Donor
Kenneth Langone
IndividualChairman, Invemed · New York
5 reported gifts; 3 recipient groups listed, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.
Kenneth Langone gave $1.6M 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 ($497K won, $278K lost). $522K had no matched result and is excluded.
Gave to outside spenders
$1.6M
100% of it helped Republicans
Winning share of scored dollars
64%
$775K scored (47% of gifts)
Spent on the losing side
$278K
Not allocated or result unknown
$875K
$352K not allocated to tracked outside spending; $522K has no matched result. Neither is cash on hand.
Where the checks went
| Group | Gave | How the group spent it | Won / lost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate Leadership Fund $303K not allocated to tracked outside spending | $1.0M | $497K / $201K | |
| SFA Fund $48K not allocated to tracked outside spending | $600K | $0 / $31K | |
| Secure Nys PAC $2K not allocated to tracked outside spending | $50K | $0 / $47K |
The trail
What the money bought
| Candidate | Race | Spending | Their share | Paid off? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nikki Haley | President (primary) | Supporting | $354K | Unknown |
| Sherrod Brown | Ohio Senate | Attacking | $210K | ✓ Yes |
| Robert P. Casey Jr. | Pennsylvania Senate | Attacking | $174K | ✓ Yes |
| Ron Desantis | President (primary) | Attacking | $165K | Unknown |
| Elissa Slotkin | Michigan Senate | Attacking | $107K | ✗ No |
| Jon Tester | Montana Senate | Attacking | $76K | ✓ Yes |
| Tammy Baldwin | Wisconsin Senate | Attacking | $74K | ✗ No |
| Thomas R. Suozzi | New York 3rd District | Attacking | $47K | ✗ No |
| Donald Trump | President (primary) | Attacking | $31K | ✗ No |
| Bernard F. Moreno | Ohio Senate | Supporting | $23K | ✓ Yes |
| Dan Osborn | Nebraska Senate | Attacking | $11K | ✓ Yes |
| Jacky S. Rosen | Nevada Senate | Attacking | $10K | ✗ No |
Individual as classified from the FEC entity type and public reporting.
Questions people ask
- How much did Kenneth Langone spend on the 2024 elections, and did it win?
- Kenneth Langone gave $1.6M 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 ($497K won, $278K lost). $522K had no matched result and is excluded.
- Which super PACs did Kenneth Langone fund in 2024?
- Senate Leadership Fund ($1.0M), SFA Fund ($600K), Secure Nys PAC ($50K).
- Which candidates did Kenneth Langone's money end up backing or attacking in 2024?
- for Nikki Haley (President, about $354K, unknown); against Sherrod Brown (Ohio Senate, about $210K, won); against Robert P. Casey Jr. (Pennsylvania Senate, about $174K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.