Which candidates did Americans for a Balanced Budget's money end up backing or attacking in 2022?

against David Madison Cawthorn (North Carolina 11th District, about $501K, unknown); against Madison Cawthorn (North Carolina 11th District, about $135K, unknown); for Chuck Edwards (North Carolina 11th District, about $100K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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Donor

Americans for a Balanced Budget

Company / nonprofit

North Carolina

4 reported gifts; 1 recipient group listed, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.

Limited result coverage

Americans for a Balanced Budget gave $830K to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2022 federal elections, and 100% 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, 100% were on the winning side ($100K won, $0 lost). $637K had no matched result and is excluded.

Gave to outside spenders

$830K

100% of it helped Republicans

Winning share of scored dollars

100%

$100K scored (12% of gifts)

Spent on the losing side

Not allocated or result unknown

$730K

$93K not allocated to tracked outside spending; $637K 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
Results for Nc, Inc. $93K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$830K		$100K / $0

The trail

What the money bought

The candidates Americans for a Balanced Budget's money was spent for or against, pro-rated by Americans for a Balanced Budget's share of each group's funding.

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
David Madison Cawthorn	North Carolina 11th District (primary)	Attacking	$501K	Unknown
Madison Cawthorn	North Carolina 11th District (primary)	Attacking	$135K	Unknown
Chuck Edwards	North Carolina 11th District (primary)	Supporting	$100K	✓ Yes

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

Questions people ask

How much did Americans for a Balanced Budget spend on the 2022 elections, and did it win?: Americans for a Balanced Budget gave $830K to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2022 federal elections, and 100% 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, 100% were on the winning side ($100K won, $0 lost). $637K had no matched result and is excluded.
Which super PACs did Americans for a Balanced Budget fund in 2022?: Results for Nc, Inc. ($830K).
Which candidates did Americans for a Balanced Budget's money end up backing or attacking in 2022?: against David Madison Cawthorn (North Carolina 11th District, about $501K, unknown); against Madison Cawthorn (North Carolina 11th District, about $135K, unknown); for Chuck Edwards (North Carolina 11th District, about $100K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.