Super PACs
The super PACs: who won and who wasted their money
$3.02B was spent by groups acting on their own to help or attack 2020 candidates. Every group that spent at least $1M is here. A dollar counts as a win if it supported the candidate who won or opposed one who lost. Primary spending counts as a win if the backed candidate made it to the November ballot.
204 spenders
✓ Backed the winner or attacked the loser ✗ Backed the loser or attacked the winner Result not matched
204 shown
| Spender | Spent | Helped | Winning side | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Senate Leadership Fund Senate Republican leadership | $294M | 97% GOP | Mixed | |
| Senate Majority PAC Senate Democratic leadership | $230M | 100% Dem | Mixed | |
| Congressional Leadership Fund House Republican leadership | $143M | 100% GOP | Winner | |
| House Majority PAC House Democratic leadership | $139M | 100% Dem | Loser | |
| Priorities USA Action Pro-Biden super PAC | $139M | 100% Dem | Winner | |
| America First Action Pro-Trump super PAC | $134M | 100% GOP | Loser | |
| NRSC Senate Republicans' party committee | $121M | 100% GOP | Mixed | |
| Future Forward (FF PAC) Pro-Harris super PAC | $116M | 100% Dem | Winner | |
| Preserve America PAC Sheldon and Miriam Adelson | $103M | 100% GOP | Loser | |
| DSCC Senate Democrats' party committee | $91M | 100% Dem | Loser | |
| DCCC House Democrats' party committee | $91M | 100% Dem | Loser | |
| NRCC House Republicans' party committee | $81M | 100% GOP | Winner | |
| American Crossroads | $79M | 100% GOP | Mixed | |
| Club for Growth Action | $66M | 84% GOP | Mixed | |
| Ab PAC | $61M | 100% Dem | Winner | |
| Independence USA PAC Michael Bloomberg | $56M | 100% Dem | Winner | |
| Americans for Prosperity Action Koch network | $54M | 100% GOP | Mixed | |
| The Lincoln Project | $49M | 100% Dem | Winner | |
| Lcv Victory Fund | $42M | 100% Dem | Mixed | |
| Unite the Country | $39M | 100% Dem | Winner | |
| Peachtree PAC | $38M | 100% GOP | Loser | |
| Women Vote! | $37M | 93% Dem | Loser | |
| Black PAC | $32M | 100% Dem | Winner | |
| Votevets | $26M | 100% Dem | Mixed | |
| Everytown for Gun Safety Victory Fund | $21M | 100% Dem | Mixed | |
| Georgia United Victory | $21M | 71% Dem | Winner | |
| Restoration PAC Richard Uihlein | $20M | 100% GOP | Loser | |
| Nra Victory Fund Inc | $19M | 100% GOP | Loser | |
| Georgia Honor Senate Majority PAC affiliate | $19M | 84% Dem | Winner | |
| Defendarizona | $17M | 100% GOP | Loser | |
| The Georgia Way | $16M | 100% Dem | Winner | |
| The Committee to Defend the President | $16M | 100% GOP | Loser | |
| Defending Democracy Together | $16M | 100% Dem | Winner | |
| Family Friendly Action PAC | $15M | 100% Dem | Mixed | |
| Plains PAC | $15M | 78% GOP | Winner | |
| Seiu Cope (Service Employees International Union Committee On Political Education) | $15M | 99% Dem | Winner | |
| End Citizens United | $15M | 100% Dem | Loser | |
| Persist PAC | $15M | 100% Dem | Not decided yet | |
| Women Speak Out PAC | $15M | 99% GOP | Loser | |
| Security Is Strength PAC | $14M | 100% GOP | Winner | |
| Pacronym | $13M | 100% Dem | Winner | |
| National Association of Realtors Congressional Fund | $13M | 69% GOP | Mixed | |
| For Our Future | $13M | 100% Dem | Winner | |
| Keep Kentucky Great | $13M | 100% GOP | Winner | |
| Nextgen Climate Action Committee | $13M | 100% Dem | Winner | |
| Ditch Fund | $12M | 100% Dem | Loser | |
| Great America PAC | $12M | 100% GOP | Loser | |
| Better Future Mi Fund | $12M | 100% GOP | Loser | |
| 314 Action Fund | $11M | 98% Dem | Loser | |
| American Federation of State County and Municipal Employees AFL-CIO | $11M | 100% Dem | Mixed | |
| Take Back 2020 | $11M | 100% Dem | Winner | |
| Planned Parenthood Votes | $11M | 100% Dem | Winner | |
| Moveon.Org Political Action | $11M | 100% Dem | Winner | |
| 1820 PAC | $10M | 100% GOP | Winner | |
| American Federation of State County & Municipal Employees People | $10M | 100% Dem | Loser | |
| Latino Victory Fund | $10M | 100% Dem | Winner | |
| Edf Action Votes | $9.9M | 97% Dem | Mixed | |
| Republican Voters Against Trump Inc | $9.6M | 100% Dem | Winner | |
| National Rifle Association of America Political Victory Fund | $8.9M | 100% GOP | Loser | |
| Protect Freedom Political Action Committee | $8.6M | 85% GOP | Mixed |