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 $421K, won); against Robert P. Casey Jr. (Pennsylvania Senate, about $349K, won); against Elissa Slotkin (Michigan Senate, about $214K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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Donor

K Rupert Murdoch

Individual

Executive, Fox Corporation · New York

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

Backed winners

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 with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Dec 31, 2024). Among dollars with a matched election-stage result, 71% were on the winning side ($994K won, $401K lost). $0 had no matched result and is excluded.

Gave to outside spenders

$2.0M

100% of it helped Republicans

Winning share of scored dollars

71%

$1.4M scored (70% of gifts)

Spent on the losing side

$401K

Not allocated or result unknown

$605K

$605K not allocated to tracked outside spending; $0 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	How the group spent it	Won / lost
Senate Leadership Fund $605K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$2.0M		$994K / $401K

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	$421K	✓ Yes
Robert P. Casey Jr.	Pennsylvania Senate	Attacking	$349K	✓ Yes
Elissa Slotkin	Michigan Senate	Attacking	$214K	✗ No
Jon Tester	Montana Senate	Attacking	$152K	✓ Yes
Tammy Baldwin	Wisconsin Senate	Attacking	$148K	✗ No
Bernard F. Moreno	Ohio Senate	Supporting	$46K	✓ Yes
Dan Osborn	Nebraska Senate	Attacking	$21K	✓ Yes
Jacky S. Rosen	Nevada Senate	Attacking	$20K	✗ No
Sam Brown	Nevada Senate	Supporting	$20K	✗ No
Donald Trump	President	Supporting	$3K	✓ 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 with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Dec 31, 2024). Among dollars with a matched election-stage result, 71% were on the winning side ($994K won, $401K lost). $0 had no matched result and is excluded.
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 $421K, won); against Robert P. Casey Jr. (Pennsylvania Senate, about $349K, won); against Elissa Slotkin (Michigan Senate, about $214K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.