets.org
Alphabet · Out of state $4,400,000 Joe Biden President of the United States campaign committee nbcnews.com · opensecrets.org
University of California employees · Out of state $3,900,000 Joe Biden President of the United States campaign committee opensecrets.org
Microsoft · Out of state $2,400,000 Joe Biden President of the United States campaign committee nbcnews.com · opensecrets.org
Amazon · Out of state $2,300,000 Joe Biden President of the United States campaign committee nbcnews.com · opensecrets.org
Harvey Schwartz · Out of state $100,000 Joe Biden President of the United States campaign committee cnbc.com
Sheldon and Miriam Adelson · Out of state $75,000,000 reported, not filed Donald Trump President of the United States super PAC bloomberg.com · forbes.com · opensecrets.org
Wall Street and the securities and investment industry · Out of state $74,000,000 reported, not filed Joe Biden President of the United States campaign committee thehill.com · cnbc.com

Races with no filed figure in these records

These races are on this cycle's ballot and carry no money entry in the records behind this page. An absent figure is an absence in these records, not a filing of zero.

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