Donor
Robert Wood Johnson IV
IndividualUS Ambassador to the Uk, US Dept of State · New York
917 gifts to 15 groups, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.
Robert Wood Johnson IV gave $1.4M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2020 federal elections, and 96% of it helped Republicans (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2020). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 11% ended up on the winning side ($123K won, $1.0M lost).
Gave to outside spenders
$1.4M
96% of it helped Republicans
Ended up on the winning side
11%
$123K of the dollars in races already called
Spent on the losing side
$1.0M
Not spent yet
$192K
Sitting with groups that have not spent
Where the cheques went
| Group | Gave | How the group spent it | Won / lost |
|---|---|---|---|
| America First Action $67K not spent yet | $1.0M | $0 / $933K | |
| Senate Leadership Fund $71K not spent yet | $250K | $100K / $79K | |
| Republican National Committee $38K not spent yet | $39K | $0 / $1K | |
| DSCC $7K not spent yet | $18K | $2K / $10K | |
| DCCC | $11K | $2K / $9K | |
| NRSC $2K not spent yet | $10K | $5K / $3K | |
| The Lincoln Project $788 not spent yet | $9K | $6K / $2K | |
| NRCC $188 not spent yet | $4K | $3K / $306 | |
| Senate Majority PAC $394 not spent yet | $3K | $1K / $2K | |
| Votevets $386 not spent yet | $2K | $1K / $593 | |
| 314 Action Fund $763 not spent yet | $2K | $237 / $1K | |
| Progressive Turnout Project $1K not spent yet | $2K | $250 / $41 | |
| Tea Party Patriots Citizens Fund $741 not spent yet | $2K | $91 / $918 | |
| Americans for Prosperity Action $64 not spent yet | $1K | $534 / $398 | |
| Senate Conservatives Fund | $800 | $344 / $345 |
The trail
What the money bought
| Candidate | Race | Spending | Their share | Paid off? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Biden | President (primary) | Attacking | $933K | ✗ No |
| Jon Ossoff | Georgia Senate | Attacking | $53K | ✗ No |
| Cal Cunningham | North Carolina Senate | Attacking | $30K | ✓ Yes |
| Steve Bullock | Montana Senate | Attacking | $16K | ✓ Yes |
| Theresa Greenfield | Iowa Senate | Attacking | $13K | ✓ Yes |
| Gary Peters | Michigan Senate | Attacking | $11K | ✗ No |
| Jaime Harrison | South Carolina Senate | Attacking | $10K | ✓ Yes |
| Barbara Bollier | Kansas Senate | Attacking | $10K | ✓ Yes |
| Mark Kelly | Arizona Senate | Attacking | $10K | ✗ No |
| Sara I. Gideon | Maine Senate | Attacking | $9K | ✓ Yes |
| Joni Ernst | Iowa Senate (primary) | Supporting | $8K | ✓ Yes |
| David A. Perdue | Georgia Senate | Attacking | $6K | ✓ Yes |
Individual as classified from the FEC entity type and public reporting.
Questions people ask
- How much did Robert Wood Johnson IV spend on the 2020 elections, and did it win?
- Robert Wood Johnson IV gave $1.4M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2020 federal elections, and 96% of it helped Republicans (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2020). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 11% ended up on the winning side ($123K won, $1.0M lost).
- Which super PACs did Robert Wood Johnson IV fund in 2020?
- America First Action ($1.0M), Senate Leadership Fund ($250K), Republican National Committee ($39K), DSCC ($18K), DCCC ($11K).
- Which candidates did Robert Wood Johnson IV's money end up backing or attacking in 2020?
- against Joe Biden (President, about $933K, lost); against Jon Ossoff (Georgia Senate, about $53K, lost); against Cal Cunningham (North Carolina Senate, about $30K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.