Which super PACs did Senate Majority PAC (SMP) fund in 2020?

Priorities USA Action ($21M), Votevets ($16M), Georgia Honor ($13M), The Georgia Way ($11M), 314 Action Fund ($1.4M).

Which candidates did Senate Majority PAC (SMP)'s money end up backing or attacking in 2020?

against Kelly Loeffler (Georgia Senate (special), about $12M, won); against David A. Perdue (Georgia Senate, about $12M, won); against Donald Trump (President, about $8.7M, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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Senate Majority PAC (SMP)

Another PAC

66 reported gifts; 8 recipient groups listed, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.

Backed winners

Senate Majority PAC (SMP) gave $65M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2020 federal elections, and 96% of it helped Democrats (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Dec 31, 2020). Among dollars with a matched election-stage result, 82% were on the winning side ($46M won, $10M lost). $1.7M had no matched result and is excluded.

Gave to outside spenders

$65M

96% of it helped Democrats

Winning share of scored dollars

82%

$57M scored (87% of gifts)

Spent on the losing side

$10M

Not allocated or result unknown

$8.2M

$6.5M not allocated to tracked outside spending; $1.7M has no matched result. Neither is cash on hand.

Where the checks 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 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
Priorities USA Action $206K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$21M	$17M / $3.1M
Votevets $5.0M not allocated to tracked outside spending	$16M	$6.1M / $3.4M
Georgia Honor $32K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$13M	$11M / $2.1M
The Georgia Way $38K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$11M	$11M / $0
314 Action Fund $833K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$1.4M	$80K / $422K
Montana Hunters and Anglers Leadership Fund $69K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$1.4M	$0 / $1.3M
Black PAC $276K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$1.0M	$676K / $56K
Be a Hero PAC $19K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$25K	$5K / $2K

The trail

What the money bought

The candidates Senate Majority PAC (SMP)'s money was spent for or against, pro-rated by Senate Majority PAC (SMP)'s share of each group's funding.

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
Kelly Loeffler	Georgia Senate (special)	Attacking	$12M	✓ Yes
David A. Perdue	Georgia Senate	Attacking	$12M	✓ Yes
Donald Trump	President	Attacking	$8.7M	✓ Yes
Joe Biden	President	Supporting	$8.5M	✓ Yes
Raphael Warnock	Georgia Senate (special)	Attacking	$2.1M	✗ No
Cal Cunningham	North Carolina Senate (primary)	Supporting	$1.9M	✓ Yes
Cal Cunningham	North Carolina Senate	Supporting	$1.8M	✗ No
Pete Buttigieg	President (primary)	Supporting	$1.6M	Unknown
Mary Hegar	Texas Senate (primary)	Supporting	$1.5M	✓ Yes
Thom Tilllis	North Carolina Senate	Attacking	$1.1M	✗ No
Donald Trump	President (primary)	Attacking	$978K	✗ No
Steve Bullock	Montana Senate	Supporting	$697K	✗ No

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

Questions people ask

How much did Senate Majority PAC (SMP) spend on the 2020 elections, and did it win?: Senate Majority PAC (SMP) gave $65M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2020 federal elections, and 96% of it helped Democrats (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Dec 31, 2020). Among dollars with a matched election-stage result, 82% were on the winning side ($46M won, $10M lost). $1.7M had no matched result and is excluded.
Which super PACs did Senate Majority PAC (SMP) fund in 2020?: Priorities USA Action ($21M), Votevets ($16M), Georgia Honor ($13M), The Georgia Way ($11M), 314 Action Fund ($1.4M).
Which candidates did Senate Majority PAC (SMP)'s money end up backing or attacking in 2020?: against Kelly Loeffler (Georgia Senate (special), about $12M, won); against David A. Perdue (Georgia Senate, about $12M, won); against Donald Trump (President, about $8.7M, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.