Donor
Jan Duncan
IndividualRetired, Retired · Texas
4 gifts to 1 group, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.
Jan Duncan gave $4.0M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2020 federal elections, and 99% of it helped Republicans (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2020). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 19% ended up on the winning side ($675K won, $2.9M lost).
Gave to outside spenders
$4.0M
99% of it helped Republicans
Ended up on the winning side
19%
$675K of the dollars in races already called
Spent on the losing side
$2.9M
Not spent yet
$439K
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Women Speak Out PAC $385K not spent yet | $4.0M | $675K / $2.9M |
The trail
What the money bought
The candidates Jan Duncan's money was spent for or against, pro-rated by Jan Duncan's share of each group's funding.
| Candidate | Race | Spending | Their share | Paid off? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Biden | President | Attacking | $783K | ✗ No |
| Donald Trump | President | Supporting | $623K | ✗ No |
| Jon Ossoff | Georgia Senate | Attacking | $280K | ✗ No |
| Raphael Warnock | Georgia Senate (special) | Attacking | $280K | ✗ No |
| Kelly Loeffler | Georgia Senate (special) | Supporting | $222K | ✗ No |
| David A. Perdue | Georgia Senate | Supporting | $221K | ✗ No |
| Sri Preston Kulkarni | Texas 22nd District | Attacking | $108K | ✓ Yes |
| Candace Valenzuela | Texas 24th District | Attacking | $99K | ✓ Yes |
| Lizzie Fletcher | Texas 7th District | Attacking | $93K | ✗ No |
| Wendy R. Davis | Texas 21st District | Attacking | $83K | ✓ Yes |
| Mark Kelly | Arizona Senate | Attacking | $67K | ✗ No |
| Gary Peters | Michigan Senate | Attacking | $66K | ✗ No |
Individual as classified from the FEC entity type and public reporting.
Questions people ask
- How much did Jan Duncan spend on the 2020 elections, and did it win?
- Jan Duncan gave $4.0M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2020 federal elections, and 99% of it helped Republicans (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2020). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 19% ended up on the winning side ($675K won, $2.9M lost).
- Which super PACs did Jan Duncan fund in 2020?
- Women Speak Out PAC ($4.0M).
- Which candidates did Jan Duncan's money end up backing or attacking in 2020?
- against Joe Biden (President, about $783K, lost); for Donald Trump (President, about $623K, lost); against Jon Ossoff (Georgia Senate, about $280K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.