Which super PACs did William Harris fund in 2022?

The Lincoln Project ($1.2M), DSCC ($337K), House Majority PAC ($290K), DCCC ($196K), Senate Majority PAC ($140K).

Which candidates did William Harris's money end up backing or attacking in 2022?

against Mike Lee (Utah Senate, about $48K, lost); against Blake Masters (Arizona Senate, about $25K, won); against Mehmet Oz (Pennsylvania Senate, about $25K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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William Harris

Individual

Executive, Nirvana Technology · Florida

128 reported gifts; 16 recipient groups listed, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.

Backed winners

William Harris gave $2.4M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2022 federal elections, and 100% 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, 67% were on the winning side ($359K won, $176K lost). $25K had no matched result and is excluded.

Gave to outside spenders

$2.4M

100% of it helped Democrats

Winning share of scored dollars

67%

$536K scored (22% of gifts)

Spent on the losing side

$176K

Not allocated or result unknown

$1.9M

$1.8M not allocated to tracked outside spending; $25K has no matched result. Neither is cash on hand.

Where the checks went

A person writing checks 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 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	Won / lost
The Lincoln Project $1.2M not allocated to tracked outside spending	$1.2M	$8K / $26K
DSCC $283K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$337K	$49K / $5K
House Majority PAC $59K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$290K	$178K / $51K
DCCC $147K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$196K	$37K / $12K
Senate Majority PAC $74K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$140K	$49K / $16K
Put Utah First PAC $8K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$64K	$0 / $57K
Votevets $24K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$50K	$16K / $10K
Priorities USA Action $19K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$40K	$20K / $190
Penn Progress, Inc. $8K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$25K	$0 / $0
Voter Protection Project $4K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$5K	$13 / $934
Giffords PAC $1K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$2K	$695 / $0
National Rifle Association of America Political Victory Fund $344 not allocated to tracked outside spending	$500	$23 / $129
Moveon.Org Political Action $382 not allocated to tracked outside spending	$400	$3 / $14
NRCC $274 not allocated to tracked outside spending	$385	$39 / $73
314 Action Fund $44 not allocated to tracked outside spending	$50	$5 / $1
The Committee to Defeat the President $13 not allocated to tracked outside spending	$25	$5 / $2

The trail

What the money bought

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

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
Mike Lee	Utah Senate	Attacking	$48K	✗ No
Blake Masters	Arizona Senate	Attacking	$25K	✓ Yes
Mehmet Oz	Pennsylvania Senate	Attacking	$25K	✓ Yes
Adam Paul Laxalt	Nevada Senate	Attacking	$23K	✓ Yes
Herschel Junior Walker	Georgia Senate	Attacking	$21K	✓ Yes
Conor Lamb	Pennsylvania Senate (primary)	Supporting	$17K	Unknown
Ron Johnson	Wisconsin Senate	Attacking	$14K	✗ No
John K. Fetterman	Pennsylvania Senate	Supporting	$14K	✓ Yes
Tom Barrett	Michigan 7th District	Attacking	$10K	✓ Yes
Mark Robertson	Nevada 1st District	Attacking	$9K	✓ Yes
Cassy Garcia	Texas 28th District	Attacking	$9K	✓ Yes
Donald C. Bolduc	New Hampshire Senate	Attacking	$9K	✓ Yes

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

Questions people ask

How much did William Harris spend on the 2022 elections, and did it win?: William Harris gave $2.4M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2022 federal elections, and 100% 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, 67% were on the winning side ($359K won, $176K lost). $25K had no matched result and is excluded.
Which super PACs did William Harris fund in 2022?: The Lincoln Project ($1.2M), DSCC ($337K), House Majority PAC ($290K), DCCC ($196K), Senate Majority PAC ($140K).
Which candidates did William Harris's money end up backing or attacking in 2022?: against Mike Lee (Utah Senate, about $48K, lost); against Blake Masters (Arizona Senate, about $25K, won); against Mehmet Oz (Pennsylvania Senate, about $25K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.