Which super PACs did Joshua Bekenstein fund in 2020?

Senate Majority PAC ($1.8M), Lcv Victory Fund ($1.1M), House Majority PAC ($950K), Edf Action Votes ($850K), Votevets ($593K).

Which candidates did Joshua Bekenstein's money end up backing or attacking in 2020?

against Donald Trump (President, about $825K, won); for Joe Biden (President, about $823K, won); against Joni Ernst (Iowa Senate, about $316K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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Donor

Joshua Bekenstein

Individual

Managing Director, Bain Capital · Massachusetts

26 gifts to 12 groups, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.

Mixed

Joshua Bekenstein gave $7.0M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2020 federal elections, and 99% of it helped Democrats (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2020). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 53% ended up on the winning side ($3.0M won, $2.6M lost).

Gave to outside spenders

$7.0M

99% of it helped Democrats

Ended up on the winning side

53%

$3.0M of the dollars in races already called

Spent on the losing side

$2.6M

Not spent yet

$1.4M

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
Senate Majority PAC $203K not spent yet	$1.8M	$643K / $904K
Lcv Victory Fund $268K not spent yet	$1.1M	$412K / $415K
House Majority PAC $55K not spent yet	$950K	$164K / $728K
Edf Action Votes $242K not spent yet	$850K	$358K / $209K
Votevets $98K not spent yet	$593K	$270K / $151K
Priorities USA Action $589 not spent yet	$500K	$424K / $75K
Future Forward (FF PAC) $114K not spent yet	$500K	$344K / $42K
Unite the Country $31K not spent yet	$250K	$213K / $6K
Nextgen Climate Action Committee $194K not spent yet	$250K	$50K / $6K
The Lincoln Project $9K not spent yet	$100K	$67K / $24K
DSCC $27K not spent yet	$71K	$7K / $37K
New Leadership PAC	$50K	$0 / $8K

The trail

What the money bought

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

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
Donald Trump	President	Attacking	$825K	✓ Yes
Joe Biden	President	Supporting	$823K	✓ Yes
Joni Ernst	Iowa Senate	Attacking	$316K	✗ No
Steve Daines	Montana Senate	Attacking	$302K	✗ No
David A. Perdue	Georgia Senate	Attacking	$298K	✓ Yes
Thom Tilllis	North Carolina Senate	Attacking	$293K	✗ No
Susan Margaret Collins	Maine Senate	Attacking	$244K	✗ No
John James	Michigan Senate (primary)	Attacking	$238K	✗ No
Martha McSally	Arizona Senate	Attacking	$201K	✓ Yes
Cal Cunningham	North Carolina Senate	Supporting	$160K	✗ No
Mary Hegar	Texas Senate	Supporting	$90K	✗ No
Theresa Greenfield	Iowa Senate (primary)	Supporting	$88K	✓ Yes

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

Questions people ask

How much did Joshua Bekenstein spend on the 2020 elections, and did it win?: Joshua Bekenstein gave $7.0M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2020 federal elections, and 99% of it helped Democrats (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2020). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 53% ended up on the winning side ($3.0M won, $2.6M lost).
Which super PACs did Joshua Bekenstein fund in 2020?: Senate Majority PAC ($1.8M), Lcv Victory Fund ($1.1M), House Majority PAC ($950K), Edf Action Votes ($850K), Votevets ($593K).
Which candidates did Joshua Bekenstein's money end up backing or attacking in 2020?: against Donald Trump (President, about $825K, won); for Joe Biden (President, about $823K, won); against Joni Ernst (Iowa Senate, about $316K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.