Federal candidate · 2019–2020 cycle · past cycle
Margaret Elizabeth Rowell Good
- Party
- Democratic
- Running for
- U.S. House · Florida District 16
- Filing address
- Sarasota, FL (city and state on the FEC filing)
- FEC filing name
- GOOD, MARGARET ELIZABETH ROWELL
- Next election
- General November 3, 2020 (Wikipedia, checked October 23, 2026; confirm with your state election office)
Florida, District 16
FEC candidate ID H0FL16094 · Principal campaign committee: MARGARET GOOD FOR CONGRESS
Total raised$3,457,414.59
Total spent$3,453,334.85
Cash on hand$4,079.74
Debts owed by the campaign$0.00
Loans from the candidate$0.00
2019–2020 cycle totals through December 31, 2020, from the FEC’s candidate summary file. This is a dated snapshot, not live reporting; the FEC’s page for this candidate is the official source.
Where the money comes from
- Individual contributions$3,044,726.2188%
- PACs and other committees$315,615.219%
- Candidate’s own money (contributions and loans)$3,734.700%
- Transfers from joint fundraising and the candidate’s other committees$78,472.692%
- Other receipts (loans from others, refunds, interest)$14,865.780%
Self-funding: $3,734.70 (0% of money raised): $3,734.70 given and $0.00 lent by the candidate.
Raised and spent over time
Report-by-report history is shown for the current cycle.
PAC and committee contributors
80 committees reported giving $310,655.00 to this candidate, as filed by the giving committees through December 29, 2024. Timing differs from the campaign’s own reports, so this list may not match the totals above.
- DCCCParty committee$10,000.00
- NEA FUND FOR CHILDREN AND PUBLIC EDUCATION Company pagePAC$10,000.00
- SEIU COPE (SERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL UNION COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATION) Company pageConnected PAC$10,000.00
- AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS, AFL-CIO COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATIONConnected PAC$10,000.00
- PAC-INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS, LOCAL 487PAC$10,000.00
- AMERIPAC: THE FUND FOR A GREATER AMERICALeadership PAC$10,000.00
- BLUE DOG POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEPAC$10,000.00
- PAC TO THE FUTURELeadership PAC$10,000.00
- NEW DEMOCRAT COALITION ACTION FUNDConnected PAC$10,000.00
- ELECT DEMOCRATIC WOMENPAC$10,000.00
- LEAGUE OF CONSERVATION VOTERS ACTION FUND Company pageConnected PAC$9,924.00
- CHC BOLD PACConnected PAC$6,500.00
- PLANNED PARENTHOOD ACTION FUND INC PAC, DBA PLANNED PARENTHOOD FEDERAL PAC Company pageConnected PAC$6,194.00
- EMILY'S LISTConnected PAC$5,492.00
- INTERNATIONAL UNION OF PAINTERS AND ALLIED TRADES POLITICAL ACTION TOGETHER POLITICAL COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- COMMUNICATIONS WORKERS OF AMERICA-COPE POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- LABORERS' INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA (LIUNA) PAC Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- TRANSPORT WORKERS UNION POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- AMERICAN FEDERATION OF GOVT. EMPL. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE COUNTY & MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES P E O P L E Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- UA UNION PLUMBERS & PIPEFITTERS VOTE! PAC (UNITED ASSOCIATION OF JOURNEYMEN AND APPRENTICES OF THE PLUMBING & PIPEFITTING INDUSTRY OF THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA)Connected PAC$5,000.00
- ENGINEERS POLITICAL EDUCATION COMMITTEE (EPEC)/INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- D.R.I.V.E. - DEMOCRAT, REPUBLICAN, INDEPENDENT VOTER EDUCATION (THE PAC OF THE INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF TEAMSTERS) Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- WOMEN'S POLITICAL COMMITTEE FEDERALConnected PAC$5,000.00
- FRONTLINE USALeadership PAC$5,000.00
Show all 80 committees
- HOUSE MAJORITY PACHybrid PAC$5,000.00
- CHERPACLeadership PAC$5,000.00
- REMEDY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEELeadership PAC$5,000.00
- BACKPACLeadership PAC$5,000.00
- END CITIZENS UNITEDConnected PAC$5,000.00
- EVERGREEN PACLeadership PAC$5,000.00
- JOBS, EDUCATION, & FAMILIES FIRST - JEFF PACLeadership PAC$5,000.00
- FUTURE FORUM PACPAC$5,000.00
- THE MAJORITY RULESPAC$5,000.00
- DEVELOPING A NEW GENERATION PAC (DANG PAC)Leadership PAC$5,000.00
- ONWARD TOGETHER COMMITTEEPAC$5,000.00
- PROGRESSIVE TURNOUT PROJECTHybrid PAC$4,784.00
- BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS IN DIVERSE GEOGRAPHIC ENVIRONMENTS PAC (BRIDGE PAC)Leadership PAC$4,500.00
- SIERRA CLUB POLITICAL COMMITTEEConnected PAC$4,111.00
- HOYER FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$4,000.00
- NANCY PELOSI FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$4,000.00
- PETE AGUILAR FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$3,000.00
- UAW - V - CAP (UAW VOLUNTARY COMMUNITY ACTION PROGRAM) Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- AIR LINE PILOTS ASSOCIATION PAC Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- NARAL PRO-CHOICE AMERICA PACPAC$2,500.00
