Donor
James Davis
IndividualChairman, New Balance Athletic Shoe Inc. · Massachusetts
879 reported gifts; 30 recipient groups listed, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.
James Davis gave $2.1M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2020 federal elections, and 97% of it helped Republicans (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Dec 31, 2020). Among dollars with a matched election-stage result, 68% were on the winning side ($952K won, $440K lost). $30K had no matched result and is excluded.
Gave to outside spenders
$2.1M
97% of it helped Republicans
Winning share of scored dollars
68%
$1.4M scored (65% of gifts)
Spent on the losing side
$440K
Not allocated or result unknown
$735K
$705K not allocated to tracked outside spending; $30K has no matched result. Neither is cash on hand.
Where the checks went
| Group | Gave | How the group spent it | Won / lost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate Leadership Fund $417K not allocated to tracked outside spending | $1.1M | $365K / $287K | |
| Congressional Leadership Fund $64K not allocated to tracked outside spending | $450K | $300K / $56K | |
| 1820 PAC $27K not allocated to tracked outside spending | $225K | $177K / $21K | |
| Security Is Strength PAC $9K not allocated to tracked outside spending | $100K | $86K / $5K | |
| Republican National Committee $93K not allocated to tracked outside spending | $94K | $0 / $731 | |
| Defendarizona $1K not allocated to tracked outside spending | $50K | $0 / $49K | |
| NRSC $31K not allocated to tracked outside spending | $48K | $10K / $7K | |
| NRCC $22K not allocated to tracked outside spending | $31K | $7K / $655 | |
| DCCC $20K not allocated to tracked outside spending | $26K | $1K / $6K | |
| DSCC $9K not allocated to tracked outside spending | $12K | $581 / $3K | |
| Senate Majority PAC $4K not allocated to tracked outside spending | $10K | $3K / $4K | |
| The Lincoln Project $1K not allocated to tracked outside spending | $2K | $950 / $343 | |
| House Freedom Fund $1K not allocated to tracked outside spending | $2K | $258 / $188 | |
| End Citizens United $1K not allocated to tracked outside spending | $2K | $150 / $422 | |
| Voter Protection Project $701 not allocated to tracked outside spending | $909 | $110 / $32 | |
| National Rifle Association of America Political Victory Fund $583 not allocated to tracked outside spending | $901 | $51 / $259 | |
| Black Americans to Re-Elect the President $487 not allocated to tracked outside spending | $700 | $7 / $204 | |
| Senate Conservatives Fund $346 not allocated to tracked outside spending | $610 | $114 / $114 | |
| Freedomworks for America $283 not allocated to tracked outside spending | $600 | $78 / $237 | |
| American Hospital Association PAC $380 not allocated to tracked outside spending | $500 | $120 / $0 | |
| Chc Bold PAC $342 not allocated to tracked outside spending | $382 | $17 / $14 | |
| 314 Action Fund $233 not allocated to tracked outside spending | $381 | $22 / $118 | |
| Great America PAC $31 not allocated to tracked outside spending | $350 | $0 / $319 | |
| Americans for Constitutional Liberty Dba the Conservative Caucus $13 not allocated to tracked outside spending | $300 | $0 / $287 | |
| Ditch Fund $122 not allocated to tracked outside spending | $250 | $12 / $116 | |
| Seal PAC Supporting Electing American Leaders PAC $164 not allocated to tracked outside spending | $200 | $19 / $16 | |
| Moveon.Org Political Action $116 not allocated to tracked outside spending | $145 | $20 / $8 | |
| American Federation of State County & Municipal Employees People $70 not allocated to tracked outside spending | $125 | $16 / $38 | |
| Progressive Turnout Project $101 not allocated to tracked outside spending | $106 | $4 / $1 | |
| Edf Action Votes $5 not allocated to tracked outside spending | $17 | $7 / $4 |
The trail
What the money bought
| Candidate | Race | Spending | Their share | Paid off? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jon Ossoff | Georgia Senate | Attacking | $191K | ✗ No |
| Sara I. Gideon | Maine Senate | Attacking | $156K | ✓ Yes |
| Cal Cunningham | North Carolina Senate | Attacking | $106K | ✓ Yes |
| Jaime Harrison | South Carolina Senate | Attacking | $95K | ✓ Yes |
| Mark Kelly | Arizona Senate | Attacking | $83K | ✗ No |
| Steve Bullock | Montana Senate | Attacking | $56K | ✓ Yes |
| Susan Margaret Collins | Maine Senate (primary) | Supporting | $52K | ✓ Yes |
| Theresa Greenfield | Iowa Senate | Attacking | $47K | ✓ Yes |
| Gary Peters | Michigan Senate | Attacking | $40K | ✗ No |
| Barbara Bollier | Kansas Senate | Attacking | $35K | ✓ Yes |
| Lindsey Graham | South Carolina Senate | Supporting | $27K | ✓ Yes |
| Joni Ernst | Iowa Senate | Supporting | $27K | ✓ Yes |
Individual as classified from the FEC entity type and public reporting.
Questions people ask
- How much did James Davis spend on the 2020 elections, and did it win?
- James Davis gave $2.1M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2020 federal elections, and 97% of it helped Republicans (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Dec 31, 2020). Among dollars with a matched election-stage result, 68% were on the winning side ($952K won, $440K lost). $30K had no matched result and is excluded.
- Which super PACs did James Davis fund in 2020?
- Senate Leadership Fund ($1.1M), Congressional Leadership Fund ($450K), 1820 PAC ($225K), Security Is Strength PAC ($100K), Republican National Committee ($94K).
- Which candidates did James Davis's money end up backing or attacking in 2020?
- against Jon Ossoff (Georgia Senate, about $191K, lost); against Sara I. Gideon (Maine Senate, about $156K, won); against Cal Cunningham (North Carolina Senate, about $106K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.