Which super PACs did William Oberndorf fund in 2020?

Senate Leadership Fund ($2.5M), Better Future Mi Fund ($250K), 1820 PAC ($250K), Wfw Action Fund Inc ($100K).

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

against Jon Ossoff (Georgia Senate, about $519K, lost); against Gary Peters (Michigan Senate, about $327K, lost); against Cal Cunningham (North Carolina Senate, about $287K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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William Oberndorf

Individual

Executive, Oberndorf Enterprises LLC · California

6 gifts to 4 groups, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.

Mixed

William Oberndorf gave $3.1M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2020 federal elections, and 97% of it helped Republicans (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2020). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 54% ended up on the winning side ($1.2M won, $1.1M lost).

Gave to outside spenders

$3.1M

97% of it helped Republicans

Ended up on the winning side

54%

$1.2M of the dollars in races already called

Spent on the losing side

$1.1M

Not spent yet

$786K

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
Senate Leadership Fund $707K not spent yet	$2.5M	$1.0M / $789K
Better Future Mi Fund $21K not spent yet	$250K	$0 / $229K
1820 PAC $26K not spent yet	$250K	$200K / $23K
Wfw Action Fund Inc $25K not spent yet	$100K	$43K / $25K

The trail

What the money bought

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

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
Jon Ossoff	Georgia Senate	Attacking	$519K	✗ No
Gary Peters	Michigan Senate	Attacking	$327K	✗ No
Cal Cunningham	North Carolina Senate	Attacking	$287K	✓ Yes
Sara I. Gideon	Maine Senate	Attacking	$242K	✓ Yes
Steve Bullock	Montana Senate	Attacking	$150K	✓ Yes
Theresa Greenfield	Iowa Senate	Attacking	$121K	✓ Yes
Jaime Harrison	South Carolina Senate	Attacking	$99K	✓ Yes
Barbara Bollier	Kansas Senate	Attacking	$95K	✓ Yes
Mark Kelly	Arizona Senate	Attacking	$91K	✗ No
Joni Ernst	Iowa Senate (primary)	Supporting	$89K	✓ Yes
Susan Margaret Collins	Maine Senate	Supporting	$59K	✓ Yes
John W. Hickenlooper	Colorado Senate	Attacking	$49K	✗ No

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

Questions people ask

How much did William Oberndorf spend on the 2020 elections, and did it win?: William Oberndorf gave $3.1M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2020 federal elections, and 97% of it helped Republicans (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2020). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 54% ended up on the winning side ($1.2M won, $1.1M lost).
Which super PACs did William Oberndorf fund in 2020?: Senate Leadership Fund ($2.5M), Better Future Mi Fund ($250K), 1820 PAC ($250K), Wfw Action Fund Inc ($100K).
Which candidates did William Oberndorf's money end up backing or attacking in 2020?: against Jon Ossoff (Georgia Senate, about $519K, lost); against Gary Peters (Michigan Senate, about $327K, lost); against Cal Cunningham (North Carolina Senate, about $287K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.