- EQUALITY PACPAC$2,500.00
- FRIENDS OF JIM CLYBURNCandidate committee$2,000.00
- SCHIFF FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$2,000.00
- MOVING AMERICA FORWARDLeadership PAC$2,000.00
- SHORE PACLeadership PAC$2,000.00
- DEMOCRATS WIN SEATS (DWS PAC)Leadership PAC$2,000.00
- FRIENDS OF DON BEYERCandidate committee$2,000.00
- HUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGN PACConnected PAC$1,633.00
- SHERMAN FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$1,000.00
- JERRY'S POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (JERRY'S PAC)Leadership PAC$1,000.00
- COMMITTEE FOR A DEMOCRATIC FUTURELeadership PAC$1,000.00
- PROGRESSIVE CHOICES PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- DEMOCRATS RESHAPING AMERICA (DREAMPAC)Leadership PAC$1,000.00
- ARTICLE 1 POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEELeadership PAC$1,000.00
- THREE RIVERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEELeadership PAC$1,000.00
- BLUE HEN FEDERAL PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- SCHNEIDER FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$1,000.00
- FREEDOM FIRST PACPAC$1,000.00
- ASPIRE PACConnected PAC$1,000.00
- JULIA BROWNLEY FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$1,000.00
- OFF THE SIDELINES PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- ATHENA PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- DEFENSE, ECONOMIC RENEWAL, EDUCATION AND KNOWLEDGE PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- LEADERSHIP, OPPORTUNITY, INNOVATION SERVICE PAC - LOIS PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- SUPPORTING HOUSE PROBLEM SOLVERS - SHP PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- FAIR SHOT PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- JAMIE RASKIN FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$1,000.00
- THE US CAMPAIGN FUNDLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- I GOT YOUR BACK PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- BLUE LINE PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- PROGRESSIVE MAJORITY PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- SECURING OUR FUTURE PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- BETTER GOVERNMENT PACPAC$500.00
- DMFI PACHybrid PAC$15.00
- DEMOCRACY ENGINE, INC., PACConnected PAC$2.00
Outside spending
- Independent expenditures supporting Margaret Elizabeth Rowell Good$8,152.80
- Independent expenditures opposing Margaret Elizabeth Rowell Good$0.00
- Company and union communications to members about Margaret Elizabeth Rowell Good$4,077.44
FEC totals for the 2020 cycle, including groups that are not political committees, retrieved October 24, 2026.
Independent expenditures by committees that are not part of the campaign, as reported by those committees. This money is spent separately, not given to the candidate.
- SEIU COPE (SERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL UNION COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATION)Supporting$2,972.00
- PLANNED PARENTHOOD VOTESSupporting$2,913.00
- PROTECT THE VOTESupporting$1,449.00
- JDCA PACSupporting$729.00
- WIN JUSTICESupporting$72.00
- SIERRA CLUB INDEPENDENT ACTIONSupporting$10.00
The race
Florida U.S. House, District 16, 2020 · 3 registered candidates
| Candidate | Raised | Cash on hand | Through |
|---|---|---|---|
| Margaret Elizabeth Rowell Good (D) | $3,457,414.59 | $4,079.74 | 2020-12-31 |
| Vernon Buchanan (R) | $3,643,336.22 | $73,085.08 | 2020-12-31 |
| Jan Schneider (D) | $2,300.00 | $57,088.83 | 2020-12-31 |
Polling and ratings
Race ratings
Recent polls
| Pollster | Dates | Sample | Margin of error | Results |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Data Targeting (R) | October 19–21, 2020 | 400 (LV) | ± 4.9% | Vern Buchanan 53% · Margaret Good 38% |
| Data Targeting (R) | October 6–8, 2020 | 403 (LV) | ± 4.9% | Vern Buchanan 52% · Margaret Good 37% |
| Change Research (D) | October 5–8, 2020 | 527 (LV) | ± 4.3% | Vern Buchanan 48% · Margaret Good 45% |
| Data Targeting (R) | September 29 – October 1, 2020 | 400 (LV) | – | Vern Buchanan 53% · Margaret Good 37% |
| Global Strategy Group (D) | September 24–27, 2020 | 500 (LV) | ± 4.4% | Vern Buchanan 49% · Margaret Good 43% |
| Data Targeting (R) | August 27–29, 2020 | 400 (LV) | ± 4.9% | Vern Buchanan 51% · Margaret Good 35% |
Ratings and polls as listed on Wikipedia: 2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida (retrieved October 23, 2026), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. TerraCivic does not rate races or compute its own average.
Sources and updates
- Money: FEC bulk data (candidate summary, committee master, committee-to-candidate contributions), retrieved October 23, 2026. FEC candidate page · Principal campaign committee: MARGARET GOOD FOR CONGRESS.
- Polling, ratings and candidate status: Wikipedia, retrieved October 23, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
- Status shown above comes from the race’s Wikipedia page.
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