Donor
Kenneth Langone
IndividualBanker, Invemed · New York
6 gifts to 2 groups, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.
Kenneth Langone gave $1.9M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2020 federal elections, and 98% of it helped Republicans (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2020). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 56% ended up on the winning side ($822K won, $633K lost).
Gave to outside spenders
$1.9M
98% of it helped Republicans
Ended up on the winning side
56%
$822K of the dollars in races already called
Spent on the losing side
$633K
Not spent yet
$394K
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate Leadership Fund $353K not spent yet | $1.3M | $502K / $394K | |
| Americans for Prosperity Action $38K not spent yet | $600K | $320K / $239K |
The trail
What the money bought
The candidates Kenneth Langone's money was spent for or against, pro-rated by Kenneth Langone's share of each group's funding.
| Candidate | Race | Spending | Their share | Paid off? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jon Ossoff | Georgia Senate | Attacking | $301K | ✗ No |
| Cal Cunningham | North Carolina Senate | Attacking | $174K | ✓ Yes |
| David A. Perdue | Georgia Senate | Supporting | $159K | ✗ No |
| Thom Tilllis | North Carolina Senate (primary) | Supporting | $106K | ✓ Yes |
| Steve Bullock | Montana Senate | Attacking | $79K | ✓ Yes |
| Barbara Bollier | Kansas Senate | Attacking | $62K | ✓ Yes |
| Theresa Greenfield | Iowa Senate | Attacking | $60K | ✓ Yes |
| Gary Peters | Michigan Senate | Attacking | $54K | ✗ No |
| Jaime Harrison | South Carolina Senate | Attacking | $50K | ✓ Yes |
| Mark Kelly | Arizona Senate | Attacking | $45K | ✗ No |
| Roger Marshall | Kansas Senate (primary) | Supporting | $40K | ✓ Yes |
| John Cornyn | Texas Senate | Supporting | $39K | ✓ Yes |
Individual as classified from the FEC entity type and public reporting.
Questions people ask
- How much did Kenneth Langone spend on the 2020 elections, and did it win?
- Kenneth Langone gave $1.9M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2020 federal elections, and 98% of it helped Republicans (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2020). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 56% ended up on the winning side ($822K won, $633K lost).
- Which super PACs did Kenneth Langone fund in 2020?
- Senate Leadership Fund ($1.3M), Americans for Prosperity Action ($600K).
- Which candidates did Kenneth Langone's money end up backing or attacking in 2020?
- against Jon Ossoff (Georgia Senate, about $301K, lost); against Cal Cunningham (North Carolina Senate, about $174K, won); for David A. Perdue (Georgia Senate, about $159K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.