Donor
Mary Quinn Delaney
IndividualRetired, Retired · California
3 gifts to 2 groups, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.
Mary Quinn Delaney gave $1.3M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2020 federal elections, and 98% of it helped Democrats (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2020). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 55% ended up on the winning side ($371K won, $301K lost).
Gave to outside spenders
$1.3M
98% of it helped Democrats
Ended up on the winning side
55%
$371K of the dollars in races already called
Spent on the losing side
$301K
Not spent yet
$579K
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 | How the group spent it | Won / lost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Planned Parenthood Votes $575K not spent yet | $1.1M | $321K / $154K | |
| Women Vote! | $200K | $49K / $147K |
The trail
What the money bought
The candidates Mary Quinn Delaney's money was spent for or against, pro-rated by Mary Quinn Delaney's share of each group's funding.
| Candidate | Race | Spending | Their share | Paid off? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Biden | President | Supporting | $161K | ✓ Yes |
| Donald Trump | President | Attacking | $91K | ✓ Yes |
| Susan Margaret Collins | Maine Senate | Attacking | $63K | ✗ No |
| Sara I. Gideon | Maine Senate | Supporting | $33K | ✗ No |
| Martha McSally | Arizona Senate | Attacking | $29K | ✓ Yes |
| Mark Kelly | Arizona Senate (primary) | Supporting | $25K | ✓ Yes |
| Cal Cunningham | North Carolina Senate | Supporting | $23K | ✗ No |
| Joni Ernst | Iowa Senate | Attacking | $22K | ✗ No |
| Thom Tilllis | North Carolina Senate | Attacking | $18K | ✗ No |
| Raphael Warnock | Georgia Senate (special) | Supporting | $16K | ✓ Yes |
| Jon Ossoff | Georgia Senate | Supporting | $16K | ✓ Yes |
| Roger Marshall | Kansas Senate | Attacking | $15K | ✗ No |
Individual as classified from the FEC entity type and public reporting.
Questions people ask
- How much did Mary Quinn Delaney spend on the 2020 elections, and did it win?
- Mary Quinn Delaney gave $1.3M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2020 federal elections, and 98% of it helped Democrats (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2020). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 55% ended up on the winning side ($371K won, $301K lost).
- Which super PACs did Mary Quinn Delaney fund in 2020?
- Planned Parenthood Votes ($1.1M), Women Vote! ($200K).
- Which candidates did Mary Quinn Delaney's money end up backing or attacking in 2020?
- for Joe Biden (President, about $161K, won); against Donald Trump (President, about $91K, won); against Susan Margaret Collins (Maine Senate, about $63K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.