Donor
James Davis
IndividualChairman, New Balance Athletic Shoe Inc. · Massachusetts
879 gifts to 15 groups, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.
James Davis gave $2.1M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2020 federal elections, and 96% of it helped Republicans (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2020). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 67% ended up on the winning side ($1.1M won, $531K lost).
Gave to outside spenders
$2.1M
96% of it helped Republicans
Ended up on the winning side
67%
$1.1M of the dollars in races already called
Spent on the losing side
$531K
Not spent yet
$522K
Sitting with groups that have not spent
Where the cheques went
| Group | Gave | How the group spent it | Won / lost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate Leadership Fund $302K not spent yet | $1.1M | $429K / $337K | |
| Congressional Leadership Fund $49K not spent yet | $450K | $314K / $58K | |
| 1820 PAC $24K not spent yet | $225K | $180K / $21K | |
| Security Is Strength PAC $6K not spent yet | $100K | $89K / $5K | |
| Republican National Committee $91K not spent yet | $94K | $0 / $3K | |
| Defendarizona $28 not spent yet | $50K | $0 / $50K | |
| NRSC $10K not spent yet | $48K | $23K / $16K | |
| NRCC $1K not spent yet | $31K | $26K / $2K | |
| DCCC | $26K | $4K / $22K | |
| DSCC $5K not spent yet | $12K | $1K / $7K | |
| Senate Majority PAC $1K not spent yet | $10K | $4K / $5K | |
| The Lincoln Project $212 not spent yet | $2K | $2K / $557 | |
| House Freedom Fund $594 not spent yet | $2K | $657 / $481 | |
| End Citizens United $154 not spent yet | $2K | $393 / $1K | |
| Voter Protection Project $450 not spent yet | $909 | $342 / $71 |
The trail
What the money bought
| Candidate | Race | Spending | Their share | Paid off? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jon Ossoff | Georgia Senate | Attacking | $227K | ✗ No |
| Sara I. Gideon | Maine Senate | Attacking | $186K | ✓ Yes |
| Cal Cunningham | North Carolina Senate | Attacking | $127K | ✓ Yes |
| Jaime Harrison | South Carolina Senate | Attacking | $108K | ✓ Yes |
| Mark Kelly | Arizona Senate | Attacking | $92K | ✗ No |
| Steve Bullock | Montana Senate | Attacking | $68K | ✓ Yes |
| Theresa Greenfield | Iowa Senate | Attacking | $58K | ✓ Yes |
| Susan Margaret Collins | Maine Senate | Supporting | $53K | ✓ Yes |
| Gary Peters | Michigan Senate | Attacking | $48K | ✗ No |
| Barbara Bollier | Kansas Senate | Attacking | $42K | ✓ Yes |
| Joni Ernst | Iowa Senate (primary) | Supporting | $32K | ✓ Yes |
| Lindsey Graham | South Carolina Senate | Supporting | $28K | ✓ Yes |
Individual as classified from the FEC entity type and public reporting.
Questions people ask
- How much did James Davis spend on the 2020 elections, and did it win?
- James Davis gave $2.1M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2020 federal elections, and 96% of it helped Republicans (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2020). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 67% ended up on the winning side ($1.1M won, $531K lost).
- Which super PACs did James Davis fund in 2020?
- Senate Leadership Fund ($1.1M), Congressional Leadership Fund ($450K), 1820 PAC ($225K), Security Is Strength PAC ($100K), Republican National Committee ($94K).
- Which candidates did James Davis's money end up backing or attacking in 2020?
- against Jon Ossoff (Georgia Senate, about $227K, lost); against Sara I. Gideon (Maine Senate, about $186K, won); against Cal Cunningham (North Carolina Senate, about $127K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.