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 $535K, won); for Joe Biden (President, about $386K, won); against Joni Ernst (Iowa Senate, about $249K, 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 gifts to 4 groups, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.

Mixed

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 through Dec 31, 2020). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 49% ended up on the winning side ($1.3M won, $1.3M lost).

Gave to outside spenders

$3.4M

100% of it helped Democrats

Ended up on the winning side

49%

$1.3M of the dollars in races already called

Spent on the losing side

$1.3M

Not spent yet

$823K

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	Won / lost
Lcv Victory Fund $608K not spent yet	$2.5M	$936K / $944K
Everytown for Gun Safety Victory Fund $163K not spent yet	$500K	$202K / $134K
Senate Majority PAC $33K not spent yet	$286K	$105K / $148K
House Majority PAC $6K not spent yet	$100K	$17K / $77K

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	$535K	✓ Yes
Joe Biden	President	Supporting	$386K	✓ Yes
Joni Ernst	Iowa Senate	Attacking	$249K	✗ No
Steve Daines	Montana Senate	Attacking	$208K	✗ No
Thom Tilllis	North Carolina Senate	Attacking	$122K	✗ No
Theresa Greenfield	Iowa Senate	Supporting	$92K	✗ No
Martha McSally	Arizona Senate	Attacking	$84K	✓ Yes
Lindsey Graham	South Carolina Senate	Attacking	$73K	✗ No
Susan Margaret Collins	Maine Senate	Attacking	$70K	✗ No
John James	Michigan Senate	Attacking	$53K	✓ Yes
Steve Bullock	Montana Senate	Supporting	$50K	✗ No
David A. Perdue	Georgia Senate	Attacking	$38K	✓ Yes

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 through Dec 31, 2020). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 49% ended up on the winning side ($1.3M won, $1.3M lost).
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 $535K, won); for Joe Biden (President, about $386K, won); against Joni Ernst (Iowa Senate, about $249K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.