Donor
Devon Energy Corp.
Company / nonprofitPennsylvania
2 reported gifts; 2 recipient groups listed, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.
Devon Energy Corp. gave $1.5M 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 ($505K won, $758K lost). $14K had no matched result and is excluded.
Gave to outside spenders
$1.5M
99% of it helped Republicans
Winning share of scored dollars
40%
$1.3M scored (84% of gifts)
Spent on the losing side
$758K
Not allocated or result unknown
$237K
$223K not allocated to tracked outside spending; $14K has no matched result. Neither is cash on hand.
Where the checks went
| Group | Gave | How the group spent it | Won / lost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate Leadership Fund $125K not allocated to tracked outside spending | $750K | $261K / $364K | |
| Congressional Leadership Fund $98K not allocated to tracked outside spending | $750K | $244K / $394K |
The trail
What the money bought
| Candidate | Race | Spending | Their share | Paid off? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John K. Fetterman | Pennsylvania Senate | Attacking | $121K | ✗ No |
| Raphael Warnock | Georgia Senate | Attacking | $115K | ✗ No |
| Cheri Beasley | North Carolina Senate | Attacking | $97K | ✓ Yes |
| Tim Ryan | Ohio Senate | Attacking | $83K | ✓ Yes |
| Mandela Barnes | Wisconsin Senate | Attacking | $66K | ✓ Yes |
| Catherine Cortez Masto | Nevada Senate | Attacking | $65K | ✗ No |
| Susie Lee | Nevada 3rd District | Attacking | $31K | ✗ No |
| Dina Titus | Nevada 1st District | Attacking | $25K | ✗ No |
| Donald C. Bolduc | New Hampshire Senate | Supporting | $24K | ✗ No |
| Susan Wild | Pennsylvania 7th District | Attacking | $23K | ✗ No |
| Herschel Junior Walker | Georgia Senate | Supporting | $22K | ✗ No |
| Sean Patrick Maloney | New York 17th District | Attacking | $22K | ✓ Yes |
Company / nonprofit as classified from the FEC entity type and public reporting.
Questions people ask
- How much did Devon Energy Corp. spend on the 2022 elections, and did it win?
- Devon Energy Corp. gave $1.5M 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 ($505K won, $758K lost). $14K had no matched result and is excluded.
- Which super PACs did Devon Energy Corp. fund in 2022?
- Senate Leadership Fund ($750K), Congressional Leadership Fund ($750K).
- Which candidates did Devon Energy Corp.'s money end up backing or attacking in 2022?
- against John K. Fetterman (Pennsylvania Senate, about $121K, lost); against Raphael Warnock (Georgia Senate, about $115K, lost); against Cheri Beasley (North Carolina Senate, about $97K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.