Donor
Rex Sinquefield
IndividualRetired, Retired · Missouri
4 gifts to 3 groups, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.
Rex Sinquefield gave $1.3M 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, 12% ended up on the winning side ($137K won, $1.0M lost).
Gave to outside spenders
$1.3M
99% of it helped Republicans
Ended up on the winning side
12%
$137K of the dollars in races already called
Spent on the losing side
$1.0M
Not spent yet
$159K
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| America First Action $67K not spent yet | $1.0M | $0 / $933K | |
| Senate Leadership Fund $85K not spent yet | $300K | $121K / $95K | |
| NRSC $7K not spent yet | $36K | $17K / $12K |
The trail
What the money bought
The candidates Rex Sinquefield's money was spent for or against, pro-rated by Rex Sinquefield's share of each group's funding.
| Candidate | Race | Spending | Their share | Paid off? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Biden | President (primary) | Attacking | $933K | ✗ No |
| Jon Ossoff | Georgia Senate | Attacking | $65K | ✗ No |
| Cal Cunningham | North Carolina Senate | Attacking | $38K | ✓ Yes |
| Steve Bullock | Montana Senate | Attacking | $21K | ✓ Yes |
| Theresa Greenfield | Iowa Senate | Attacking | $19K | ✓ Yes |
| Gary Peters | Michigan Senate | Attacking | $15K | ✗ No |
| Mark Kelly | Arizona Senate | Attacking | $13K | ✗ No |
| Sara I. Gideon | Maine Senate | Attacking | $13K | ✓ Yes |
| Barbara Bollier | Kansas Senate | Attacking | $13K | ✓ Yes |
| Jaime Harrison | South Carolina Senate | Attacking | $12K | ✓ Yes |
| Joni Ernst | Iowa Senate (primary) | Supporting | $9K | ✓ Yes |
| John W. Hickenlooper | Colorado Senate | Attacking | $8K | ✗ No |
Individual as classified from the FEC entity type and public reporting.
Questions people ask
- How much did Rex Sinquefield spend on the 2020 elections, and did it win?
- Rex Sinquefield gave $1.3M 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, 12% ended up on the winning side ($137K won, $1.0M lost).
- Which super PACs did Rex Sinquefield fund in 2020?
- America First Action ($1.0M), Senate Leadership Fund ($300K), NRSC ($36K).
- Which candidates did Rex Sinquefield's money end up backing or attacking in 2020?
- against Joe Biden (President, about $933K, lost); against Jon Ossoff (Georgia Senate, about $65K, lost); against Cal Cunningham (North Carolina Senate, about $38K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.