Donor
Senate Majority PAC
Another PACDC
5 gifts to 2 groups, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.
Senate Majority PAC gave $1.4M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2020 federal elections, and 94% of it helped Democrats (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2020). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 33% ended up on the winning side ($276K won, $548K lost).
Gave to outside spenders
$1.4M
94% of it helped Democrats
Ended up on the winning side
33%
$276K of the dollars in races already called
Spent on the losing side
$548K
Not spent yet
$626K
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 | How the group spent it | Won / lost |
|---|---|---|---|
| America's Progressive Promise PAC $613K not spent yet | $750K | $103K / $34K | |
| Women Vote! | $700K | $173K / $514K |
The trail
What the money bought
The candidates Senate Majority PAC's money was spent for or against, pro-rated by Senate Majority PAC's share of each group's funding.
| Candidate | Race | Spending | Their share | Paid off? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Biden | President | Supporting | $164K | ✓ Yes |
| Susan Margaret Collins | Maine Senate | Attacking | $82K | ✗ No |
| Joni Ernst | Iowa Senate | Attacking | $75K | ✗ No |
| Roger Marshall | Kansas Senate | Attacking | $51K | ✗ No |
| Donald Trump | President | Attacking | $42K | ✓ Yes |
| Theresa Greenfield | Iowa Senate | Supporting | $27K | ✗ No |
| Mary Hegar | Texas Senate | Supporting | $25K | ✗ No |
| John Cornyn | Texas Senate | Attacking | $19K | ✗ No |
| Yvette Herrell | New Mexico 2nd District (primary) | Attacking | $18K | ✗ No |
| Michael Franken | Iowa Senate (primary) | Attacking | $17K | ✓ Yes |
| Ann Wagner | Missouri 2nd District | Attacking | $17K | ✗ No |
| Richard Hudson | North Carolina 8th District | Attacking | $17K | ✗ No |
Another PAC as classified from the FEC entity type and public reporting.
Questions people ask
- How much did Senate Majority PAC spend on the 2020 elections, and did it win?
- Senate Majority PAC gave $1.4M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2020 federal elections, and 94% of it helped Democrats (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2020). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 33% ended up on the winning side ($276K won, $548K lost).
- Which super PACs did Senate Majority PAC fund in 2020?
- America's Progressive Promise PAC ($750K), Women Vote! ($700K).
- Which candidates did Senate Majority PAC's money end up backing or attacking in 2020?
- for Joe Biden (President, about $164K, won); against Susan Margaret Collins (Maine Senate, about $82K, lost); against Joni Ernst (Iowa Senate, about $75K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.