Which super PACs did Jim Walton fund in 2024?

Americans for Prosperity Action ($10M), Senate Leadership Fund ($2.0M), Fix Washington PAC ($500K), America Strong and Free Action Inc. ($150K), NRCC ($41K).

Which candidates did Jim Walton's money end up backing or attacking in 2024?

for Nikki Haley (President, about $1.7M, unknown); against Sherrod Brown (Ohio Senate, about $836K, won); for Bernard F. Moreno (Ohio Senate, about $742K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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Jim Walton

Individual

Owner, Walmart heir · Arkansas

16 reported gifts; 6 recipient groups listed, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.

Mixed results

Jim Walton gave $13M 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, 59% were on the winning side ($4.6M won, $3.3M lost). $2.3M had no matched result and is excluded.

Gave to outside spenders

$13M

100% of it helped Republicans

Winning share of scored dollars

59%

$7.9M scored (62% of gifts)

Spent on the losing side

$3.3M

Not allocated or result unknown

$4.8M

$2.5M not allocated to tracked outside spending; $2.3M 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
Americans for Prosperity Action $1.7M not allocated to tracked outside spending	$10M	$3.6M / $2.4M
Senate Leadership Fund $605K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$2.0M	$994K / $401K
Fix Washington PAC $21K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$500K	$25K / $454K
America Strong and Free Action Inc. $90K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$150K	$0 / $0
NRCC $33K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$41K	$2K / $6K
NRSC $38K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$41K	$16 / $3K

The trail

What the money bought

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

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
Nikki Haley	President (primary)	Supporting	$1.7M	Unknown
Sherrod Brown	Ohio Senate	Attacking	$836K	✓ Yes
Bernard F. Moreno	Ohio Senate	Supporting	$742K	✓ Yes
Robert P. Casey Jr.	Pennsylvania Senate	Attacking	$703K	✓ Yes
Tammy Baldwin	Wisconsin Senate	Attacking	$665K	✗ No
Dave McCormick	Pennsylvania Senate	Supporting	$642K	✓ Yes
Donald Trump	President (primary)	Attacking	$548K	✗ No
Joseph Biden	President (primary)	Attacking	$514K	Unknown
Elissa Slotkin	Michigan Senate	Attacking	$505K	✗ No
Mike Rogers	Michigan Senate	Supporting	$344K	✗ No
Jon Tester	Montana Senate	Attacking	$293K	✓ Yes
Eric Hovde	Wisconsin Senate	Supporting	$282K	✗ No

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

Questions people ask

How much did Jim Walton spend on the 2024 elections, and did it win?: Jim Walton gave $13M 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, 59% were on the winning side ($4.6M won, $3.3M lost). $2.3M had no matched result and is excluded.
Which super PACs did Jim Walton fund in 2024?: Americans for Prosperity Action ($10M), Senate Leadership Fund ($2.0M), Fix Washington PAC ($500K), America Strong and Free Action Inc. ($150K), NRCC ($41K).
Which candidates did Jim Walton's money end up backing or attacking in 2024?: for Nikki Haley (President, about $1.7M, unknown); against Sherrod Brown (Ohio Senate, about $836K, won); for Bernard F. Moreno (Ohio Senate, about $742K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.