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Stephen Wynn

Individual

Entrepreneur/Retired, Valmore Gp · Nevada

6 gifts to 5 groups, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.

Mixed

Stephen Wynn gave $11M 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, 54% ended up on the winning side ($4.3M won, $3.7M lost).

Gave to outside spenders

$11M

98% of it helped Republicans

Ended up on the winning side

54%

$4.3M of the dollars in races already called

Spent on the losing side

$3.7M

Not spent yet

$3.0M

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
GroupGaveHow the group spent itWon / lost
Senate Leadership Fund

$2.5M not spent yet

$9.0M
$3.6M / $2.8M
American Crossroads

$1K not spent yet

$1.0M
$391K / $608K
Opportunity Matters Fund, Inc.

$442K not spent yet

$1.0M
$319K / $238K
Republican National Committee

$34K not spent yet

$36K
$0 / $1K
NRSC

$3K not spent yet

$16K
$8K / $5K

The trail

What the money bought

The candidates Stephen Wynn's money was spent for or against, pro-rated by Stephen Wynn's share of each group's funding.
CandidateRaceSpendingTheir sharePaid off?
Jon OssoffGeorgia SenateAttacking$1.9M✗ No
Cal CunninghamNorth Carolina SenateAttacking$1.3M✓ Yes
Raphael WarnockGeorgia Senate (special)Attacking$645K✗ No
Steve BullockMontana SenateAttacking$540K✓ Yes
Theresa GreenfieldIowa SenateAttacking$458K✓ Yes
Gary PetersMichigan SenateAttacking$385K✗ No
Barbara BollierKansas SenateAttacking$375K✓ Yes
Jaime HarrisonSouth Carolina SenateAttacking$358K✓ Yes
Joni ErnstIowa Senate (primary)Supporting$332K✓ Yes
Mark KellyArizona SenateAttacking$328K✗ No
Sara I. GideonMaine SenateAttacking$304K✓ Yes
John W. HickenlooperColorado SenateAttacking$210K✗ No

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

Questions people ask

How much did Stephen Wynn spend on the 2020 elections, and did it win?
Stephen Wynn gave $11M 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, 54% ended up on the winning side ($4.3M won, $3.7M lost).
Which super PACs did Stephen Wynn fund in 2020?
Senate Leadership Fund ($9.0M), American Crossroads ($1.0M), Opportunity Matters Fund, Inc. ($1.0M), Republican National Committee ($36K), NRSC ($16K).
Which candidates did Stephen Wynn's money end up backing or attacking in 2020?
against Jon Ossoff (Georgia Senate, about $1.9M, lost); against Cal Cunningham (North Carolina Senate, about $1.3M, won); against Raphael Warnock (Georgia Senate (special), about $645K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.