Federal candidate · 2019–2020 cycle · past cycle
Paula Jean Swearengin
- Party
- Democratic
- Running for
- U.S. Senate · West Virginia
- Filing address
- Sophia, WV (city and state on the FEC filing)
- FEC filing name
- SWEARENGIN, PAULA JEAN
- Next election
- Primary June 9, 2020 · General November 3, 2020 (Wikipedia, checked October 23, 2026; confirm with your state election office)
West Virginia
FEC candidate ID S0WV00215 · Principal campaign committee: PAULA JEAN FOR WEST VIRGINIA
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$2,015,144.1198%
- PACs and other committees$14,850.191%
- Transfers from joint fundraising and the candidate’s other committees$22,672.461%
- Other receipts (loans from others, refunds, interest)$12,315.651%
Raised and spent over time
Report-by-report history is shown for the current cycle.
PAC and committee contributors
10 committees reported giving $15,526.00 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.
- COMMUNICATIONS WORKERS OF AMERICA-COPE POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- COURAGE TO CHANGELeadership PAC$5,000.00
- RANDY BRYCE FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$1,000.00
- IRON PACPAC$1,000.00
- THE PROGRESSIVE LISTHybrid PAC$1,000.00
- KUNKEL FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$825.00
- SUNRISE PACHybrid PAC$636.00
- BOOKER FOR THE PEOPLE, LTDPAC$500.00
- KIMBERLY FOR IOWACandidate committee$436.00
- WV CAN'T WAIT ACTION COMMITTEEConnected PAC$129.00
Outside spending
- Independent expenditures supporting Paula Jean Swearengin$10.00
- Independent expenditures opposing Paula Jean Swearengin$324.93
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.
- WEST VIRGINIANS FOR LIFE INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEOpposing$320.00
- SIERRA CLUB INDEPENDENT ACTIONSupporting$10.00
The race
West Virginia U.S. Senate, 2020 · 5 registered candidates
| Candidate | Raised | Cash on hand | Through |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paula Jean Swearengin (D) | $2,064,982.41 | $65,985.22 | 2020-12-31 |
| Shelley Moore Capito (R) | $4,945,799.43 | $2,470,530.34 | 2020-12-31 |
| Larry Allen Whitt II (R) | $68,575.00 | $292.85 | 2020-09-30 |
| Richard Ojeda (D) | $36,770.78 | $0.00 | 2020-09-30 |
| Richard Allen Robb (D) | $25,832.80 | $2,449.23 | 2020-06-10 |
Polling and ratings
Race ratings
Recent polls
| Pollster | Dates | Sample | Margin of error | Results |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Research America Inc. | October 6–9, 2020 | 450 (LV) | ± 4.6% | Shelley Moore Capito 53% · Paula Jean Swearengin 33% · David Moran 5% |
| Public Policy Polling (D) | June 13–14, 2017 | 762 (V) | ± 3.4% | Shelley Moore Capito 48% · Generic Democrat 35% |
Ratings and polls as listed on Wikipedia: 2020 United States Senate election in West Virginia (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: PAULA JEAN FOR WEST VIRGINIA.
- 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.
TerraCivic shows public filings without scores, grades or judgments about any candidate.
Federal law prohibits using information copied from FEC reports to solicit contributions or for commercial purposes. Do not use TerraCivic for fundraising, donor prospecting, or contact lists. TerraCivic shows no individual contributor names, addresses, employers or amounts. Data use & privacy