Which super PACs did Gun Owners of America, Inc. fund in 2020?

Gun Owners of America, Inc. ($1.1M).

Which candidates did Gun Owners of America, Inc.'s money end up backing or attacking in 2020?

for Steve Daines (Montana Senate, about $119K, won); for Kelly Loeffler (Georgia Senate (special), about $88K, lost); for David A. Perdue (Georgia Senate, about $88K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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Donor

Gun Owners of America, Inc.

Another PAC

Virginia

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

Mixed results

Gun Owners of America, Inc. gave $1.1M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2020 federal elections, and 100% of it helped Republicans (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Dec 31, 2020). Among dollars with a matched election-stage result, 50% were on the winning side ($530K won, $522K lost). $0 had no matched result and is excluded.

Gave to outside spenders

$1.1M

100% of it helped Republicans

Winning share of scored dollars

50%

$1.1M scored (97% of gifts)

Spent on the losing side

$522K

Not allocated or result unknown

$27K

$27K not allocated to tracked outside spending; $0 has no matched result. Neither is cash on hand.

Where the checks went

Another political committee passing money along. The original donor is one step upstream. 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
Gun Owners of America, Inc. $27K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$1.1M		$530K / $522K

The trail

What the money bought

The candidates Gun Owners of America, Inc.'s money was spent for or against, pro-rated by Gun Owners of America, Inc.'s share of each group's funding.

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
Steve Daines	Montana Senate	Supporting	$119K	✓ Yes
Kelly Loeffler	Georgia Senate (special)	Supporting	$88K	✗ No
David A. Perdue	Georgia Senate	Supporting	$88K	✗ No
Chip Roy	Texas 21st District	Supporting	$73K	✓ Yes
Dan Rodimer	Nevada 3rd District	Supporting	$59K	✗ No
Nick J. Freitas	Virginia 7th District	Supporting	$53K	✗ No
Matt Rosendale	Montana at-large House seat	Supporting	$51K	✓ Yes
Jim Marchant	Nevada 4th District	Supporting	$44K	✗ No
Cory Gardner	Colorado Senate	Supporting	$43K	✗ No
David Schweikert	Arizona 6th District	Supporting	$39K	✓ Yes
Mark Kelly	Arizona Senate	Attacking	$38K	✗ No
Joni Ernst	Iowa Senate	Supporting	$36K	✓ Yes

Another PAC as classified from the FEC entity type and public reporting.

Questions people ask

How much did Gun Owners of America, Inc. spend on the 2020 elections, and did it win?: Gun Owners of America, Inc. gave $1.1M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2020 federal elections, and 100% of it helped Republicans (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Dec 31, 2020). Among dollars with a matched election-stage result, 50% were on the winning side ($530K won, $522K lost). $0 had no matched result and is excluded.
Which super PACs did Gun Owners of America, Inc. fund in 2020?: Gun Owners of America, Inc. ($1.1M).
Which candidates did Gun Owners of America, Inc.'s money end up backing or attacking in 2020?: for Steve Daines (Montana Senate, about $119K, won); for Kelly Loeffler (Georgia Senate (special), about $88K, lost); for David A. Perdue (Georgia Senate, about $88K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.