Which super PACs did Eli Broad fund in 2020?

Lcv Victory Fund ($2.5M), Everytown for Gun Safety Victory Fund ($500K), Senate Majority PAC ($286K), House Majority PAC ($100K).

Which candidates did Eli Broad's money end up backing or attacking in 2020?

against Donald Trump (President, about $481K, won); for Joe Biden (President, about $356K, won); against Joni Ernst (Iowa Senate, about $222K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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Eli Broad

Individual

Founder, The Eli and Edythe Broad Foundation · California

8 reported gifts; 4 recipient groups listed, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.

Mixed results

Eli Broad gave $3.4M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2020 federal elections, and 100% of it helped Democrats (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Dec 31, 2020). Among dollars with a matched election-stage result, 49% were on the winning side ($1.1M won, $1.2M lost). $11K had no matched result and is excluded.

Gave to outside spenders

$3.4M

100% of it helped Democrats

Winning share of scored dollars

49%

$2.3M scored (68% of gifts)

Spent on the losing side

$1.2M

Not allocated or result unknown

$1.1M

$1.1M not allocated to tracked outside spending; $11K has no matched result. Neither is cash on hand.

Where the checks went

A person writing checks from their own fortune. Each gift is split the way the group that received it split its spending between winners and losers, so a $10M check to a group that spent 80% on losers counts as $8M on the losing side.

✓ Backed the winner or attacked the loser ✗ Backed the loser or attacked the winner Result not matched

Group	Gave	Won / lost
Lcv Victory Fund $774K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$2.5M	$854K / $861K
Everytown for Gun Safety Victory Fund $174K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$500K	$196K / $130K
Senate Majority PAC $110K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$286K	$73K / $103K
House Majority PAC $14K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$100K	$16K / $70K

The trail

What the money bought

The candidates Eli Broad's money was spent for or against, pro-rated by Eli Broad's share of each group's funding.

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
Donald Trump	President	Attacking	$481K	✓ Yes
Joe Biden	President	Supporting	$356K	✓ Yes
Joni Ernst	Iowa Senate	Attacking	$222K	✗ No
Steve Daines	Montana Senate	Attacking	$186K	✗ No
Thom Tilllis	North Carolina Senate	Attacking	$107K	✗ No
Theresa Greenfield	Iowa Senate	Supporting	$77K	✗ No
Martha McSally	Arizona Senate	Attacking	$73K	✓ Yes
Lindsey Graham	South Carolina Senate	Attacking	$66K	✗ No
Susan Margaret Collins	Maine Senate	Attacking	$55K	✗ No
Steve Bullock	Montana Senate	Supporting	$46K	✗ No
John James	Michigan Senate	Attacking	$36K	✓ Yes
Beth Van Duyne	Texas 24th District	Attacking	$35K	✗ No

Individual as classified from the FEC entity type and public reporting.

Questions people ask

How much did Eli Broad spend on the 2020 elections, and did it win?: Eli Broad gave $3.4M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2020 federal elections, and 100% of it helped Democrats (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Dec 31, 2020). Among dollars with a matched election-stage result, 49% were on the winning side ($1.1M won, $1.2M lost). $11K had no matched result and is excluded.
Which super PACs did Eli Broad fund in 2020?: Lcv Victory Fund ($2.5M), Everytown for Gun Safety Victory Fund ($500K), Senate Majority PAC ($286K), House Majority PAC ($100K).
Which candidates did Eli Broad's money end up backing or attacking in 2020?: against Donald Trump (President, about $481K, won); for Joe Biden (President, about $356K, won); against Joni Ernst (Iowa Senate, about $222K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.