Federal candidate · 2019–2020 cycle · past cycle
Joe Cunningham
- Party
- Democratic
- Running for
- U.S. House · South Carolina District 1
- Filing address
- Charleston, SC (city and state on the FEC filing)
- FEC filing name
- CUNNINGHAM, JOE
- Next election
- General November 3, 2020 (Wikipedia, checked October 23, 2026; confirm with your state election office)
South Carolina, District 1
FEC candidate ID H8SC01116 · Principal campaign committee: JOE CUNNINGHAM FOR CONGRESS
Total raised$7,085,878.98
Total spent$7,138,095.12
Cash on hand$6,371.75
Debts owed by the campaign$13,429.57
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$6,282,370.4989%
- PACs and other committees$196,992.673%
- Party committees$4,999.340%
- Transfers from joint fundraising and the candidate’s other committees$599,421.158%
- Other receipts (loans from others, refunds, interest)$2,095.330%
Raised and spent over time
Report-by-report history is shown for the current cycle.
PAC and committee contributors
91 committees reported giving $195,836.00 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.
- PROBLEM SOLVER DEMOCRATSJoint fundraising committee$11,497.00
- INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIREFIGHTERS INTERESTED IN REGISTRATION AND EDUCATION PAC Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- HIMES FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$5,000.00
- HUFFMAN FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$5,000.00
- DCCCParty committee$4,996.00
- PEOPLE FOR DEREK KILMERCandidate committee$4,500.00
- PALLONE FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$4,000.00
- FRIENDS OF JIM CLYBURNCandidate committee$4,000.00
- LOFGREN FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$4,000.00
- BILL FOSTER FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$4,000.00
- PAUL TONKO FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$4,000.00
- FRIENDS OF CHERI BUSTOSCandidate committee$4,000.00
- JEFFRIES FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$4,000.00
- JULIA BROWNLEY FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$4,000.00
- ELIZABETH COLBERT BUSCH FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$4,000.00
- FRIENDS OF DON BEYERCandidate committee$4,000.00
- NITA LOWEY FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$3,000.00
- JUDY CHU FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$3,000.00
- KUSTER FOR CONGRESS, INCCandidate committee$3,000.00
- SCHNEIDER FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$3,000.00
- PETE AGUILAR FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$3,000.00
- JAMIE RASKIN FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$3,000.00
- LOU CORREA FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$3,000.00
- JIMMY PANETTA FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$3,000.00
- JOE NEGUSE FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$3,000.00
Show all 91 committees
- NRDC ACTION FUND INC., PACConnected PAC$2,600.00
- AMERICAN POSTAL WORKERS UNION COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL ACTIONHybrid PAC$2,500.00
- NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEPAC$2,500.00
- SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA FUNDLeadership PAC$2,500.00
- FRIENDS OF JOHN SARBANESCandidate committee$2,500.00
- BLACK ECONOMIC ALLIANCE PACHybrid PAC$2,500.00
- HOYER FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$2,000.00
- FRIENDS OF ROSA DELAUROCandidate committee$2,000.00
- BLUMENAUER FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$2,000.00
- SHERMAN FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$2,000.00
- SCHIFF FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$2,000.00
- DUTCH RUPPERSBERGER FOR CONGRESS COMMITTEECandidate committee$2,000.00
- DEBBIE WASSERMAN SCHULTZ FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$2,000.00
- JIM COSTA FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$2,000.00
- ONE VOICELeadership PAC$2,000.00
- LOEBSACK FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$2,000.00
- DELBENE FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$2,000.00
- BERA FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$2,000.00
- TED DEUTCH FOR CONGRESS COMMITTEECandidate committee$2,000.00
- MARK TAKANO FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$2,000.00
- TONY CARDENAS FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$2,000.00
- SCOTT PETERS FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$2,000.00
- KATHERINE CLARK FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$2,000.00
- STEPHANIE MURPHY FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$2,000.00
- WEXTON FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$2,000.00
- DAN FOR COLORADOCandidate committee$2,000.00
- SWALWELL FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$1,500.00
- ROBIN KELLY FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$1,500.00
- FRIENDS OF RAJA FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$1,001.00
