Donor
Stanley Druckenmiller
IndividualChairman CEO and Chief Investment of, Duquesne Family Office · New York
6 reported gifts; 4 recipient groups listed, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.
Stanley Druckenmiller gave $2.6M 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, 55% were on the winning side ($543K won, $450K lost). $1.1M had no matched result and is excluded.
Gave to outside spenders
$2.6M
100% of it helped Republicans
Winning share of scored dollars
55%
$993K scored (38% of gifts)
Spent on the losing side
$450K
Not allocated or result unknown
$1.6M
$467K not allocated to tracked outside spending; $1.1M has no matched result. Neither is cash on hand.
Where the checks went
| Group | Gave | How the group spent it | Won / lost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Americans for Prosperity Action $253K not allocated to tracked outside spending | $1.5M | $543K / $361K | |
| SFA Fund $56K not allocated to tracked outside spending | $700K | $0 / $36K | |
| Tell It Like It Is PAC $111K not allocated to tracked outside spending | $250K | $0 / $53K | |
| Trust in the Mission PAC $48K not allocated to tracked outside spending | $150K | $0 / $0 |
The trail
What the money bought
| Candidate | Race | Spending | Their share | Paid off? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nikki Haley | President (primary) | Supporting | $670K | Unknown |
| Ron Desantis | President (primary) | Attacking | $192K | Unknown |
| Donald Trump | President (primary) | Attacking | $171K | ✗ No |
| Bernard F. Moreno | Ohio Senate | Supporting | $104K | ✓ Yes |
| Timothy Scott | President (primary) | Supporting | $102K | Unknown |
| Dave McCormick | Pennsylvania Senate | Supporting | $96K | ✓ Yes |
| Christopher Christie | President (primary) | Supporting | $87K | Unknown |
| Joseph Biden | President (primary) | Attacking | $79K | Unknown |
| Sherrod Brown | Ohio Senate | Attacking | $62K | ✓ Yes |
| Robert P. Casey Jr. | Pennsylvania Senate | Attacking | $53K | ✓ Yes |
| Mike Rogers | Michigan Senate | Supporting | $52K | ✗ No |
| Elissa Slotkin | Michigan Senate | Attacking | $44K | ✗ No |
Individual as classified from the FEC entity type and public reporting.
Questions people ask
- How much did Stanley Druckenmiller spend on the 2024 elections, and did it win?
- Stanley Druckenmiller gave $2.6M 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, 55% were on the winning side ($543K won, $450K lost). $1.1M had no matched result and is excluded.
- Which super PACs did Stanley Druckenmiller fund in 2024?
- Americans for Prosperity Action ($1.5M), SFA Fund ($700K), Tell It Like It Is PAC ($250K), Trust in the Mission PAC ($150K).
- Which candidates did Stanley Druckenmiller's money end up backing or attacking in 2024?
- for Nikki Haley (President, about $670K, unknown); against Ron Desantis (President, about $192K, unknown); against Donald Trump (President, about $171K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.