Which candidates did Gun Owners of America Inc's money end up backing or attacking in 2022?

for Adam Paul Laxalt (Nevada Senate, about $691K, lost); for Blake Masters (Arizona Senate, about $319K, lost); for Herschel Junior Walker (Georgia Senate, about $294K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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Donor

Gun Owners of America Inc

Company / nonprofit

Virginia

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

Backed losers

Gun Owners of America Inc gave $2.8M 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, 29% were on the winning side ($718K won, $1.8M lost). $3K had no matched result and is excluded.

Gave to outside spenders

$2.8M

100% of it helped Republicans

Winning share of scored dollars

29%

$2.5M scored (89% of gifts)

Spent on the losing side

$1.8M

Not allocated or result unknown

$298K

$295K not allocated to tracked outside spending; $3K 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
Goa Victory Fund $295K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$2.8M		$718K / $1.8M

The trail

What the money bought

The candidates Gun Owners of America Inc's money was spent for or against, pro-rated by Gun Owners of America Inc's share of each group's funding.

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
Adam Paul Laxalt	Nevada Senate	Supporting	$691K	✗ No
Blake Masters	Arizona Senate	Supporting	$319K	✗ No
Herschel Junior Walker	Georgia Senate	Supporting	$294K	✗ No
Eric Schmitt	Missouri Senate	Supporting	$174K	✓ Yes
Ted Budd	North Carolina Senate	Supporting	$99K	✓ Yes
Mike Lee	Utah Senate	Supporting	$68K	✓ Yes
Adam Paul Laxalt	Nevada Senate (primary)	Supporting	$50K	✓ Yes
Donald C. Bolduc	New Hampshire Senate	Supporting	$42K	✗ No
Karoline Leavitt	New Hampshire 1st District	Supporting	$42K	✗ No
Sam Peters	Nevada 4th District	Supporting	$40K	✗ No
Anna Paulina Luna	Florida 13th District	Supporting	$39K	✓ Yes
Zach Nunn	Iowa 3rd District	Supporting	$38K	✓ Yes

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

Questions people ask

How much did Gun Owners of America Inc spend on the 2022 elections, and did it win?: Gun Owners of America Inc gave $2.8M 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, 29% were on the winning side ($718K won, $1.8M lost). $3K had no matched result and is excluded.
Which super PACs did Gun Owners of America Inc fund in 2022?: Goa Victory Fund ($2.8M).
Which candidates did Gun Owners of America Inc's money end up backing or attacking in 2022?: for Adam Paul Laxalt (Nevada Senate, about $691K, lost); for Blake Masters (Arizona Senate, about $319K, lost); for Herschel Junior Walker (Georgia Senate, about $294K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.