Which super PACs did David Geffen fund in 2020?

The Lincoln Project ($500K), House Majority PAC ($400K), Senate Majority PAC ($100K), Lmg PAC ($55K), Save America Fund ($50K).

Which candidates did David Geffen's money end up backing or attacking in 2020?

against Donald Trump (President, about $190K, won); against Lindsey Graham (South Carolina Senate, about $26K, lost); against Mitch McConnell (Kentucky Senate, about $20K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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David Geffen

Individual

Founder, David Geffen Company · California

10 reported gifts; 5 recipient groups listed, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.

Mixed results

David Geffen gave $1.1M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2020 federal elections, and 100% of it helped Democrats (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Dec 31, 2020). Among dollars with a matched election-stage result, 41% were on the winning side ($298K won, $436K lost). $1K had no matched result and is excluded.

Gave to outside spenders

$1.1M

100% of it helped Democrats

Winning share of scored dollars

41%

$734K scored (66% of gifts)

Spent on the losing side

$436K

Not allocated or result unknown

$371K

$370K not allocated to tracked outside spending; $1K 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
The Lincoln Project $220K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$500K	$206K / $74K
House Majority PAC $55K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$400K	$63K / $281K
Senate Majority PAC $38K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$100K	$26K / $36K
Lmg PAC $40K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$55K	$0 / $15K
Save America Fund $17K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$50K	$4K / $30K

The trail

What the money bought

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

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
Donald Trump	President	Attacking	$190K	✓ Yes
Lindsey Graham	South Carolina Senate	Attacking	$26K	✗ No
Mitch McConnell	Kentucky Senate	Attacking	$20K	✗ No
Michelle Steel	California 48th District	Attacking	$18K	✗ No
Susan Margaret Collins	Maine Senate	Attacking	$16K	✗ No
Al Gross	Alaska Senate	Supporting	$16K	✗ No
Steve Bullock	Montana Senate	Supporting	$16K	✗ No
Jeff Van Drew	New Jersey 2nd District	Attacking	$13K	✗ No
Joe Biden	President	Supporting	$12K	✓ Yes
Michelle Fischbach	Minnesota 7th District	Attacking	$12K	✗ No
Mike Garcia	California 25th District	Attacking	$12K	✗ No
Nicole Malliotakis	New York 11th District	Attacking	$11K	✗ No

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

Questions people ask

How much did David Geffen spend on the 2020 elections, and did it win?: David Geffen gave $1.1M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2020 federal elections, and 100% of it helped Democrats (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Dec 31, 2020). Among dollars with a matched election-stage result, 41% were on the winning side ($298K won, $436K lost). $1K had no matched result and is excluded.
Which super PACs did David Geffen fund in 2020?: The Lincoln Project ($500K), House Majority PAC ($400K), Senate Majority PAC ($100K), Lmg PAC ($55K), Save America Fund ($50K).
Which candidates did David Geffen's money end up backing or attacking in 2020?: against Donald Trump (President, about $190K, won); against Lindsey Graham (South Carolina Senate, about $26K, lost); against Mitch McConnell (Kentucky Senate, about $20K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.