Which candidates did Sam Rawlings Walton's money end up backing or attacking in 2020?

against Donald Trump (President, about $143K, won); against Steve Daines (Montana Senate, about $81K, lost); against Martha McSally (Arizona Senate, about $51K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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Donor

Sam Rawlings Walton

Individual

Owner, Restoration Works, LLC · Colorado

2 reported gifts; 1 recipient group listed, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.

Mixed results

Sam Rawlings Walton gave $775K to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2020 federal elections, and 97% of it helped Democrats (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Dec 31, 2020). Among dollars with a matched election-stage result, 63% were on the winning side ($312K won, $182K lost). $37K had no matched result and is excluded.

Gave to outside spenders

$775K

97% of it helped Democrats

Winning share of scored dollars

63%

$494K scored (64% of gifts)

Spent on the losing side

$182K

Not allocated or result unknown

$281K

$244K not allocated to tracked outside spending; $37K has no matched result. Neither is cash on hand.

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
Edf Action Votes $244K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$775K		$312K / $182K

The trail

What the money bought

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

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
Donald Trump	President	Attacking	$143K	✓ Yes
Steve Daines	Montana Senate	Attacking	$81K	✗ No
Martha McSally	Arizona Senate	Attacking	$51K	✓ Yes
Daniel Mccready	North Carolina 9th District	Supporting	$35K	Unknown
Nick J. Freitas	Virginia 7th District	Attacking	$34K	✓ Yes
Yvette Herrell	New Mexico 2nd District	Attacking	$31K	✗ No
Scott Perry	Pennsylvania 10th District	Attacking	$21K	✗ No
David Young	Iowa 3rd District	Attacking	$19K	✓ Yes
Nancy Mace	South Carolina 1st District	Attacking	$19K	✗ No
Michelle Steel	California 48th District	Attacking	$16K	✗ No
Steve Bullock	Montana Senate	Supporting	$15K	✗ No
Wesley Hunt	Texas 7th District	Attacking	$14K	✓ Yes

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

Questions people ask

How much did Sam Rawlings Walton spend on the 2020 elections, and did it win?: Sam Rawlings Walton gave $775K to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2020 federal elections, and 97% of it helped Democrats (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Dec 31, 2020). Among dollars with a matched election-stage result, 63% were on the winning side ($312K won, $182K lost). $37K had no matched result and is excluded.
Which super PACs did Sam Rawlings Walton fund in 2020?: Edf Action Votes ($775K).
Which candidates did Sam Rawlings Walton's money end up backing or attacking in 2020?: against Donald Trump (President, about $143K, won); against Steve Daines (Montana Senate, about $81K, lost); against Martha McSally (Arizona Senate, about $51K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.