Which super PACs did American Petroleum Institute fund in 2022?

Senate Leadership Fund ($4.0M), Congressional Leadership Fund ($3.0M).

Which candidates did American Petroleum Institute's money end up backing or attacking in 2022?

against John K. Fetterman (Pennsylvania Senate, about $645K, lost); against Raphael Warnock (Georgia Senate, about $612K, lost); against Cheri Beasley (North Carolina Senate, about $516K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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American Petroleum Institute

Company / nonprofit

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

Mixed results

American Petroleum Institute gave $7.0M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2022 federal elections, and 99% of it helped Republicans (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Dec 31, 2022). Among dollars with a matched election-stage result, 40% were on the winning side ($2.4M won, $3.5M lost). $56K had no matched result and is excluded.

Gave to outside spenders

$7.0M

99% of it helped Republicans

Winning share of scored dollars

40%

$5.9M scored (84% of gifts)

Spent on the losing side

$3.5M

Not allocated or result unknown

$1.1M

$1.1M not allocated to tracked outside spending; $56K has no matched result. Neither is cash on hand.

Where the checks went

A company, LLC or nonprofit. Where its money came from is not reported. 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 $668K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$4.0M		$1.4M / $1.9M
Congressional Leadership Fund $392K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$3.0M		$975K / $1.6M

The trail

What the money bought

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

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
John K. Fetterman	Pennsylvania Senate	Attacking	$645K	✗ No
Raphael Warnock	Georgia Senate	Attacking	$612K	✗ No
Cheri Beasley	North Carolina Senate	Attacking	$516K	✓ Yes
Tim Ryan	Ohio Senate	Attacking	$441K	✓ Yes
Mandela Barnes	Wisconsin Senate	Attacking	$354K	✓ Yes
Catherine Cortez Masto	Nevada Senate	Attacking	$347K	✗ No
Donald C. Bolduc	New Hampshire Senate	Supporting	$125K	✗ No
Susie Lee	Nevada 3rd District	Attacking	$124K	✗ No
Herschel Junior Walker	Georgia Senate	Supporting	$118K	✗ No
Dina Titus	Nevada 1st District	Attacking	$99K	✗ No
Susan Wild	Pennsylvania 7th District	Attacking	$92K	✗ No
Maggie Hassan	New Hampshire Senate	Attacking	$92K	✗ No

Company / nonprofit as classified from the FEC entity type and public reporting.

Questions people ask

How much did American Petroleum Institute spend on the 2022 elections, and did it win?: American Petroleum Institute gave $7.0M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2022 federal elections, and 99% of it helped Republicans (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Dec 31, 2022). Among dollars with a matched election-stage result, 40% were on the winning side ($2.4M won, $3.5M lost). $56K had no matched result and is excluded.
Which super PACs did American Petroleum Institute fund in 2022?: Senate Leadership Fund ($4.0M), Congressional Leadership Fund ($3.0M).
Which candidates did American Petroleum Institute's money end up backing or attacking in 2022?: against John K. Fetterman (Pennsylvania Senate, about $645K, lost); against Raphael Warnock (Georgia Senate, about $612K, lost); against Cheri Beasley (North Carolina Senate, about $516K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.