Which super PACs did William Harris fund in 2020?

The Lincoln Project ($935K), Senate Majority PAC ($201K), DSCC ($176K), DCCC ($142K), Women Vote! ($100K).

Which candidates did William Harris's money end up backing or attacking in 2020?

against Donald Trump (President, about $577K, lost); against Joni Ernst (Iowa Senate, about $74K, lost); against Susan Margaret Collins (Maine Senate, about $68K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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William Harris

Individual

CEO, Anbrust · Florida

288 gifts to 14 groups, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.

Mixed

William Harris gave $1.6M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2020 federal elections, and 99% of it helped Democrats (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2020). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 54% ended up on the winning side ($774K won, $670K lost).

Gave to outside spenders

$1.6M

99% of it helped Democrats

Ended up on the winning side

54%

$774K of the dollars in races already called

Spent on the losing side

$670K

Not spent yet

$187K

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
The Lincoln Project $86K not spent yet	$935K	$623K / $225K
Senate Majority PAC $23K not spent yet	$201K	$74K / $104K
DSCC $67K not spent yet	$176K	$17K / $92K
DCCC	$142K	$24K / $118K
Women Vote!	$100K	$25K / $73K
Save America Fund	$50K	$5K / $45K
House Majority PAC $884 not spent yet	$15K	$3K / $12K
Republican National Committee $7K not spent yet	$7K	$0 / $226
NRSC $551 not spent yet	$3K	$1K / $903
NRCC $33 not spent yet	$710	$598 / $53
Senate Conservatives Fund	$620	$266 / $267
Chc Bold PAC $184 not spent yet	$250	$28 / $24
Meidastouch	$195	$174 / $21
America First Action $10 not spent yet	$150	$0 / $140

The trail

What the money bought

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

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
Donald Trump	President (primary)	Attacking	$577K	✗ No
Joni Ernst	Iowa Senate	Attacking	$74K	✗ No
Susan Margaret Collins	Maine Senate	Attacking	$68K	✗ No
Thom Tilllis	North Carolina Senate	Attacking	$59K	✗ No
Joe Biden	President (primary)	Supporting	$52K	✓ Yes
Steve Bullock	Montana Senate	Supporting	$49K	✗ No
Al Gross	Alaska Senate	Supporting	$48K	✗ No
Lindsey Graham	South Carolina Senate	Attacking	$45K	✗ No
Mitch McConnell	Kentucky Senate	Attacking	$39K	✗ No
Steve Daines	Montana Senate	Attacking	$35K	✗ No
David A. Perdue	Georgia Senate	Attacking	$34K	✓ Yes
John James	Michigan Senate (primary)	Attacking	$27K	✗ No

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

Questions people ask

How much did William Harris spend on the 2020 elections, and did it win?: William Harris gave $1.6M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2020 federal elections, and 99% of it helped Democrats (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2020). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 54% ended up on the winning side ($774K won, $670K lost).
Which super PACs did William Harris fund in 2020?: The Lincoln Project ($935K), Senate Majority PAC ($201K), DSCC ($176K), DCCC ($142K), Women Vote! ($100K).
Which candidates did William Harris's money end up backing or attacking in 2020?: against Donald Trump (President, about $577K, lost); against Joni Ernst (Iowa Senate, about $74K, lost); against Susan Margaret Collins (Maine Senate, about $68K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.