- THE FARM CREDIT COUNCIL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- PRICE FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$1,000.00
- NATIONAL AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS ASSOCIATION PAC Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- AMERICAN CHEMISTRY COUNCIL PAC Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- MALONEY FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$1,000.00
- MIKE THOMPSON FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$1,000.00
- SCHAKOWSKY FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$1,000.00
- CITIZENS TO ELECT RICK LARSENCandidate committee$1,000.00
- A WHOLE LOT OF PEOPLE FOR GRIJALVA CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEECandidate committee$1,000.00
- PERLMUTTER FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$1,000.00
- CASTOR FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$1,000.00
- COHEN FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$1,000.00
- DEMOCRATS WIN SEATS (DWS PAC)Leadership PAC$1,000.00
- FRIENDS FOR GREGORY MEEKSCandidate committee$1,000.00
- CONNOLLY FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$1,000.00
- QUIGLEY FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$1,000.00
- TERRI SEWELL FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$1,000.00
- GARAMENDI FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$1,000.00
- ALAN LOWENTHAL FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$1,000.00
- MARK POCAN FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$1,000.00
- GRACE FOR NEW YORKCandidate committee$1,000.00
- MAPLE PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- KATHLEEN RICE FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$1,000.00
- ANTHONY BROWN FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$1,000.00
- CHRISSY HOULAHAN FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$1,000.00
- JAMES MACKLER FOR US SENATECandidate committee$1,000.00
- MIKIE SHERRILL FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$1,000.00
- ANDY KIM FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$1,000.00
- VERONICA ESCOBAR FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$1,000.00
- CASE FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$1,000.00
- WIN THE ERA PACConnected PAC$1,000.00
- SERVICE FIRST PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- DEBORAH ROSS FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$1,000.00
- DARREN SOTO FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$500.00
- BAIRD FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$200.00
- DEMOCRACY ENGINE, INC., PACConnected PAC$22.00
- END CITIZENS UNITEDConnected PAC$20.00
Outside spending
- Independent expenditures supporting Joe Cunningham$704,892.60
- Independent expenditures opposing Joe Cunningham$7,020,599.94
- Company and union communications to members about Joe Cunningham$729.84
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.
- NRCCOpposing$1,813,832.00
- CONGRESSIONAL LEADERSHIP FUNDOpposing$1,148,456.00
- CLUB FOR GROWTH ACTIONOpposing$763,048.00
- CITIZENS FOR FREE ENTERPRISEOpposing$433,287.00
- CENTER FORWARD COMMITTEESupporting$405,102.00
- 314 ACTION FUNDSupporting$149,485.00
- AMERICANS FOR PROSPERITY ACTION, INC.(AFP ACTION)Opposing$77,226.00
- DCCCSupporting$47,043.00
- LCV VICTORY FUNDSupporting$36,601.00
- NRDC ACTION VOTESSupporting$36,579.00
- HUMANE SOCIETY LEGISLATIVE FUNDSupporting$24,334.00
- PROTECTING OUR VOTE PACSupporting$2,404.00
The race
South Carolina U.S. House, District 1, 2020 · 7 registered candidates
| Candidate | Raised | Cash on hand | Through |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Cunningham (D) | $7,085,878.98 | $6,371.75 | 2020-12-31 |
| Nancy Mace (R) | $5,873,153.58 | $59,487.22 | 2020-12-31 |
| Katherine Dubeau Landing (R) | $645,778.75 | $0.00 | 2020-07-31 |
| Michael Covert (R) | $176,002.01 | $0.00 | 2020-12-31 |
| Chris Cox (R) | $121,314.84 | $524.10 | 2020-12-31 |
| Brad Mole (R) | $7,192.00 | $1,148.95 | 2020-05-20 |
| Phillip Dwight Norris (R) | $70.00 | $0.00 | 2020-02-16 |
Polling and ratings
Race ratings
Recent polls
| Pollster | Dates | Sample | Margin of error | Results |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strategic National (R) | October 14–16, 2020 | 400 (LV) | – | Joe Cunningham 45% · Nancy Mace 47% |
| GQR Research (D) | October 5–7, 2020 | 400 (LV) | – | Joe Cunningham 55% · Nancy Mace 42% |
| First Tuesday Strategies (R) | May 15–18, 2020 | 500 (LV) | ± 4.4% | Joe Cunningham 44% · Nancy Mace 45% |
| First Tuesday Strategies (R) | May 15–18, 2020 | 500 (LV) | ± 4.4% | Joe Cunningham 43% · Kathy Landing 45% |
| First Tuesday Strategies (R) | May 15–18, 2020 | 500 (LV) | ± 4.4% | Generic Democrat 31% · Generic Republican 50% |
Ratings and polls as listed on Wikipedia: 2020 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina (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: JOE CUNNINGHAM 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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