Outside Spending: R. Jon Tester

R. Jon Tester outside spending: $16.6M supporting and $67.0M opposing (DEM-MT). See Super PACs and committees.

Independent expenditures around R. Jon Tester show how Super PACs, party-aligned committees, and other outside groups are trying to influence this race without coordinating with the candidate. The support and opposition tables below identify the committees behind the money and separate positive spending from negative spending.

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$16.6MSupporting
$67.0MOpposing
$50.4MNet Advantage

Committees Supporting R. Jon Tester

#CommitteeAmount
1Montana Outdoor Values Action Fund$5.1M
2Last Best Place PAC$1.8M
3YOUR COMMUNITY PAC$1.8M
4CFFE PAC$1.5M
5Montana Rural Voters (WORC)$1.2M
6CLIMATE EMERGENCY ADVOCATES$692K
7MONTANA HUNTERS AND ANGLERS LEADERSHIP FUND$583K
8One For All Committee$549K
9Montanans for Public Lands$484K
10NATIONAL RIFLE ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA POLITICAL VICTORY FUND$443K
11Truth And Justice Fund Company$413K
12Our Future United$303K
13National Wildlife Federation Action Fund$300K
14Let America Vote PAC$282K
15End Citizens United$204K
16MOVING MONTANA FORWARD$184K
17Forward Blue PAC$143K
18Planned Parenthood Votes$107K
19WinSenate$87K
20Western Native Voice Votes$81K

Committees Opposing R. Jon Tester

#CommitteeAmount
1Senate Leadership Fund$23.1M
2American Crossroads$20.1M
3MORE JOBS, LESS GOVERNMENT$15.9M
4Americans for Prosperity Action, Inc. (AFP Action) DBA CVA Action and DBA LIBRE Action$3.4M
5JEFFERSON RISING$1.3M
6NATIONAL RIFLE ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA POLITICAL VICTORY FUND$1.1M
7SCHOOL FREEDOM FUND$761K
8The Sentinel Action Fund$492K
91889 PAC$295K
10Women Speak Out PAC$253K
11RED SENATE$94K
12Leadership in Action$75K
13GREAT OPPORTUNITY PAC, INC.$53K
14Gun Rights America$5K
15Americans for Constitutional Liberty dba The Conservative Caucus$4K

Frequently Asked Questions

How much outside money has targeted R. Jon Tester?

$83.6M in independent expenditures has targeted R. Jon Tester. Of that, $16.6M (19.9%) supported R. Jon Tester and $67.0M (80.1%) opposed R. Jon Tester.

Which committees support R. Jon Tester?

20 committees have reported spending to support R. Jon Tester. The top supporter is Montana Outdoor Values Action Fund with $5.1M.

Which committees oppose R. Jon Tester?

15 committees have reported spending to oppose R. Jon Tester. The top opposer is Senate Leadership Fund with $23.1M.

What is R. Jon Tester's outside-spending net advantage?

R. Jon Tester's net outside-spending advantage is $50.4M. Net advantage compares supportive outside spending with opposition outside spending.

Where does this independent expenditure data come from?

Outside spending data comes from Federal Election Commission Schedule E filings, where committees disclose independent expenditures supporting or opposing federal candidates.

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