Which super PACs did Rob Walton fund in 2022?

Americans for Prosperity Action ($2.0M), NRSC ($36K).

Which candidates did Rob Walton's money end up backing or attacking in 2022?

for Herschel Junior Walker (Georgia Senate, about $313K, lost); for Ron Johnson (Wisconsin Senate, about $253K, won); for Mehmet Oz (Pennsylvania Senate, about $248K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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Rob Walton

Individual

Retired, Retired · Arkansas

2 gifts to 2 groups, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.

Mixed

Rob Walton gave $2.0M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2022 federal elections, and 100% of it helped Republicans (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2022). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 52% ended up on the winning side ($912K won, $849K lost).

Gave to outside spenders

$2.0M

100% of it helped Republicans

Ended up on the winning side

52%

$912K of the dollars in races already called

Spent on the losing side

$849K

Not spent yet

$275K

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
Americans for Prosperity Action $232K not spent yet	$2.0M		$909K / $840K
NRSC $23K not spent yet	$36K		$3K / $9K

The trail

What the money bought

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

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
Herschel Junior Walker	Georgia Senate	Supporting	$313K	✗ No
Ron Johnson	Wisconsin Senate (primary)	Supporting	$253K	✓ Yes
Mehmet Oz	Pennsylvania Senate	Supporting	$248K	✗ No
Ted Budd	North Carolina Senate	Supporting	$240K	✓ Yes
Eric Schmitt	Missouri Senate (primary)	Supporting	$131K	✓ Yes
Mandela Barnes	Wisconsin Senate	Attacking	$41K	✓ Yes
John K. Fetterman	Pennsylvania Senate	Attacking	$40K	✗ No
Raphael Warnock	Georgia Senate	Attacking	$39K	✗ No
Mike Lee	Utah Senate (primary)	Supporting	$32K	✓ Yes
Nick Begich	Alaska at-large House seat	Supporting	$31K	✗ No
Barbara Kirkmeyer	Colorado 8th District	Supporting	$29K	✗ No
Marìa Elvira Salazar	Florida 27th District (primary)	Supporting	$28K	✓ Yes

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

Questions people ask

How much did Rob Walton spend on the 2022 elections, and did it win?: Rob Walton gave $2.0M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2022 federal elections, and 100% of it helped Republicans (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2022). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 52% ended up on the winning side ($912K won, $849K lost).
Which super PACs did Rob Walton fund in 2022?: Americans for Prosperity Action ($2.0M), NRSC ($36K).
Which candidates did Rob Walton's money end up backing or attacking in 2022?: for Herschel Junior Walker (Georgia Senate, about $313K, lost); for Ron Johnson (Wisconsin Senate, about $253K, won); for Mehmet Oz (Pennsylvania Senate, about $248K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.