Donor
Marathon Petroleum Company
Company / nonprofitDC
4 gifts to 2 groups, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.
Marathon Petroleum Company gave $2.0M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2020 federal elections, and 99% of it helped Republicans (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2020). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 78% ended up on the winning side ($1.2M won, $351K lost).
Gave to outside spenders
$2.0M
99% of it helped Republicans
Ended up on the winning side
78%
$1.2M of the dollars in races already called
Spent on the losing side
$351K
Not spent yet
$403K
Sitting with groups that have not spent
Where the cheques 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 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 | How the group spent it | Won / lost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Congressional Leadership Fund $164K not spent yet | $1.5M | $1.0M / $194K | |
| Senate Leadership Fund $141K not spent yet | $500K | $201K / $158K |
The trail
What the money bought
The candidates Marathon Petroleum Company's money was spent for or against, pro-rated by Marathon Petroleum Company's share of each group's funding.
| Candidate | Race | Spending | Their share | Paid off? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jon Ossoff | Georgia Senate | Attacking | $104K | ✗ No |
| Anthony J. Brindisi | New York 22nd District | Attacking | $62K | ✓ Yes |
| Cal Cunningham | North Carolina Senate | Attacking | $57K | ✓ Yes |
| Sri Preston Kulkarni | Texas 22nd District | Attacking | $51K | ✓ Yes |
| Max N. Rose | New York 11th District | Attacking | $49K | ✓ Yes |
| Carolyn Bordeaux | Georgia 7th District | Attacking | $45K | Unknown |
| Christy Smith | California 25th District | Attacking | $45K | ✓ Yes |
| Xochitl Torres Small | New Mexico 2nd District | Attacking | $43K | ✓ Yes |
| Collin C. Peterson | Minnesota 7th District | Attacking | $42K | ✓ Yes |
| Kendra S. Horn | Oklahoma 5th District | Attacking | $41K | ✓ Yes |
| Candace Valenzuela | Texas 24th District | Attacking | $40K | ✓ Yes |
| Jackie Gordon | New York 2nd District | Attacking | $37K | ✓ Yes |
Company / nonprofit as classified from the FEC entity type and public reporting.
Questions people ask
- How much did Marathon Petroleum Company spend on the 2020 elections, and did it win?
- Marathon Petroleum Company gave $2.0M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2020 federal elections, and 99% of it helped Republicans (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2020). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 78% ended up on the winning side ($1.2M won, $351K lost).
- Which super PACs did Marathon Petroleum Company fund in 2020?
- Congressional Leadership Fund ($1.5M), Senate Leadership Fund ($500K).
- Which candidates did Marathon Petroleum Company's money end up backing or attacking in 2020?
- against Jon Ossoff (Georgia Senate, about $104K, lost); against Anthony J. Brindisi (New York 22nd District, about $62K, won); against Cal Cunningham (North Carolina Senate, about $57K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.