Which super PACs did Haim Saban fund in 2020?

House Majority PAC ($2.5M), Senate Majority PAC ($1.5M), DCCC ($36K), Votevets ($10K).

Which candidates did Haim Saban's money end up backing or attacking in 2020?

against Thom Tilllis (North Carolina Senate, about $139K, lost); against Joni Ernst (Iowa Senate, about $137K, lost); against David A. Perdue (Georgia Senate, about $128K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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Haim Saban

Individual

CEO, Saban Entertainment · California

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

Backed losers

Haim Saban gave $4.1M 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, 25% were on the winning side ($789K won, $2.3M lost). $8K had no matched result and is excluded.

Gave to outside spenders

$4.1M

100% of it helped Democrats

Winning share of scored dollars

25%

$3.1M scored (76% of gifts)

Spent on the losing side

$2.3M

Not allocated or result unknown

$959K

$950K not allocated to tracked outside spending; $8K 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
House Majority PAC $341K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$2.5M	$396K / $1.8M
Senate Majority PAC $579K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$1.5M	$387K / $544K
DCCC $26K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$36K	$2K / $8K
Votevets $3K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$10K	$4K / $2K

The trail

What the money bought

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

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
Thom Tilllis	North Carolina Senate	Attacking	$139K	✗ No
Joni Ernst	Iowa Senate	Attacking	$137K	✗ No
David A. Perdue	Georgia Senate	Attacking	$128K	✓ Yes
John James	Michigan Senate	Attacking	$118K	✓ Yes
Michelle Steel	California 48th District	Attacking	$116K	✗ No
Susan Margaret Collins	Maine Senate	Attacking	$101K	✗ No
Jeff Van Drew	New Jersey 2nd District	Attacking	$83K	✗ No
Michelle Fischbach	Minnesota 7th District	Attacking	$73K	✗ No
Mike Garcia	California 25th District	Attacking	$72K	✗ No
Nicole Malliotakis	New York 11th District	Attacking	$68K	✗ No
Troy Nehls	Texas 22nd District	Attacking	$67K	✗ No
Burgess Owens	Utah 4th District	Attacking	$65K	✗ No

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

Questions people ask

How much did Haim Saban spend on the 2020 elections, and did it win?: Haim Saban gave $4.1M 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, 25% were on the winning side ($789K won, $2.3M lost). $8K had no matched result and is excluded.
Which super PACs did Haim Saban fund in 2020?: House Majority PAC ($2.5M), Senate Majority PAC ($1.5M), DCCC ($36K), Votevets ($10K).
Which candidates did Haim Saban's money end up backing or attacking in 2020?: against Thom Tilllis (North Carolina Senate, about $139K, lost); against Joni Ernst (Iowa Senate, about $137K, lost); against David A. Perdue (Georgia Senate, about $128K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.