Donor
RAI Services (Reynolds American tobacco)
CompanyNorth Carolina
11 gifts to 2 groups, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.
RAI Services (Reynolds American tobacco) gave $3.5M 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, 64% ended up on the winning side ($1.7M won, $937K lost).
Gave to outside spenders
$3.5M
98% of it helped Republicans
Ended up on the winning side
64%
$1.7M of the dollars in races already called
Spent on the losing side
$937K
Not spent yet
$892K
Sitting with groups that have not spent
Where the cheques went
A company giving straight from its treasury, which super PACs may accept. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate Leadership Fund $735K not spent yet | $2.6M | $1.0M / $820K | |
| Congressional Leadership Fund $98K not spent yet | $900K | $627K / $116K |
The trail
What the money bought
The candidates RAI Services (Reynolds American tobacco)'s money was spent for or against, pro-rated by RAI Services (Reynolds American tobacco)'s share of each group's funding.
| Candidate | Race | Spending | Their share | Paid off? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jon Ossoff | Georgia Senate | Attacking | $539K | ✗ No |
| Cal Cunningham | North Carolina Senate | Attacking | $299K | ✓ Yes |
| Steve Bullock | Montana Senate | Attacking | $156K | ✓ Yes |
| Theresa Greenfield | Iowa Senate | Attacking | $125K | ✓ Yes |
| Gary Peters | Michigan Senate | Attacking | $111K | ✗ No |
| Jaime Harrison | South Carolina Senate | Attacking | $103K | ✓ Yes |
| Barbara Bollier | Kansas Senate | Attacking | $99K | ✓ Yes |
| Mark Kelly | Arizona Senate | Attacking | $94K | ✗ No |
| Sara I. Gideon | Maine Senate | Attacking | $79K | ✓ Yes |
| Joni Ernst | Iowa Senate (primary) | Supporting | $79K | ✓ Yes |
| John W. Hickenlooper | Colorado Senate | Attacking | $51K | ✗ No |
| David A. Perdue | Georgia Senate | Attacking | $46K | ✓ Yes |
Company as classified from the FEC entity type and public reporting.
Questions people ask
- How much did RAI Services (Reynolds American tobacco) spend on the 2020 elections, and did it win?
- RAI Services (Reynolds American tobacco) gave $3.5M 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, 64% ended up on the winning side ($1.7M won, $937K lost).
- Which super PACs did RAI Services (Reynolds American tobacco) fund in 2020?
- Senate Leadership Fund ($2.6M), Congressional Leadership Fund ($900K).
- Which candidates did RAI Services (Reynolds American tobacco)'s money end up backing or attacking in 2020?
- against Jon Ossoff (Georgia Senate, about $539K, lost); against Cal Cunningham (North Carolina Senate, about $299K, won); against Steve Bullock (Montana Senate, about $156K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.