Which super PACs did Senate Leadership Fund fund in 2020?

American Crossroads ($77M), Peachtree PAC ($38M), Defendarizona ($16M), Plains PAC ($15M), Keep Kentucky Great ($14M).

Which candidates did Senate Leadership Fund's money end up backing or attacking in 2020?

against Raphael Warnock (Georgia Senate (special), about $57M, lost); against Cal Cunningham (North Carolina Senate, about $23M, won); against Mark Kelly (Arizona Senate, about $16M, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

← All donors

Donor

Senate Leadership Fund

Another PAC

Virginia

46 gifts to 8 groups, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.

Mixed

Senate Leadership Fund gave $167M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2020 federal elections, and 96% of it helped Republicans (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2020). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 38% ended up on the winning side ($63M won, $101M lost).

Gave to outside spenders

$167M

96% of it helped Republicans

Ended up on the winning side

38%

$63M of the dollars in races already called

Spent on the losing side

$101M

Not spent yet

$3.6M

Sitting with groups that have not spent

Where the cheques 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 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	Won / lost
American Crossroads $84K not spent yet	$77M	$30M / $47M
Peachtree PAC $154K not spent yet	$38M	$0 / $38M
Defendarizona $9K not spent yet	$16M	$0 / $16M
Plains PAC $40K not spent yet	$15M	$15M / $0
Keep Kentucky Great $531K not spent yet	$14M	$13M / $0
The Maine Way PAC $47K not spent yet	$3.5M	$3.5M / $0
Faith and Power PAC $22K not spent yet	$3.0M	$0 / $250K
Texans for a Conservative Majority	$1.2M	$1.2M / $0

The trail

What the money bought

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

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
Raphael Warnock	Georgia Senate (special)	Attacking	$57M	✗ No
Cal Cunningham	North Carolina Senate	Attacking	$23M	✓ Yes
Mark Kelly	Arizona Senate	Attacking	$16M	✗ No
Theresa Greenfield	Iowa Senate	Attacking	$13M	✓ Yes
Amy McGrath	Kentucky Senate	Attacking	$13M	✓ Yes
Jon Ossoff	Georgia Senate	Attacking	$12M	✗ No
Kelly Loeffler	Georgia Senate (special)	Supporting	$6.5M	✗ No
David A. Perdue	Georgia Senate	Supporting	$6.5M	✗ No
Sara I. Gideon	Maine Senate	Attacking	$5.6M	✓ Yes
Kris Kobach	Kansas Senate (primary)	Attacking	$3.3M	✓ Yes
Erica Danette Smith	North Carolina Senate (primary)	Supporting	$2.7M	Unknown
Barbara Bollier	Kansas Senate	Attacking	$2.5M	✓ Yes

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

Questions people ask

How much did Senate Leadership Fund spend on the 2020 elections, and did it win?: Senate Leadership Fund gave $167M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2020 federal elections, and 96% of it helped Republicans (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2020). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 38% ended up on the winning side ($63M won, $101M lost).
Which super PACs did Senate Leadership Fund fund in 2020?: American Crossroads ($77M), Peachtree PAC ($38M), Defendarizona ($16M), Plains PAC ($15M), Keep Kentucky Great ($14M).
Which candidates did Senate Leadership Fund's money end up backing or attacking in 2020?: against Raphael Warnock (Georgia Senate (special), about $57M, lost); against Cal Cunningham (North Carolina Senate, about $23M, won); against Mark Kelly (Arizona Senate, about $16M, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.