Donor
James Davis
IndividualChairman, New Balance Athletic Shoe Inc. · Massachusetts
520 gifts to 15 groups, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.
James Davis gave $1.4M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2022 federal elections, and 93% of it helped Republicans (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2022). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 44% ended up on the winning side ($475K won, $594K lost).
Gave to outside spenders
$1.4M
93% of it helped Republicans
Ended up on the winning side
44%
$475K of the dollars in races already called
Spent on the losing side
$594K
Not spent yet
$301K
Sitting with groups that have not spent
Where the cheques went
| Group | Gave | How the group spent it | Won / lost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate Leadership Fund $156K not spent yet | $1.1M | $395K / $549K | |
| Opportunity Matters Fund, Inc. $108K not spent yet | $150K | $27K / $14K | |
| DCCC $7K not spent yet | $41K | $25K / $8K | |
| Congressional Leadership Fund $3K not spent yet | $25K | $8K / $13K | |
| DSCC $13K not spent yet | $24K | $10K / $938 | |
| Senate Majority PAC $5K not spent yet | $12K | $5K / $2K | |
| NRSC $6K not spent yet | $10K | $904 / $2K | |
| NRCC | $4K | $1K / $2K | |
| House Freedom Fund $449 not spent yet | $1K | $528 / $173 | |
| Americans for Constitutional | $1K | $362 / $638 | |
| Moveon.Org Political Action $505 not spent yet | $595 | $18 / $68 | |
| National Rifle Association of America Political Victory Fund | $500 | $73 / $413 | |
| American Hospital Association PAC | $500 | $500 / $0 | |
| Freedomworks for America $204 not spent yet | $350 | $13 / $88 | |
| The Committee to Defeat the President | $250 | $110 / $33 |
The trail
What the money bought
| Candidate | Race | Spending | Their share | Paid off? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John K. Fetterman | Pennsylvania Senate | Attacking | $183K | ✗ No |
| Raphael Warnock | Georgia Senate | Attacking | $174K | ✗ No |
| Cheri Beasley | North Carolina Senate | Attacking | $147K | ✓ Yes |
| Tim Ryan | Ohio Senate | Attacking | $125K | ✓ Yes |
| Mandela Barnes | Wisconsin Senate | Attacking | $100K | ✓ Yes |
| Catherine Cortez Masto | Nevada Senate | Attacking | $99K | ✗ No |
| Herschel Junior Walker | Georgia Senate | Supporting | $42K | ✗ No |
| Donald C. Bolduc | New Hampshire Senate | Supporting | $36K | ✗ No |
| Maggie Hassan | New Hampshire Senate | Attacking | $26K | ✗ No |
| Kelly C. Tshibaka | Alaska Senate | Attacking | $24K | ✓ Yes |
| Ted Budd | North Carolina Senate | Supporting | $7K | ✓ Yes |
| Adam Paul Laxalt | Nevada Senate | Supporting | $6K | ✗ No |
Individual as classified from the FEC entity type and public reporting.
Questions people ask
- How much did James Davis spend on the 2022 elections, and did it win?
- James Davis gave $1.4M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2022 federal elections, and 93% of it helped Republicans (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2022). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 44% ended up on the winning side ($475K won, $594K lost).
- Which super PACs did James Davis fund in 2022?
- Senate Leadership Fund ($1.1M), Opportunity Matters Fund, Inc. ($150K), DCCC ($41K), Congressional Leadership Fund ($25K), DSCC ($24K).
- Which candidates did James Davis's money end up backing or attacking in 2022?
- against John K. Fetterman (Pennsylvania Senate, about $183K, lost); against Raphael Warnock (Georgia Senate, about $174K, lost); against Cheri Beasley (North Carolina Senate, about $147K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.