Which super PACs did Elect Democratic Women fund in 2022?

House Majority PAC ($2.2M), Women Vote! ($1.4M).

Which candidates did Elect Democratic Women's money end up backing or attacking in 2022?

against Tiffany Smiley (Washington Senate, about $304K, won); against Adam Paul Laxalt (Nevada Senate, about $167K, won); against Ted Budd (North Carolina Senate, about $120K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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Elect Democratic Women

Another PAC

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

Backed winners

Elect Democratic Women gave $3.6M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2022 federal elections, and 98% of it helped Democrats (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Dec 31, 2022). Among dollars with a matched election-stage result, 79% were on the winning side ($2.3M won, $613K lost). $74K had no matched result and is excluded.

$3.6M

Gave to outside spenders

98% of it helped Democrats

79%

Winning share of scored dollars

$2.9M scored (80% of gifts)

$613K

Spent on the losing side

$717K

Not allocated or result unknown

$643K not allocated to tracked outside spending; $74K has no matched result. Neither is cash on hand.

Where the checks went

Another political committee passing money along. The original donor is one step upstream. 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
House Majority PAC $455K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$2.2M		$1.4M / $391K
Women Vote! $188K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$1.4M		$889K / $222K

The trail

What the money bought

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

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
Tiffany Smiley	Washington Senate	Attacking	$304K	✓ Yes
Adam Paul Laxalt	Nevada Senate	Attacking	$167K	✓ Yes
Ted Budd	North Carolina Senate	Attacking	$120K	✗ No
Haley Stevens	Michigan 11th District (primary)	Supporting	$112K	✓ Yes
Donald C. Bolduc	New Hampshire Senate	Attacking	$101K	✓ Yes
Mark Robertson	Nevada 1st District	Attacking	$69K	✓ Yes
Lisa Scheller	Pennsylvania 7th District	Attacking	$64K	✓ Yes
Patty Murray	Washington Senate	Supporting	$61K	✓ Yes
Regan Deering	Illinois 13th District	Attacking	$60K	✓ Yes
Cassy Garcia	Texas 28th District	Attacking	$59K	✓ Yes
Yesli I. Vega	Virginia 7th District	Attacking	$57K	✓ Yes
Karoline Leavitt	New Hampshire 1st District	Attacking	$57K	✓ Yes

Another PAC as classified from the FEC entity type and public reporting.

Questions people ask

How much did Elect Democratic Women spend on the 2022 elections, and did it win?: Elect Democratic Women gave $3.6M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2022 federal elections, and 98% of it helped Democrats (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Dec 31, 2022). Among dollars with a matched election-stage result, 79% were on the winning side ($2.3M won, $613K lost). $74K had no matched result and is excluded.
Which super PACs did Elect Democratic Women fund in 2022?: House Majority PAC ($2.2M), Women Vote! ($1.4M).
Which candidates did Elect Democratic Women's money end up backing or attacking in 2022?: against Tiffany Smiley (Washington Senate, about $304K, won); against Adam Paul Laxalt (Nevada Senate, about $167K, won); against Ted Budd (North Carolina Senate, about $120K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.