Donor
Neil Bluhm
IndividualPresident, Jmb Realty Corp · Illinois
3 gifts to 2 groups, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.
Neil Bluhm gave $1.5M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2020 federal elections, and 100% of it helped Democrats (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2020). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 89% ended up on the winning side ($1.3M won, $162K lost).
Gave to outside spenders
$1.5M
100% of it helped Democrats
Ended up on the winning side
89%
$1.3M of the dollars in races already called
Spent on the losing side
$162K
Not spent yet
$63K
Sitting with groups that have not spent
Where the cheques went
A person writing cheques 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 cheque 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Priorities USA Action $1K not spent yet | $1.0M | $848K / $150K | |
| Unite the Country $61K not spent yet | $500K | $427K / $12K |
The trail
What the money bought
The candidates Neil Bluhm's money was spent for or against, pro-rated by Neil Bluhm's share of each group's funding.
| Candidate | Race | Spending | Their share | Paid off? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Biden | President | Supporting | $838K | ✓ Yes |
| Donald Trump | President | Attacking | $466K | ✓ Yes |
| Cal Cunningham | North Carolina Senate | Supporting | $56K | ✗ No |
| Thom Tilllis | North Carolina Senate | Attacking | $23K | ✗ No |
| Susan Margaret Collins | Maine Senate | Attacking | $20K | ✗ No |
| Martha McSally | Arizona Senate | Attacking | $19K | ✓ Yes |
| Mark Kelly | Arizona Senate | Supporting | $9K | ✓ Yes |
| Sara I. Gideon | Maine Senate (primary) | Supporting | $4K | ✓ Yes |
| Donald Trump | President | Supporting | $1K | ✗ No |
Individual as classified from the FEC entity type and public reporting.
Questions people ask
- How much did Neil Bluhm spend on the 2020 elections, and did it win?
- Neil Bluhm gave $1.5M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2020 federal elections, and 100% of it helped Democrats (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2020). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 89% ended up on the winning side ($1.3M won, $162K lost).
- Which super PACs did Neil Bluhm fund in 2020?
- Priorities USA Action ($1.0M), Unite the Country ($500K).
- Which candidates did Neil Bluhm's money end up backing or attacking in 2020?
- for Joe Biden (President, about $838K, won); against Donald Trump (President, about $466K, won); for Cal Cunningham (North Carolina Senate, about $56K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.