Donor
K Rupert Murdoch
IndividualExecutive, Fox Corporation · New York
2 gifts to 2 groups, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.
K Rupert Murdoch gave $2.2M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2022 federal elections, and 90% of it helped Republicans (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2022). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 39% ended up on the winning side ($723K won, $1.1M lost).
Gave to outside spenders
$2.2M
90% of it helped Republicans
Ended up on the winning side
39%
$723K of the dollars in races already called
Spent on the losing side
$1.1M
Not spent yet
$336K
Sitting with groups that have not spent
Where the cheques went
A person writing cheques 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 cheque 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate Leadership Fund $284K not spent yet | $2.0M | $717K / $998K | |
| Honor Pennsylvania $14K not spent yet | $200K | $6K / $142K |
The trail
What the money bought
The candidates K Rupert Murdoch's money was spent for or against, pro-rated by K Rupert Murdoch's share of each group's funding.
| Candidate | Race | Spending | Their share | Paid off? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John K. Fetterman | Pennsylvania Senate | Attacking | $332K | ✗ No |
| Raphael Warnock | Georgia Senate | Attacking | $315K | ✗ No |
| Cheri Beasley | North Carolina Senate | Attacking | $266K | ✓ Yes |
| Tim Ryan | Ohio Senate | Attacking | $227K | ✓ Yes |
| Mandela Barnes | Wisconsin Senate | Attacking | $182K | ✓ Yes |
| Catherine Cortez Masto | Nevada Senate | Attacking | $179K | ✗ No |
| Mehmet Oz | Pennsylvania Senate (primary) | Attacking | $142K | ✗ No |
| Donald C. Bolduc | New Hampshire Senate | Supporting | $65K | ✗ No |
| Herschel Junior Walker | Georgia Senate | Supporting | $61K | ✗ No |
| Maggie Hassan | New Hampshire Senate | Attacking | $47K | ✗ No |
| Kelly C. Tshibaka | Alaska Senate | Attacking | $43K | ✓ Yes |
| Dave Mccormick | Pennsylvania Senate (primary) | Supporting | $39K | Unknown |
Individual as classified from the FEC entity type and public reporting.
Questions people ask
- How much did K Rupert Murdoch spend on the 2022 elections, and did it win?
- K Rupert Murdoch gave $2.2M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2022 federal elections, and 90% of it helped Republicans (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2022). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 39% ended up on the winning side ($723K won, $1.1M lost).
- Which super PACs did K Rupert Murdoch fund in 2022?
- Senate Leadership Fund ($2.0M), Honor Pennsylvania ($200K).
- Which candidates did K Rupert Murdoch's money end up backing or attacking in 2022?
- against John K. Fetterman (Pennsylvania Senate, about $332K, lost); against Raphael Warnock (Georgia Senate, about $315K, lost); against Cheri Beasley (North Carolina Senate, about $266K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.