Federal candidate · 2019–2020 cycle · past cycle
Michael Espy
- Party
- Democratic
- Running for
- U.S. Senate · Mississippi
- Filing address
- Jackson, MS (city and state on the FEC filing)
- FEC filing name
- ESPY, MICHAEL
- Next election
- General November 3, 2020 (Wikipedia, checked October 23, 2026; confirm with your state election office)
Mississippi
FEC candidate ID S8MS00287 · Principal campaign committee: MIKE ESPY FOR SENATE CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE
Total raised$12,320,919.34
Total spent$12,439,496.96
Cash on hand$175,593.08
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$11,801,285.5896%
- PACs and other committees$322,066.663%
- Party committees$1,700.000%
- Transfers from joint fundraising and the candidate’s other committees$168,843.511%
- Other receipts (loans from others, refunds, interest)$27,023.590%
Raised and spent over time
Report-by-report history is shown for the current cycle.
PAC and committee contributors
85 committees reported giving $370,073.00 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.
- DSCCParty committee$49,600.00
- INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF ELECTRICAL WORKERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pagePAC$10,000.00
- PAC TO THE FUTURELeadership PAC$10,000.00
- IMPACTLeadership PAC$10,000.00
- M-PACLeadership PAC$10,000.00
- MIDWEST VALUES PACLeadership PAC$10,000.00
- PURPOSE PACLeadership PAC$10,000.00
- VOTER PROTECTION PROJECTHybrid PAC$10,000.00
- COMMON GROUND PACLeadership PAC$9,500.00
- OCEANS PACLeadership PAC$7,500.00
- INTERNATIONAL UNION OF PAINTERS AND ALLIED TRADES POLITICAL ACTION TOGETHER POLITICAL COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- UAW - V - CAP (UAW VOLUNTARY COMMUNITY ACTION PROGRAM) Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- NEA FUND FOR CHILDREN AND PUBLIC EDUCATION Company pagePAC$5,000.00
- INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF BOILERMAKERS CAMPAIGN ASSISTANCE FUND 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
- NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF LETTER CARRIERS OF U.S.A. POLITICAL FUND (LETTER CARRIER POLITICAL FUND)Connected PAC$5,000.00
- AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR JUSTICE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AAJ PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS, AFL-CIO COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATIONConnected PAC$5,000.00
- CONGRESSIONAL BLACK CAUCUS PACConnected PAC$5,000.00
- INTERNATIONAL LONGSHOREMEN'S ASSOCIATION AFL-CIO COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATION ILA-COPE Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- AMERICA WORKS FEDERAL PACLeadership PAC$5,000.00
- MOVEON.ORG POLITICAL ACTIONHybrid PAC$5,000.00
- PAC FOR A CHANGEHybrid PAC$5,000.00
- PRAIRIE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEELeadership PAC$5,000.00
- FIRST STATE PACLeadership PAC$5,000.00
Show all 85 committees
- GREEN MOUNTAIN PACLeadership PAC$5,000.00
- VICTORY NOW PACLeadership PAC$5,000.00
- FRONTLINE USALeadership PAC$5,000.00
- MODERATE DEMOCRATS PACPAC$5,000.00
- WRITERS GUILD OF AMERICA WEST, INC. PAC (WGAW PAC)PAC$5,000.00
- LOBO PACLeadership PAC$5,000.00
- OFF THE SIDELINES PACLeadership PAC$5,000.00
- POPULATION CONNECTION ACTION FUND PAC PCAF PACConnected PAC$5,000.00
- REMEDY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEELeadership PAC$5,000.00
- HAWAII PACLeadership PAC$5,000.00
- THE COLLECTIVE PACConnected PAC$5,000.00
- ALL FOR OUR COUNTRY LEADERSHIP PACLeadership PAC$5,000.00
- INTEGRITY FIRST PACPAC$5,000.00
- BLACK ECONOMIC ALLIANCE PACHybrid PAC$5,000.00
- TOGETHER FUND PACPAC$5,000.00
- BLUE SENATE PACLeadership PAC$5,000.00
- PROGRESSIVE TURNOUT PROJECTHybrid PAC$4,998.00
- NANCY PELOSI FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$4,000.00
- UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS INTERNATIONAL UNION ACTIVE BALLOT CLUB Company pageConnected PAC$3,000.00
- BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS IN DIVERSE GEOGRAPHIC ENVIRONMENTS PAC (BRIDGE PAC)Leadership PAC$3,000.00
- POWERPACPLUSHybrid PAC$3,000.00
- HUMANITY FORWARD PACConnected PAC$2,800.00
- COMMUNICATIONS WORKERS OF AMERICA-COPE POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- BROTHERHOOD OF LOCOMOTIVE ENGINEERS & TRAINMEN PAC FUND Company pagePAC$2,500.00
- NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEPAC$2,500.00
