Which super PACs did Elaine Wold fund in 2020?

America First Action ($750K), Security Is Strength PAC ($20K), Black Americans to Re-Elect the President ($4K), Senate Conservatives Action ($3K), Seal PAC Supporting Electing American Leaders PAC ($1K).

Which candidates did Elaine Wold's money end up backing or attacking in 2020?

against Joe Biden (President, about $701K, lost); against Jaime Harrison (South Carolina Senate, about $13K, won); for Lindsey Graham (South Carolina Senate, about $6K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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Elaine Wold

Individual

Retired, Retired · Florida

12 gifts to 9 groups, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.

Loser

Elaine Wold gave $779K to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2020 federal elections, and 100% of it helped Republicans (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2020). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 3% ended up on the winning side ($19K won, $706K lost).

Gave to outside spenders

$779K

100% of it helped Republicans

Ended up on the winning side

$19K of the dollars in races already called

Spent on the losing side

$706K

Not spent yet

$54K

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
America First Action $50K not spent yet	$750K	$0 / $700K
Security Is Strength PAC $1K not spent yet	$20K	$18K / $1K
Black Americans to Re-Elect the President $201 not spent yet	$4K	$120 / $3K
Senate Conservatives Action $1K not spent yet	$3K	$695 / $684
Seal PAC Supporting Electing American Leaders PAC $579 not spent yet	$1K	$218 / $192
Americans for Constitutional Liberty Dba the Conservative Caucus $21 not spent yet	$500	$0 / $479
NRCC $23 not spent yet	$500	$421 / $38
NRSC $50 not spent yet	$250	$119 / $81
Senate Conservatives Fund	$250	$107 / $108

The trail

What the money bought

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

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
Joe Biden	President (primary)	Attacking	$701K	✗ No
Jaime Harrison	South Carolina Senate	Attacking	$13K	✓ Yes
Lindsey Graham	South Carolina Senate	Supporting	$6K	✓ Yes
Donald Trump	President	Supporting	$2K	✗ No
David A. Perdue	Georgia Senate	Supporting	$536	✗ No
John James	Michigan Senate	Supporting	$522	✗ No
Kelly Loeffler	Georgia Senate (special)	Supporting	$377	✗ No
Lynda Bennett	North Carolina 11th District (primary)	Supporting	$318	Unknown
Steve Daines	Montana Senate	Supporting	$317	✓ Yes
Joni Ernst	Iowa Senate	Supporting	$286	✓ Yes
Cynthia M. Lummis	Wyoming Senate	Supporting	$182	✓ Yes
Raphael Warnock	Georgia Senate (special)	Attacking	$172	✗ No

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

Questions people ask

How much did Elaine Wold spend on the 2020 elections, and did it win?: Elaine Wold gave $779K to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2020 federal elections, and 100% of it helped Republicans (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2020). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 3% ended up on the winning side ($19K won, $706K lost).
Which super PACs did Elaine Wold fund in 2020?: America First Action ($750K), Security Is Strength PAC ($20K), Black Americans to Re-Elect the President ($4K), Senate Conservatives Action ($3K), Seal PAC Supporting Electing American Leaders PAC ($1K).
Which candidates did Elaine Wold's money end up backing or attacking in 2020?: against Joe Biden (President, about $701K, lost); against Jaime Harrison (South Carolina Senate, about $13K, won); for Lindsey Graham (South Carolina Senate, about $6K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.