Which super PACs did Sheldon Adelson fund in 2020?

Preserve America PAC ($45M), Senate Leadership Fund ($35M), Congressional Leadership Fund ($25M), Rjc Victory Fund ($1.3M), Georgia Action Fund ($750K).

Which candidates did Sheldon Adelson's money end up backing or attacking in 2020?

against Joe Biden (President, about $45M, lost); against Jon Ossoff (Georgia Senate, about $7.7M, lost); against Cal Cunningham (North Carolina Senate, about $4.0M, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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Sheldon Adelson

Individual

Chairman, Las Vegas Sands (died 2021) · Nevada

19 gifts to 9 groups, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.

Loser

Sheldon Adelson gave $108M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2020 federal elections, and 99% of it helped Republicans (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2020). 35% of the money with a result ended up on the winning side ($32M won, $60M lost).

Gave to outside spenders

$108M

99% of it helped Republicans

Ended up on the winning side

35%

$32M

Spent on the losing side

$60M

Not spent yet

$16M

Sitting with groups that have not spent

Where the cheques went

A person writing cheques 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 cheque 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
Preserve America PAC No outside spending reported yet	$45M	$0 / $44M
Senate Leadership Fund No outside spending reported yet	$35M	$14M / $11M
Congressional Leadership Fund No outside spending reported yet	$25M	$17M / $3.2M
Rjc Victory Fund No outside spending reported yet	$1.3M	$272K / $892K
Georgia Action Fund No outside spending reported yet	$750K	$0 / $470K
Security Is Strength PAC No outside spending reported yet	$500K	$443K / $27K
NRCC No outside spending reported yet	$53K	$45K / $4K
Republican National Committee No outside spending reported yet	$36K	$0 / $1K
NRSC No outside spending reported yet	$36K	$17K / $12K

The trail

What the money bought

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

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
Joe Biden	President	Attacking	$45M	✗ No
Jon Ossoff	Georgia Senate	Attacking	$7.7M	✗ No
Cal Cunningham	North Carolina Senate	Attacking	$4.0M	✓ Yes
Steve Bullock	Montana Senate	Attacking	$2.1M	✓ Yes
Jaime Harrison	South Carolina Senate	Attacking	$1.7M	✓ Yes
Theresa Greenfield	Iowa Senate	Attacking	$1.7M	✓ Yes
Gary Peters	Michigan Senate	Attacking	$1.5M	✗ No
Barbara Bollier	Kansas Senate	Attacking	$1.3M	✓ Yes
Mark Kelly	Arizona Senate	Attacking	$1.3M	✗ No
Sara I. Gideon	Maine Senate	Attacking	$1.1M	✓ Yes
Joni Ernst	Iowa Senate (primary)	Supporting	$1.1M	✓ Yes
Anthony J. Brindisi	New York 22nd District	Attacking	$1.0M	✓ Yes

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

Questions people ask

How much did Sheldon Adelson spend on the 2020 elections, and did it win?: Sheldon Adelson gave $108M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2020 federal elections, and 99% of it helped Republicans (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2020). 35% of the money with a result ended up on the winning side ($32M won, $60M lost).
Which super PACs did Sheldon Adelson fund in 2020?: Preserve America PAC ($45M), Senate Leadership Fund ($35M), Congressional Leadership Fund ($25M), Rjc Victory Fund ($1.3M), Georgia Action Fund ($750K).
Which candidates did Sheldon Adelson's money end up backing or attacking in 2020?: against Joe Biden (President, about $45M, lost); against Jon Ossoff (Georgia Senate, about $7.7M, lost); against Cal Cunningham (North Carolina Senate, about $4.0M, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.