Federal candidate · 2019–2020 cycle · past cycle
Alaina Shearer
- Party
- Democratic
- Running for
- U.S. House · Ohio District 12
- Filing address
- Lewis Center, OH (city and state on the FEC filing)
- FEC filing name
- SHEARER, ALAINA
- Next election
- Primary April 28, 2020 · General November 3, 2020 (Wikipedia, checked October 23, 2026; confirm with your state election office)
Ohio, District 12
FEC candidate ID H0OH12179 · Principal campaign committee: ALAINA SHEARER FOR CONGRESS
| Cycle | Office | Raised | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021–2022 | U.S. House · Ohio District 12 | $25,026.83 | Withdrawn |
| 2019–2020 | U.S. House · Ohio District 12 | $1,040,754.24 | Lost the general election (41.8%) |
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$1,024,763.5998%
- PACs and other committees$10,659.681%
- Party committees$500.000%
- Transfers from joint fundraising and the candidate’s other committees$3,284.040%
- Other receipts (loans from others, refunds, interest)$1,546.930%
Raised and spent over time
Report-by-report history is shown for the current cycle.
PAC and committee contributors
4 committees reported giving $6,425.00 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.
- RED WINE AND BLUE PACPAC$2,425.00
- SHERMAN FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$2,000.00
- NATIONAL WOMEN'S POLITICAL CAUCUS PARITY PACConnected PAC$1,000.00
- PROMISE PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
Outside spending
- Independent expenditures supporting Alaina Shearer$4,989.82
- Independent expenditures opposing Alaina Shearer$0.00
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.
- RED WINE AND BLUESupporting$4,768.00
- JDCA PACSupporting$220.00
The race
Ohio U.S. House, District 12, 2020 · 4 registered candidates
| Candidate | Raised | Cash on hand | Through |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alaina Shearer (D) | $1,040,754.24 | $8,301.24 | 2020-12-31 |
| William Troy Balderson (R) | $2,020,933.71 | $43,050.34 | 2020-12-31 |
| John Stewart (L) | $165,169.55 | −$9,960.12 | 2020-11-23 |
| Jennifer Ann Bell (D) | $9,317.38 | −$89.67 | 2020-06-30 |
Polling and ratings
Race ratings
Recent polls
| Pollster | Dates | Sample | Margin of error | Results |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Public Policy Polling (D) | October 14–15, 2020 | 818 (RV) | – | Troy Balderson 48% · Alaina Shearer 44% |
Ratings and polls as listed on Wikipedia: 2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Ohio (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: ALAINA SHEARER 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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