Which super PACs did Eric Schmidt fund in 2022?

Senate Majority PAC ($2.8M), Somos PAC ($323K), Lcv Victory Fund ($200K), DSCC ($37K), NRSC ($500).

Which candidates did Eric Schmidt's money end up backing or attacking in 2022?

against Mehmet Oz (Pennsylvania Senate, about $345K, won); against Adam Paul Laxalt (Nevada Senate, about $245K, won); against Blake Masters (Arizona Senate, about $208K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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Eric Schmidt

Individual

Co-Founder, Schmidt Futures · California

14 reported gifts; 5 recipient groups listed, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.

Backed winners

Eric Schmidt gave $3.4M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2022 federal elections, and 100% 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, 77% were on the winning side ($1.3M won, $369K lost). $30K had no matched result and is excluded.

Gave to outside spenders

$3.4M

100% of it helped Democrats

Winning share of scored dollars

77%

$1.6M scored (48% of gifts)

Spent on the losing side

$369K

Not allocated or result unknown

$1.7M

$1.7M not allocated to tracked outside spending; $30K has no matched result. Neither is cash on hand.

Where the checks went

A person writing checks from their own fortune. 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	Won / lost
Senate Majority PAC $1.5M not allocated to tracked outside spending	$2.8M	$987K / $314K
Somos PAC $120K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$323K	$160K / $43K
Lcv Victory Fund $88K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$200K	$98K / $11K
DSCC $31K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$37K	$5K / $511
NRSC $436 not allocated to tracked outside spending	$500	$17 / $47

The trail

What the money bought

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

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
Mehmet Oz	Pennsylvania Senate	Attacking	$345K	✓ Yes
Adam Paul Laxalt	Nevada Senate	Attacking	$245K	✓ Yes
Blake Masters	Arizona Senate	Attacking	$208K	✓ Yes
Ron Johnson	Wisconsin Senate	Attacking	$161K	✗ No
Catherine Cortez Masto	Nevada Senate	Supporting	$131K	✓ Yes
Ted Budd	North Carolina Senate	Attacking	$92K	✗ No
Donald C. Bolduc	New Hampshire Senate	Attacking	$76K	✓ Yes
Mark Kelly	Arizona Senate	Supporting	$62K	✓ Yes
John K. Fetterman	Pennsylvania Senate	Supporting	$48K	✓ Yes
Ron Johnson	Wisconsin Senate (primary)	Attacking	$41K	✗ No
Adam Paul Laxalt	Nevada Senate (primary)	Attacking	$40K	✗ No
Raphael Warnock	Georgia Senate	Supporting	$28K	✓ Yes

Individual as classified from the FEC entity type and public reporting.

Questions people ask

How much did Eric Schmidt spend on the 2022 elections, and did it win?: Eric Schmidt gave $3.4M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2022 federal elections, and 100% 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, 77% were on the winning side ($1.3M won, $369K lost). $30K had no matched result and is excluded.
Which super PACs did Eric Schmidt fund in 2022?: Senate Majority PAC ($2.8M), Somos PAC ($323K), Lcv Victory Fund ($200K), DSCC ($37K), NRSC ($500).
Which candidates did Eric Schmidt's money end up backing or attacking in 2022?: against Mehmet Oz (Pennsylvania Senate, about $345K, won); against Adam Paul Laxalt (Nevada Senate, about $245K, won); against Blake Masters (Arizona Senate, about $208K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.