The losers of the 10 most expensive 2020 House races still have millions of dollars on hand despite losing decisively. Now some of them are planning to challenge the incumbents again as House Democrats try to hold onto their slim majority.
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.), easily won reelection in one of New York’s most Democratic districts. But her opponent, John Cummings (R-N.Y.), raised over $11 million in the 2020 race and left with $193,228 in cash on hand. Ocasio-Cortez raised over $20 million and left with over $4 million in cash on hand, the second highest of any campaign for a seat in the House. Ocasio-Cortez won by a landslide with nearly 75% of the vote. Cummings hasn’t announced if he’ll run again in 2022.
Ocasio-Cortez’s campaign future is uncertain. The progressive congresswoman hasn’t ruled out the possibility of challenging Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) in the 2022 primary for his New York Senate seat.
In California’s 22nd Congressional District, Rep. Devin Nunes (R-Calif.) won his 10th House term for the Fresno-based district. He raised over $26 million in the 2020 cycle and had $10 million in cash on hand at the end of the race. Phil Arballo, the Democrat who lost to Nunes in 2020 and has already announced he will challenge the conservative representative again in 2022, ended the race with a little more than $29,000 in the bank. But the district could look different heading into 2022 after the census-based redistricting. In 2020, the 22nd Congressional District voted for former President Donald Trump by about 5 points.
Nunes had the most cash on hand of any Republican who won their House seat in 2020, and has the third most of any member of the House heading into 2022 as of the end of the second quarter of 2021, with $11.5 million.
But it’s a Democrat in a relatively safe California district who competed in one of the most expensive House races in 2020 and has the most cash on hand heading into 2022. Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.), who made his political brand leading the House’s first impeachment case against Trump, reported over $15 million in cash on hand as of the second quarter of 2021. In his 2020 race, he raised over $19 million and ended with more than $13 million in cash on hand. His opponent, Eric Early (R-Calif.) only raised $4 million and ended with more than $295,000 in cash on hand. Early has announced he will challenge California Attorney General Rob Bonta in 2022.
Sophomore Rep. Katie Porter (D-Calif.) ended her 2020 election cycle with $10 million in cash on hand, while her opponent, Greg Raths (R-Calif.) only walked away with $2,000.
Texas Rep. Dan Crenshaw (R) raised more than $19.4 million in his successful 2020 reelection bid and ended the race with nearly $1.9 million in cash on hand after spending $17.6 million. His Democratic opponent, Sima Ladjevardian, raised just $3.8 million and ended his challenge with $7,410 in cash. The 2020 race was far more expensive than Crenshaw’s 2018 victory. In 2018 Crenshaw raised just $1.8 million and spent nearly all of it.
House challengers in 2020 weren’t the only ones who lost campaigns after waging expensive runs. Democratic incumbents who lost in 2020 also left their campaigns with loads of cash.
In California, former Rep. Harley Rouda (D-Calif.) was outraised and outspent in the 48th Congressional District race in 2020. Rouda raised about $5.9 million and spent $6.2 million. But the current incumbent, Rep. Michelle Steel (R-Calif.) raised $6.3 million and spent $6.2. Steel was also able to hold onto $157,074 in her campaign funds that can be moved over to her 2022 committee. Rouda, who served just one term in the house, still has $70,080 left from his 2020 race and he announced earlier this year he will run again in 2022.
And that race was a bit of an outlier. Traditionally, challengers who beat incumbents in the last election cycle spent less than the incumbent.
In South Carolina, former Rep. Joe Cunningham (D-S.C.) lost after raising over $6 million in contributions and finishing the race with over $6,000 in cash on hand. His opponent, Rep. Nancy Mace (R-S.C.) beat him and left with nearly $60,000 in cash on hand. While Cunningham won’t challenge Mace in 2022, the former congressman has his sights set on a statewide race: the 2022 South Carolina gubernatorial contest. Cunningham announced in April he would challenge Gov. Henry McMaster (R-S.C.). In the first fundraising quarter of the election, Cunningham raised $641,708. In the same fundraising period, McMaster reported raising $890,550.
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