RJ
Ron Johnson
U.S. Senate District (at-large)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ron Johnson Republican | $34,920,572 | $762,105 | $1,212,329 |
| Mandela Barnes Democratic | $42,336,589 | $565,700 | $1,049,368 |
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: Mandela Barnes at $42,336,589. Lowest: Ron Johnson at $34,920,572. The largest reported value sets this scale at $42,336,589.
Cash on hand
The balance the campaign reported at the end of its coverage period.
Highest cash on hand: Ron Johnson at $762,105. Lowest: Mandela Barnes at $565,700. The largest reported value sets this scale at $762,105.
Direct PAC receipts
Money the campaign received from PACs and other political committees. This is not outside spending.
Highest direct PAC receipts: Ron Johnson at $1,212,329. Lowest: Mandela Barnes at $1,049,368. The largest reported value sets this scale at $1,212,329.
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: Ron Johnson at $23,160,284. Lowest: Mandela Barnes at $11,287,728. The largest reported value sets this scale at $23,160,284.
Outside spending opposing
Independent expenditures by other organizations opposing the candidate, not coordinated with any campaign.
Highest outside spending opposing: Ron Johnson at $37,634,426. Lowest: Mandela Barnes at $26,215,134. The largest reported value sets this scale at $37,634,426.
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 | Ron Johnson Republican | Mandela Barnes Democratic |
|---|---|---|
| Leadership PACs | $392,70029.5% | $387,40035.8% |
| Non-connected committees | $152,66211.5% | $267,69824.8% |
| Corporate PACs | $304,00022.9% | $21,7432.0% |
| Trade association PACs | $279,18521.0% | $7,5000.7% |
| Labor union PACs | $8,5000.6% | $217,00020.1% |
| Membership organization PACs | $110,9008.3% | $75,3907.0% |
| Other candidates' committees | $65,1004.9% | $49,5704.6% |
| Party committees | $5,3750.4% | $55,2005.1% |
| Corporations without capital stock | $11,0000.8% | $0 |
| Itemized total | $1,329,422 | $1,081,501 |
Contributions each campaign received, by interest advanced
| Category | Ron Johnson Republican | Mandela Barnes Democratic |
|---|---|---|
| Construction Construction | $76,0008.8% | $0 |
| Public sector unions Labor | $5,0000.6% | $70,00011.9% |
| Food and beverage Agriculture | $69,5008.0% | $0 |
| Building trades unions Labor | $0 | $50,0008.5% |
| Oil and gas Energy and natural resources | $47,0005.4% | $0 |
| Industrial unions Labor | $0 | $42,5007.2% |
| Insurance Finance, insurance, and real estate | $32,5003.8% | $0 |
| Media and entertainment Communications and technology | $21,0002.4% | $10,0001.7% |
| Transportation unions Labor | $0 | $30,0005.1% |
| Automotive Transportation | $23,4852.7% | $5,0000.8% |
| Trucking Transportation | $28,0003.2% | $0 |
| Real estate Finance, insurance, and real estate | $25,0002.9% | $2,5000.4% |
| Physicians and medical specialties Health | $17,5002.0% | $9,7001.6% |
| Commercial banking Finance, insurance, and real estate | $26,5003.1% | $0 |
| Telecommunications Communications and technology | $16,5001.9% | $10,0001.7% |
| Pro-Republican Party Ideological and single-issue | $23,3332.7% | $0 |
| Democracy and election reform Ideological and single-issue | $0 | $23,0003.9% |
| Securities and investment Finance, insurance, and real estate | $17,5002.0% | $5,0000.8% |
| Air transport Transportation | $20,0002.3% | $0 |
| Defense Defense | $13,5001.6% | $0 |
| Lawyers and law firms Professional services | $0 | $10,0001.7% |
| Pro-Israel Ideological and single-issue | $10,0001.2% | $0 |
| Agribusiness Agriculture | $8,5001.0% | $0 |
| Electric utilities Energy and natural resources | $7,5000.9% | $0 |
| Accounting Professional services | $6,0000.7% | $0 |
