Which candidates did Gordon Getty's money end up backing or attacking in 2020?

against Donald Trump (President, about $373K, won); for Al Gross (Alaska Senate, about $32K, lost); for Steve Bullock (Montana Senate, about $31K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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Gordon Getty

Individual

Investor/Philanthropist, Self-Employed · California

1 reported gift; 1 recipient group listed, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.

Backed winners

Gordon Getty gave $1.0M 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, 73% were on the winning side ($411K won, $149K lost). $352 had no matched result and is excluded.

Gave to outside spenders

$1.0M

100% of it helped Democrats

Winning share of scored dollars

73%

$560K scored (56% of gifts)

Spent on the losing side

$149K

Not allocated or result unknown

$440K

$440K not allocated to tracked outside spending; $352 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	How the group spent it	Won / lost
The Lincoln Project $440K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$1.0M		$411K / $149K

The trail

What the money bought

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

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
Donald Trump	President	Attacking	$373K	✓ Yes
Al Gross	Alaska Senate	Supporting	$32K	✗ No
Steve Bullock	Montana Senate	Supporting	$31K	✗ No
Lindsey Graham	South Carolina Senate	Attacking	$27K	✗ No
Joe Biden	President	Supporting	$24K	✓ Yes
Susan Margaret Collins	Maine Senate	Attacking	$19K	✗ No
Dan Sullivan	Alaska Senate	Attacking	$17K	✗ No
Donald Trump	President (primary)	Attacking	$8K	✗ No
Kelly Loeffler	Georgia Senate (special)	Attacking	$6K	✓ Yes
Mitch McConnell	Kentucky Senate (primary)	Attacking	$5K	✗ No
David A. Perdue	Georgia Senate	Attacking	$3K	✓ Yes
Joni Ernst	Iowa Senate	Attacking	$3K	✗ No

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

Questions people ask

How much did Gordon Getty spend on the 2020 elections, and did it win?: Gordon Getty gave $1.0M 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, 73% were on the winning side ($411K won, $149K lost). $352 had no matched result and is excluded.
Which super PACs did Gordon Getty fund in 2020?: The Lincoln Project ($1.0M).
Which candidates did Gordon Getty's money end up backing or attacking in 2020?: against Donald Trump (President, about $373K, won); for Al Gross (Alaska Senate, about $32K, lost); for Steve Bullock (Montana Senate, about $31K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.