Which super PACs did William Seale fund in 2020?

Votevets ($400K), Save America Fund ($150K), The Lincoln Project ($138K), With Honor Fund, Inc. ($100K), DCCC ($250).

Which candidates did William Seale's money end up backing or attacking in 2020?

against Donald Trump (President, about $61K, won); against Mitch McConnell (Kentucky Senate, about $61K, lost); for Cal Cunningham (North Carolina Senate, about $46K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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William Seale

Individual

Consultant, Self-Employed · Maryland

17 reported gifts; 5 recipient groups listed, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.

Mixed results

William Seale gave $788K to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2020 federal elections, and 93% 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, 56% were on the winning side ($256K won, $205K lost). $58K had no matched result and is excluded.

Gave to outside spenders

$788K

93% of it helped Democrats

Winning share of scored dollars

56%

$460K scored (58% of gifts)

Spent on the losing side

$205K

Not allocated or result unknown

$328K

$270K not allocated to tracked outside spending; $58K 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
Votevets $123K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$400K	$151K / $84K
Save America Fund $50K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$150K	$11K / $89K
The Lincoln Project $60K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$138K	$57K / $20K
With Honor Fund, Inc. $37K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$100K	$37K / $10K
DCCC $185 not allocated to tracked outside spending	$250	$11 / $54

The trail

What the money bought

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

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
Donald Trump	President	Attacking	$61K	✓ Yes
Mitch McConnell	Kentucky Senate	Attacking	$61K	✗ No
Cal Cunningham	North Carolina Senate (primary)	Supporting	$46K	✓ Yes
David A. Perdue	Georgia Senate	Attacking	$46K	✓ Yes
Pete Buttigieg	President (primary)	Supporting	$39K	Unknown
Mary Hegar	Texas Senate (primary)	Supporting	$38K	✓ Yes
Amy McGrath	Kentucky Senate	Supporting	$19K	✗ No
Thom Tilllis	North Carolina Senate	Attacking	$16K	✗ No
Cal Cunningham	North Carolina Senate	Supporting	$16K	✗ No
Susan Margaret Collins	Maine Senate (primary)	Attacking	$13K	✗ No
Amy McGrath	Kentucky Senate (primary)	Supporting	$12K	✓ Yes
Dan Sullivan	Alaska Senate	Attacking	$12K	✗ No

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

Questions people ask

How much did William Seale spend on the 2020 elections, and did it win?: William Seale gave $788K to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2020 federal elections, and 93% 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, 56% were on the winning side ($256K won, $205K lost). $58K had no matched result and is excluded.
Which super PACs did William Seale fund in 2020?: Votevets ($400K), Save America Fund ($150K), The Lincoln Project ($138K), With Honor Fund, Inc. ($100K), DCCC ($250).
Which candidates did William Seale's money end up backing or attacking in 2020?: against Donald Trump (President, about $61K, won); against Mitch McConnell (Kentucky Senate, about $61K, lost); for Cal Cunningham (North Carolina Senate, about $46K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.