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Don Bacon
U.S. House District 2
2022 general election. Election concluded.
Incumbents
No incumbent is running.
Challengers
Campaign finance
Federal Election Commission filings for the 2022 two-year cycle. Candidates appear in the order they are listed on this page. They are not ranked by money, and these measures are never combined into a single score.
Every candidate below reports through Dec 31, 2022.
| Candidate | Total receipts | Cash on hand | Direct PAC receipts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Don Bacon Republican | $3,919,223 | $14,236 | $1,666,050 |
| Tony Vargas Democratic | $3,409,926 | $53,388 | $377,772 |
Each measure below has its own scale and starts at zero, so bars can be read against each other within a measure but not across measures. Every figure is reported through Dec 31, 2022.
Total receipts
Everything the authorized campaign committee took in, including contributions, loans, and transfers.
Highest total receipts: Don Bacon at $3,919,223. Lowest: Tony Vargas at $3,409,926. The largest reported value sets this scale at $3,919,223.
Cash on hand
The balance the campaign reported at the end of its coverage period.
Highest cash on hand: Tony Vargas at $53,388. Lowest: Don Bacon at $14,236. The largest reported value sets this scale at $53,388.
Direct PAC receipts
Money the campaign received from PACs and other political committees. This is not outside spending.
Highest direct PAC receipts: Don Bacon at $1,666,050. Lowest: Tony Vargas at $377,772. The largest reported value sets this scale at $1,666,050.
Outside spending supporting
Independent expenditures by other organizations supporting the candidate, not coordinated with the campaign and never received by it.
Highest outside spending supporting: Don Bacon at $1,209,023. Lowest: Tony Vargas at $6,667. The largest reported value sets this scale at $1,209,023.
Outside spending opposing
Independent expenditures by other organizations opposing the candidate, not coordinated with any campaign.
Highest outside spending opposing: Don Bacon at $3,610,154. Lowest: Tony Vargas at $1,949,835. The largest reported value sets this scale at $3,610,154.
Where each campaign's committee money came from
Each column is one candidate and each figure is that candidate's own money, taken over that candidate's own itemized total. Nothing here is added across candidates, and the two groupings below are never added to each other: the first is who the FEC says runs the giving committee, which covers every dollar, and the second is what interest a source says that committee advances, which is a claim MyRepTracker makes and covers only part of the money.
Contributions each campaign received, by who runs the committee
| Category | Don Bacon Republican | Tony Vargas Democratic |
|---|---|---|
| Corporate PACs | $422,00025.4% | $0 |
| Leadership PACs | $251,40015.2% | $121,20630.5% |
| Non-connected committees | $213,00012.8% | $104,75026.3% |
| Labor union PACs | $228,00013.7% | $69,50017.5% |
| Trade association PACs | $289,50017.4% | $1,0000.3% |
| Membership organization PACs | $119,3837.2% | $41,53710.4% |
| Other candidates' committees | $68,5004.1% | $47,50011.9% |
| Corporations without capital stock | $40,0002.4% | $0 |
| Cooperative PACs | $22,5001.4% | $0 |
| Party committees | $5,0000.3% | $12,3623.1% |
| Itemized total | $1,659,283 | $397,855 |
Contributions each campaign received, by interest advanced
| Category | Don Bacon Republican | Tony Vargas Democratic |
|---|---|---|
| Insurance Finance, insurance, and real estate | $91,5006.9% | $0 |
| Agribusiness Agriculture | $83,5006.3% | $1,0000.5% |
| Construction Construction | $83,5006.3% | $0 |
| Transportation unions Labor | $71,5005.4% | $10,0004.6% |
| Defense Defense | $75,5005.7% | $0 |
| Building trades unions Labor | $52,5003.9% | $14,5006.7% |
| Physicians and medical specialties Health | $48,5003.6% | $12,5005.8% |
| Public sector unions Labor | $47,0003.5% | $12,0005.5% |
| Food and beverage Agriculture | $55,0004.1% | $0 |
| Air transport Transportation | $39,5003.0% | $0 |
