Which super PACs did Paul Singer fund in 2020?

Senate Leadership Fund ($6.5M), Congressional Leadership Fund ($3.0M), Wfw Action Fund Inc ($1.3M), Esafund ($1.3M), American Patriots PAC ($550K).

Which candidates did Paul Singer's money end up backing or attacking in 2020?

against Jon Ossoff (Georgia Senate, about $1.2M, lost); against Gary Peters (Michigan Senate, about $647K, lost); against Cal Cunningham (North Carolina Senate, about $635K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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Paul Singer

Individual

President, Elliott Management · Massachusetts

24 reported gifts; 11 recipient groups listed, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.

Mixed results

Paul Singer gave $14M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2020 federal elections, and 97% 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, 57% were on the winning side ($5.5M won, $4.1M lost). $527K had no matched result and is excluded.

Gave to outside spenders

$14M

97% of it helped Republicans

Winning share of scored dollars

57%

$9.6M scored (67% of gifts)

Spent on the losing side

$4.1M

Not allocated or result unknown

$4.8M

$4.2M not allocated to tracked outside spending; $527K has no matched result. Neither is cash on hand.

Where the checks went

A person writing checks from their own fortune. 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	Won / lost
Senate Leadership Fund $2.5M not allocated to tracked outside spending	$6.5M	$2.2M / $1.7M
Congressional Leadership Fund $429K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$3.0M	$2.0M / $372K
Wfw Action Fund Inc $310K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$1.3M	$523K / $316K
Esafund $431K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$1.3M	$117K / $662K
American Patriots PAC $140K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$550K	$35K / $187K
Better Future Mi Fund $53K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$500K	$0 / $447K
National Victory Action Fund $172K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$300K	$3K / $125K
Americans for Tomorrow's Future $57K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$275K	$0 / $218K
1820 PAC $30K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$250K	$197K / $23K
Priorities for Iowa Political Fund $49K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$250K	$198K / $3K
The Governing Majority Fund $26K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$200K	$168K / $6K

The trail

What the money bought

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

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
Jon Ossoff	Georgia Senate	Attacking	$1.2M	✗ No
Gary Peters	Michigan Senate	Attacking	$647K	✗ No
Cal Cunningham	North Carolina Senate	Attacking	$635K	✓ Yes
Theresa Greenfield	Iowa Senate	Attacking	$402K	✓ Yes
Joni Ernst	Iowa Senate	Supporting	$349K	✓ Yes
Kelly Loeffler	Georgia Senate (special)	Supporting	$346K	✗ No
Steve Bullock	Montana Senate	Attacking	$331K	✓ Yes
Sara I. Gideon	Maine Senate	Attacking	$309K	✓ Yes
Raphael Warnock	Georgia Senate (special)	Attacking	$267K	✗ No
Mark Kelly	Arizona Senate	Attacking	$236K	✗ No
Jaime Harrison	South Carolina Senate	Attacking	$220K	✓ Yes
Ilhan Omar	Minnesota 5th District (primary)	Attacking	$218K	✗ No

Individual as classified from the FEC entity type and public reporting.

Questions people ask

How much did Paul Singer spend on the 2020 elections, and did it win?: Paul Singer gave $14M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2020 federal elections, and 97% 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, 57% were on the winning side ($5.5M won, $4.1M lost). $527K had no matched result and is excluded.
Which super PACs did Paul Singer fund in 2020?: Senate Leadership Fund ($6.5M), Congressional Leadership Fund ($3.0M), Wfw Action Fund Inc ($1.3M), Esafund ($1.3M), American Patriots PAC ($550K).
Which candidates did Paul Singer's money end up backing or attacking in 2020?: against Jon Ossoff (Georgia Senate, about $1.2M, lost); against Gary Peters (Michigan Senate, about $647K, lost); against Cal Cunningham (North Carolina Senate, about $635K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.