Republican Accountability PAC spent $37M on independent expenditures in the 2024 federal elections, and 100% of it helped Democrats (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2024). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 0% ended up on the winning side ($15K won, $37M lost).
Outside spending
$37M
On the winning side
0%
$15K
On the losing side
$37M
Supporting vs attacking
44% / 56%
$16M for, $21M against
Google says Republican Accountability PAC also spent $6.1M on Google and YouTube ads this cycle (16% of its FEC-reported outside spending). All ad buyers →
Follow the money
Who filled the envelope
Republican Accountability PAC reported $41M in gifts from people, companies, nonprofits and other PACs. The biggest are below.
- Reed HastingsIndividual$6.9M (17%)
- Reid HoffmanIndividual$6.1M (15%)
- Seth KlarmanIndividual$6.0M (15%)
- Defending Democracy Together (Ddt)Company / nonprofit$5.0M (12%)
- Alfred ClarkIndividual$3.5M (9%)
- John PritzkerIndividual$2.0M (5%)
- Sam Rawlings WaltonIndividual$1.3M (3%)
- Pacific Environmental CoalitionCompany / nonprofit$1.0M (2%)
- Aaron SosnickIndividual$1.0M (2%)
- Susan MandelIndividual$1.0M (2%)
Where the money went
Biggest targets, with whether each one paid off.
✓ Backed the winner or attacked the loser ✗ Backed the loser or attacked the winner Result not matched
Questions people ask
- How much did Republican Accountability PAC spend in 2024, and did it win?
- Republican Accountability PAC spent $37M on independent expenditures in the 2024 federal elections, and 100% of it helped Democrats (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2024). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 0% ended up on the winning side ($15K won, $37M lost).
- Who funds Republican Accountability PAC?
- Its biggest reported donors in the 2024 cycle were Reed Hastings ($6.9M), Reid Hoffman ($6.1M), Seth Klarman ($6.0M), Defending Democracy Together (Ddt) ($5.0M), Alfred Clark ($3.5M), out of $41M received from donors tracked here.
- Which candidates did Republican Accountability PAC spend the most on in 2024?
- against Donald Trump (President, $20M, lost); for Kamala Harris (President, $16M, lost); against Donald Trump (President, $1.4M, lost).