Which candidates did Senate Majority PAC's money end up backing or attacking in 2022?

against Tiffany Smiley (Washington Senate, about $2.4M, won); against Adam Paul Laxalt (Nevada Senate, about $1.3M, won); against Ted Budd (North Carolina Senate, about $957K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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Senate Majority PAC

Another PAC

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

Backed winners

Senate Majority PAC gave $11M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2022 federal elections, and 95% 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, 80% were on the winning side ($7.1M won, $1.8M lost). $486K had no matched result and is excluded.

Gave to outside spenders

$11M

95% of it helped Democrats

Winning share of scored dollars

80%

$8.8M scored (82% of gifts)

Spent on the losing side

$1.8M

Not allocated or result unknown

$2.0M

$1.5M not allocated to tracked outside spending; $486K has no matched result. Neither is cash on hand.

Where the checks went

Another political committee passing money along. The original donor is one step upstream. 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
Women Vote! $1.5M not allocated to tracked outside spending	$11M		$7.1M / $1.8M

The trail

What the money bought

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

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
Tiffany Smiley	Washington Senate	Attacking	$2.4M	✓ Yes
Adam Paul Laxalt	Nevada Senate	Attacking	$1.3M	✓ Yes
Ted Budd	North Carolina Senate	Attacking	$957K	✗ No
Haley Stevens	Michigan 11th District (primary)	Supporting	$892K	✓ Yes
Donald C. Bolduc	New Hampshire Senate	Attacking	$804K	✓ Yes
Patty Murray	Washington Senate	Supporting	$484K	✓ Yes
Karen Carter Peterson	Louisiana 2nd District	Supporting	$321K	Unknown
Troy A. Carter	Louisiana 2nd District	Attacking	$289K	✗ No
Cheri Beasley	North Carolina Senate	Supporting	$279K	✗ No
Regan Deering	Illinois 13th District	Attacking	$242K	✓ Yes
Henry Cuellar	Texas 28th District	Attacking	$180K	✗ No
Patty Murray	Washington Senate (primary)	Supporting	$171K	✓ Yes

Another PAC as classified from the FEC entity type and public reporting.

Questions people ask

How much did Senate Majority PAC spend on the 2022 elections, and did it win?: Senate Majority PAC gave $11M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2022 federal elections, and 95% 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, 80% were on the winning side ($7.1M won, $1.8M lost). $486K had no matched result and is excluded.
Which super PACs did Senate Majority PAC fund in 2022?: Women Vote! ($11M).
Which candidates did Senate Majority PAC's money end up backing or attacking in 2022?: against Tiffany Smiley (Washington Senate, about $2.4M, won); against Adam Paul Laxalt (Nevada Senate, about $1.3M, won); against Ted Budd (North Carolina Senate, about $957K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.