Which candidates did Maine Momentum's money end up backing or attacking in 2020?

against Donald Trump (President, about $563K, won); against Martha McSally (Arizona Senate, about $346K, won); against Joni Ernst (Iowa Senate, about $267K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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Maine Momentum

Company / nonprofit

Maine

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

Mixed results

Maine Momentum gave $1.6M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2020 federal elections, and 100% 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, 59% were on the winning side ($908K won, $628K lost). $0 had no matched result and is excluded.

Gave to outside spenders

$1.6M

100% of it helped Democrats

Winning share of scored dollars

59%

$1.5M scored (94% of gifts)

Spent on the losing side

$628K

Not allocated or result unknown

$90K

$90K not allocated to tracked outside spending; $0 has no matched result. Neither is cash on hand.

Where the checks went

A company, LLC or nonprofit. Where its money came from is not reported. Each gift is split the way the group that received it split its spending between winners and losers, so a $10M check 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
Change Now $90K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$1.6M		$908K / $628K

The trail

What the money bought

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

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
Donald Trump	President	Attacking	$563K	✓ Yes
Martha McSally	Arizona Senate	Attacking	$346K	✓ Yes
Joni Ernst	Iowa Senate	Attacking	$267K	✗ No
Susan Margaret Collins	Maine Senate	Attacking	$219K	✗ No
Thom Tilllis	North Carolina Senate	Attacking	$143K	✗ No

Company / nonprofit as classified from the FEC entity type and public reporting.

Questions people ask

How much did Maine Momentum spend on the 2020 elections, and did it win?: Maine Momentum gave $1.6M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2020 federal elections, and 100% 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, 59% were on the winning side ($908K won, $628K lost). $0 had no matched result and is excluded.
Which super PACs did Maine Momentum fund in 2020?: Change Now ($1.6M).
Which candidates did Maine Momentum's money end up backing or attacking in 2020?: against Donald Trump (President, about $563K, won); against Martha McSally (Arizona Senate, about $346K, won); against Joni Ernst (Iowa Senate, about $267K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.