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 $458K, lost); against Cal Cunningham (North Carolina Senate, about $254K, won); against Steve Bullock (Montana Senate, about $132K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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Donor

RAI Services (Reynolds American tobacco)

Company

North Carolina

11 reported gifts; 2 recipient groups listed, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.

Backed winners

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 with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Dec 31, 2020). Among dollars with a matched election-stage result, 65% were on the winning side ($1.5M won, $809K lost). $60K had no matched result and is excluded.

Gave to outside spenders

$3.5M

98% of it helped Republicans

Winning share of scored dollars

65%

$2.3M scored (66% of gifts)

Spent on the losing side

$809K

Not allocated or result unknown

$1.2M

$1.1M not allocated to tracked outside spending; $60K has no matched result. Neither is cash on hand.

Where the checks 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 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	How the group spent it	Won / lost
Senate Leadership Fund $1.0M not allocated to tracked outside spending	$2.6M		$887K / $697K
Congressional Leadership Fund $129K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$900K		$601K / $112K

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	$458K	✗ No
Cal Cunningham	North Carolina Senate	Attacking	$254K	✓ Yes
Steve Bullock	Montana Senate	Attacking	$132K	✓ Yes
Theresa Greenfield	Iowa Senate	Attacking	$107K	✓ Yes
Gary Peters	Michigan Senate	Attacking	$94K	✗ No
Jaime Harrison	South Carolina Senate	Attacking	$88K	✓ Yes
Barbara Bollier	Kansas Senate	Attacking	$84K	✓ Yes
Mark Kelly	Arizona Senate	Attacking	$80K	✗ No
Sara I. Gideon	Maine Senate	Attacking	$68K	✓ Yes
Joni Ernst	Iowa Senate	Supporting	$66K	✓ Yes
John W. Hickenlooper	Colorado Senate	Attacking	$43K	✗ No
David A. Perdue	Georgia Senate	Attacking	$39K	✓ 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 with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Dec 31, 2020). Among dollars with a matched election-stage result, 65% were on the winning side ($1.5M won, $809K lost). $60K had no matched result and is excluded.
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 $458K, lost); against Cal Cunningham (North Carolina Senate, about $254K, won); against Steve Bullock (Montana Senate, about $132K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.