- NARRAGANSETT BAY PACLeadership PAC$2,500.00
- FOLLOW THE NORTH STAR FUNDLeadership PAC$2,500.00
- KEYSTONE AMERICA PACLeadership PAC$2,500.00
- JACKSON LEWIS P.C. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEConnected PAC$2,500.00
- GRANITE VALUES PACLeadership PAC$2,500.00
- STAND UP FOR WORKERS PACPAC$2,500.00
- NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY & MEDICARE PACConnected PAC$2,125.00
- UTILITY WORKERS UNION OF AMERICA COPE Company pageConnected PAC$2,000.00
- FRIENDS OF JIM CLYBURNCandidate committee$2,000.00
- SEA CHANGE LEADERSHIP PACLeadership PAC$2,000.00
- WARREN DEMOCRATS, INC.Candidate committee$2,000.00
- AMERICA NOWLeadership PAC$2,000.00
- BONNIE WATSON COLEMAN FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$2,000.00
- JAMES MACKLER FOR US SENATECandidate committee$2,000.00
- DAN FOR COLORADOCandidate committee$2,000.00
- FEMINIST MAJORITY PACConnected PAC$1,400.00
- RENASANT BANK EMPLOYEES' VOLUNTARY POLITICAL COMMITTEEConnected PAC$1,000.00
- COMMON GOOD FUNDPAC$1,000.00
- HUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGN PACConnected PAC$1,000.00
- COOPER FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$1,000.00
- PROGRESSIVE CHOICES PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- ONE VOICELeadership PAC$1,000.00
- LOEBSACK FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$1,000.00
- CLARKE FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$1,000.00
- ENVIRONMENT AMERICA INC. VOTER ACTION (ABBV. 'ENVIRONMENT AMERICA VOTER ACTION')Connected PAC$1,000.00
- GREATER OPPORTUNITIES FOR LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT (GOLD PAC)Leadership PAC$1,000.00
- TOGETHER EVERYONE REALIZES REAL IMPACT AKA TERRI PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- EDUCATE AND INNOVATE PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- I GOT YOUR BACK PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- LAFAYETTE COUNTY DEMOCRATIC PARTYParty committee$600.00
- BUTTERFIELD FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$500.00
- UNITY9 POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEPAC$500.00
- ROBIN KELLY FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$500.00
- CLUB AT WESTPARK DEMOCRATSParty committee$300.00
- DEFEAT BAD LEADERS 2020Connected PAC$250.00
Outside spending
- Independent expenditures supporting Michael Espy$207,527.39
- Independent expenditures opposing Michael Espy$35,536.00
- Company and union communications to members about Michael Espy$1,499.13
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.
- MARCH ON PACSupporting$73,766.00
- ONE COUNTRY FUNDSupporting$73,026.00
- THE COLLECTIVE SUPER PACSupporting$24,999.00
- PEOPLE FOR THE AMERICAN WAYSupporting$19,522.00
- LET AMERICA WORKOpposing$18,036.00
- PAC FOR A CHANGEOpposing$17,500.00
- THE LINCOLN PROJECTSupporting$8,650.00
- WFP IE COMMITTEESupporting$3,781.00
- MARCH ONSupporting$1,500.00
- PROUD MISSISSIPPIANS FOR PROGRESSSupporting$1,000.00
- THE DEMOCRATIC SENATE ACTION COMMITTEESupporting$981.00
- INDIVISIBLE ACTIONSupporting$237.00
The race
Mississippi U.S. Senate, 2020 · 4 registered candidates
| Candidate | Raised | Cash on hand | Through |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Espy (D) | $12,320,919.34 | $175,593.08 | 2020-12-31 |
| Cindy Hyde-Smith (R) | $3,407,099.27 | $168,542.51 | 2020-12-31 |
Polling and ratings
Race ratings
Recent polls
| Pollster | Dates | Sample | Margin of error | Results |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Data For Progress | October 27 – November 1, 2020 | 562 (LV) | ± 4.1% | Cindy Hyde-Smith 50% · Mike Espy 47% |
| Civiqs/Daily Kos | October 23–26, 2020 | 507 (LV) | ± 5.3% | Cindy Hyde-Smith 52% · Mike Espy 44% |
| The Progress Campaign (D) | October 23, 2020 | – (V) | – | Cindy Hyde-Smith 48% · Mike Espy 43% |
| Tyson Group (R) | August 28–30, 2020 | 600 (LV) | ± 4% | Cindy Hyde-Smith 41% · Mike Espy 40% |
| Garin-Hart-Yang Research (D) | July 30 – August 9, 2020 | 600 (LV) | ± 4.1% | Cindy Hyde-Smith 47% · Mike Espy 42% |
| Public Policy Polling (D) | May 27–28, 2020 | 871 (V) | ± 3.3% | Cindy Hyde-Smith 49% · Mike Espy 41% |
Ratings and polls as listed on Wikipedia: 2020 United States Senate election in Mississippi (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: MIKE ESPY FOR SENATE CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE.
- 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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