Donor
K Rupert Murdoch
IndividualExecutive, Fox Corporation · New York
1 gift to 1 group, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.
K Rupert Murdoch gave $2.0M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2024 federal elections, and 100% of it helped Republicans (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2024). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 71% ended up on the winning side ($1.1M won, $459K lost).
Gave to outside spenders
$2.0M
100% of it helped Republicans
Ended up on the winning side
71%
$1.1M of the dollars in races already called
Spent on the losing side
$459K
Not spent yet
$402K
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 $402K not spent yet | $2.0M | $1.1M / $459K |
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? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sherrod Brown | Ohio Senate | Attacking | $482K | ✓ Yes |
| Robert P. Casey Jr. | Pennsylvania Senate | Attacking | $400K | ✓ Yes |
| Elissa Slotkin | Michigan Senate | Attacking | $245K | ✗ No |
| Jon Tester | Montana Senate | Attacking | $175K | ✓ Yes |
| Tammy Baldwin | Wisconsin Senate | Attacking | $169K | ✗ No |
| Bernard F. Moreno | Ohio Senate | Supporting | $53K | ✓ Yes |
| Dan Osborn | Nebraska Senate | Attacking | $24K | ✓ Yes |
| Jacky S. Rosen | Nevada Senate | Attacking | $23K | ✗ No |
| Sam Brown | Nevada Senate | Supporting | $23K | ✗ No |
| Donald Trump | President | Supporting | $4K | ✓ Yes |
| Tim Sheehy | Montana Senate | Supporting | $2K | ✓ Yes |
Individual as classified from the FEC entity type and public reporting.
Questions people ask
- How much did K Rupert Murdoch spend on the 2024 elections, and did it win?
- K Rupert Murdoch gave $2.0M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2024 federal elections, and 100% of it helped Republicans (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2024). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 71% ended up on the winning side ($1.1M won, $459K lost).
- Which super PACs did K Rupert Murdoch fund in 2024?
- Senate Leadership Fund ($2.0M).
- Which candidates did K Rupert Murdoch's money end up backing or attacking in 2024?
- against Sherrod Brown (Ohio Senate, about $482K, won); against Robert P. Casey Jr. (Pennsylvania Senate, about $400K, won); against Elissa Slotkin (Michigan Senate, about $245K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.