Which super PACs did American Petroleum Institute fund in 2024?

Senate Leadership Fund ($3.5M), Congressional Leadership Fund ($3.0M).

Which candidates did American Petroleum Institute's money end up backing or attacking in 2024?

against Sherrod Brown (Ohio Senate, about $736K, won); against Robert P. Casey Jr. (Pennsylvania Senate, about $611K, won); against Elissa Slotkin (Michigan Senate, about $374K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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American Petroleum Institute

Company / nonprofit

7 reported gifts; 2 recipient groups listed, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.

Mixed results

American Petroleum Institute gave $6.5M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2024 federal elections, and 100% of it helped Republicans (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Dec 31, 2024). Among dollars with a matched election-stage result, 64% were on the winning side ($3.2M won, $1.8M lost). $33K had no matched result and is excluded.

Gave to outside spenders

$6.5M

100% of it helped Republicans

Winning share of scored dollars

64%

$5.1M scored (78% of gifts)

Spent on the losing side

$1.8M

Not allocated or result unknown

$1.4M

$1.4M not allocated to tracked outside spending; $33K has no matched result. Neither is cash on hand.

Where the checks went

A company, LLC or nonprofit. Where its money came from is not reported. 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
Senate Leadership Fund $1.1M not allocated to tracked outside spending	$3.5M		$1.7M / $702K
Congressional Leadership Fund $337K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$3.0M		$1.5M / $1.1M

The trail

What the money bought

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

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
Sherrod Brown	Ohio Senate	Attacking	$736K	✓ Yes
Robert P. Casey Jr.	Pennsylvania Senate	Attacking	$611K	✓ Yes
Elissa Slotkin	Michigan Senate	Attacking	$374K	✗ No
Jon Tester	Montana Senate	Attacking	$267K	✓ Yes
Tammy Baldwin	Wisconsin Senate	Attacking	$258K	✗ No
Derek Tran	California 45th District	Attacking	$140K	✗ No
Mondaire L. Jones	New York 17th District	Attacking	$133K	✓ Yes
Curtis Hertel	Michigan 7th District	Attacking	$122K	✓ Yes
Susan Wild	Pennsylvania 7th District	Attacking	$116K	✓ Yes
George Whitesides	California 27th District	Attacking	$112K	✗ No
Don Davis	North Carolina 1st District	Attacking	$109K	✗ No
Will Rollins	California 41st District	Attacking	$101K	✓ Yes

Company / nonprofit as classified from the FEC entity type and public reporting.

Questions people ask

How much did American Petroleum Institute spend on the 2024 elections, and did it win?: American Petroleum Institute gave $6.5M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2024 federal elections, and 100% of it helped Republicans (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Dec 31, 2024). Among dollars with a matched election-stage result, 64% were on the winning side ($3.2M won, $1.8M lost). $33K had no matched result and is excluded.
Which super PACs did American Petroleum Institute fund in 2024?: Senate Leadership Fund ($3.5M), Congressional Leadership Fund ($3.0M).
Which candidates did American Petroleum Institute's money end up backing or attacking in 2024?: against Sherrod Brown (Ohio Senate, about $736K, won); against Robert P. Casey Jr. (Pennsylvania Senate, about $611K, won); against Elissa Slotkin (Michigan Senate, about $374K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.