Donor

National Rifle Association of America Political Victory Fund

Another PAC

Virginia

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

Backed losers

National Rifle Association of America Political Victory Fund gave $10M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2020 federal elections, and 100% 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, 13% were on the winning side ($1.3M won, $8.8M lost). $0 had no matched result and is excluded.

Gave to outside spenders

$10M

100% of it helped Republicans

Winning share of scored dollars

13%

$10M scored (99% of gifts)

Spent on the losing side

$8.8M

Not allocated or result unknown

$141K

$141K not allocated to tracked outside spending; $0 has no matched result. Neither is cash on hand.

Where the checks went

Another political committee passing money along. The original donor is one step upstream. 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
Nra Victory Fund Inc $141K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$10M		$1.3M / $8.8M

The trail

What the money bought

The candidates National Rifle Association of America Political Victory Fund's money was spent for or against, pro-rated by National Rifle Association of America Political Victory Fund's share of each group's funding.

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
Joe Biden	President	Attacking	$6.1M	✗ No
Jon Ossoff	Georgia Senate	Attacking	$1.0M	✗ No
Raphael Warnock	Georgia Senate (special)	Attacking	$699K	✗ No
Cal Cunningham	North Carolina Senate	Attacking	$382K	✓ Yes
John W. Hickenlooper	Colorado Senate	Attacking	$265K	✗ No
Mark Kelly	Arizona Senate	Attacking	$240K	✗ No
Theresa Greenfield	Iowa Senate	Attacking	$155K	✓ Yes
Mary Hegar	Texas Senate	Attacking	$149K	✓ Yes
Martha McSally	Arizona Senate	Supporting	$130K	✗ No
Cory Gardner	Colorado Senate	Supporting	$130K	✗ No
Thom Tilllis	North Carolina Senate	Supporting	$125K	✓ Yes
Gary Peters	Michigan Senate	Attacking	$99K	✗ No

Another PAC as classified from the FEC entity type and public reporting.

Questions people ask

How much did National Rifle Association of America Political Victory Fund spend on the 2020 elections, and did it win?: National Rifle Association of America Political Victory Fund gave $10M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2020 federal elections, and 100% 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, 13% were on the winning side ($1.3M won, $8.8M lost). $0 had no matched result and is excluded.
Which super PACs did National Rifle Association of America Political Victory Fund fund in 2020?: Nra Victory Fund Inc ($10M).
Which candidates did National Rifle Association of America Political Victory Fund's money end up backing or attacking in 2020?: against Joe Biden (President, about $6.1M, lost); against Jon Ossoff (Georgia Senate, about $1.0M, lost); against Raphael Warnock (Georgia Senate (special), about $699K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.