| Gun control Ideological and single-issue | $0 | $5,0000.8% |
| Pro-Democratic Party Ideological and single-issue | $0 | $4,9000.8% |
| Pharmaceuticals Health | $3,5000.4% | $0 |
| Technology Communications and technology | $3,5000.4% | $0 |
| Mining Energy and natural resources | $0 | $2,5000.4% |
| Hospitals and nursing homes Health | $2,0000.2% | $0 |
| Health care unions Labor | $0 | $1,0000.2% |
| Health insurance Health | $1,0000.1% | $0 |
| Leadership PACs, party committees, and other candidates' committees | $463,175 | $492,170 |
| Committees not yet categorized | $361,92941.8% | $308,23152.3% |
| Itemized total | $1,329,422 | $1,081,501 |
Independent spending supporting each candidate, by who runs the committee
| Category | Ron Johnson Republican | Mandela Barnes Democratic |
|---|---|---|
| Non-connected committees | $23,120,60499.8% | $9,810,49986.9% |
| Labor union PACs | $0 | $1,477,22913.1% |
| Membership organization PACs | $39,6800.2% | $0 |
| Itemized total | $23,160,284 | $11,287,728 |
Independent spending supporting each candidate, by interest advanced
| Category | Ron Johnson Republican | Mandela Barnes Democratic |
|---|---|---|
| Pro-Republican Party Ideological and single-issue | $12,195,48652.7% | $0 |
| Democracy and election reform Ideological and single-issue | $0 | $2,710,00524.0% |
| Industrial unions Labor | $0 | $1,609,19014.3% |
| Environmental advocacy Ideological and single-issue | $0 | $1,516,01113.4% |
| Pro-Democratic Party Ideological and single-issue | $0 | $1,390,96112.3% |
| Renewable energy Energy and natural resources | $0 | $389,2703.4% |
| Nurses and nursing specialties Health | $0 | $69,4270.6% |
| Abortion rights Ideological and single-issue | $30,3750.1% | $0 |
| Gun control Ideological and single-issue | $0 | $5,6020.0% |
| Veterans Ideological and single-issue | $0 | $5,4290.0% |
| Committees reviewed as advancing no interest | $9,235,57439.9% | $0 |
| Committees not yet categorized | $1,698,8497.3% | $3,591,83231.8% |
| Itemized total | $23,160,284 | $11,287,728 |
Independent spending opposing each candidate, by who runs the committee
| Category | Ron Johnson Republican | Mandela Barnes Democratic |
|---|---|---|
| Non-connected committees | $33,307,54688.5% | $23,388,05189.2% |
| Party committees | $4,104,45210.9% | $0 |
| Other candidates' committees | $0 | $2,827,08310.8% |
| Labor union PACs | $222,4280.6% | $0 |
| Itemized total | $37,634,426 | $26,215,134 |
Independent spending opposing each candidate, by interest advanced
| Category | Ron Johnson Republican | Mandela Barnes Democratic |
|---|---|---|
| Pro-Democratic Party Ideological and single-issue | $25,709,25876.7% | $0 |
| Pro-Republican Party Ideological and single-issue | $0 | $2,070,1018.9% |
| Veterans Ideological and single-issue | $1,282,0103.8% | $0 |
| Democracy and election reform Ideological and single-issue | $1,175,4923.5% | $0 |
| Gun control Ideological and single-issue | $1,000,0373.0% | $0 |
| Abortion rights Ideological and single-issue | $0 | $336,9111.4% |
| Environmental advocacy Ideological and single-issue | $306,9590.9% | $0 |
| Industrial unions Labor | $222,4280.7% | $0 |
| Committees reviewed as advancing no interest | $0 | $19,638,75784.0% |
| Leadership PACs, party committees, and other candidates' committees | $4,104,452 | $2,827,083 |
| Committees not yet categorized | $3,833,79011.4% | $1,342,2825.7% |
| Itemized total | $37,634,426 | $26,215,134 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ron Johnson Republican | $623,470 | 30 | Jul 21 to Nov 5, 2022 | $154,320 still provisional |
| Mandela Barnes Democratic | $2,183,479 | 26 | Jul 22 to Nov 4, 2022 | $574,871 still provisional |
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 ↗.