| Industrial unions Labor | $20,0001.5% | $18,0008.3% |
| Technology Communications and technology | $36,5002.7% | $0 |
| Pro-Republican Party Ideological and single-issue | $30,0002.2% | $0 |
| Telecommunications Communications and technology | $21,5001.6% | $5,5002.5% |
| Pro-Democratic Party Ideological and single-issue | $0 | $25,00011.5% |
| Real estate Finance, insurance, and real estate | $22,5001.7% | $0 |
| Health insurance Health | $20,5001.5% | $0 |
| Commercial banking Finance, insurance, and real estate | $20,0001.5% | $0 |
| Securities and investment Finance, insurance, and real estate | $17,0001.3% | $0 |
| Automotive Transportation | $13,5001.0% | $2,5001.2% |
| Electric utilities Energy and natural resources | $16,0001.2% | $0 |
| Mining Energy and natural resources | $16,0001.2% | $0 |
| Trucking Transportation | $15,5001.2% | $0 |
| Lawyers and law firms Professional services | $1,0000.1% | $10,0004.6% |
| Credit unions Finance, insurance, and real estate | $10,0000.7% | $0 |
| Media and entertainment Communications and technology | $9,0000.7% | $1,0000.5% |
| Hospitals and nursing homes Health | $9,5000.7% | $0 |
| Oil and gas Energy and natural resources | $8,5000.6% | $0 |
| Pharmaceuticals Health | $7,5000.6% | $0 |
| Renewable energy Energy and natural resources | $7,0000.5% | $0 |
| Pro-Israel Ideological and single-issue | $2,1000.2% | $4,0001.8% |
| LGBTQ rights Ideological and single-issue | $0 | $4,5002.1% |
| Democracy and election reform Ideological and single-issue | $0 | $2,0000.9% |
| Leadership PACs, party committees, and other candidates' committees | $324,900 | $181,068 |
| Committees not yet categorized | $382,78328.7% | $94,28743.5% |
| Itemized total | $1,659,283 | $397,855 |
Independent spending supporting each candidate, by who runs the committee
| Category | Don Bacon Republican | Tony Vargas Democratic |
|---|---|---|
| Non-connected committees | $1,140,20594.3% | $6,667100.0% |
| Membership organization PACs | $68,8185.7% | $0 |
| Itemized total | $1,209,023 | $6,667 |
Independent spending supporting each candidate, by interest advanced
| Category | Don Bacon Republican | Tony Vargas Democratic |
|---|---|---|
| Real estate Finance, insurance, and real estate | $65,0685.4% | $0 |
| Committees not yet categorized | $1,143,95594.6% | $6,667100.0% |
| Itemized total | $1,209,023 | $6,667 |
Independent spending opposing each candidate, by who runs the committee
| Category | Don Bacon Republican | Tony Vargas Democratic |
|---|---|---|
| Party committees | $1,588,01644.0% | $1,949,835100.0% |
| Non-connected committees | $2,022,13856.0% | $0 |
| Itemized total | $3,610,154 | $1,949,835 |
Independent spending opposing each candidate, by interest advanced
| Category | Don Bacon Republican | Tony Vargas Democratic |
|---|---|---|
| Pro-Democratic Party Ideological and single-issue | $1,974,07397.6% | $0 |
| Environmental advocacy Ideological and single-issue | $48,0662.4% | $0 |
| Leadership PACs, party committees, and other candidates' committees | $1,588,016 | $1,949,835 |
| Itemized total | $3,610,154 | $1,949,835 |
Last-minute contributions reported before an election
Within 48 hours of receiving a contribution or loan of $1,000 or more in the days just before an election, a campaign must notify the FEC. These notices are provisional: the same money appears again in the regular report covering those days, so it is not added to the amounts above and is not compared as a measure. Candidates file them only while their own election is close, so an absence here says nothing about a campaign's fundraising.
| Candidate | Reported on notices | Notices | Covers | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Don Bacon Republican | $181,150 | 14 | Apr 23 to Nov 4, 2022 | Covered by regular reports |
| Tony Vargas Democratic | $197,139 | 24 | Apr 21 to Nov 5, 2022 | Covered by regular reports |
Direct contributions are money the campaign received. Independent expenditures are spending by other organizations that is not coordinated with any campaign, and are never added to a candidate's receipts. Source: Federal Election Commission ↗.