Which super PACs did David Geffen fund in 2020?

The Lincoln Project ($500K), House Majority PAC ($400K), Senate Majority PAC ($100K), Lmg PAC ($55K), Save America Fund ($50K).

Which candidates did David Geffen's money end up backing or attacking in 2020?

against Donald Trump (President, about $313K, lost); against Lindsey Graham (South Carolina Senate, about $44K, lost); against Mitch McConnell (Kentucky Senate, about $35K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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David Geffen

Individual

Founder, David Geffen Company · California

10 gifts to 5 groups, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.

Mixed

David Geffen gave $1.1M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2020 federal elections, and 100% of it helped Democrats (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2020). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 45% ended up on the winning side ($445K won, $548K lost).

Gave to outside spenders

$1.1M

100% of it helped Democrats

Ended up on the winning side

45%

$445K of the dollars in races already called

Spent on the losing side

$548K

Not spent yet

$112K

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
The Lincoln Project $46K not spent yet	$500K	$333K / $120K
House Majority PAC $23K not spent yet	$400K	$69K / $306K
Senate Majority PAC $12K not spent yet	$100K	$37K / $52K
Lmg PAC $30K not spent yet	$55K	$0 / $25K
Save America Fund	$50K	$5K / $45K

The trail

What the money bought

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

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
Donald Trump	President (primary)	Attacking	$313K	✗ No
Lindsey Graham	South Carolina Senate	Attacking	$44K	✗ No
Mitch McConnell	Kentucky Senate	Attacking	$35K	✗ No
Susan Margaret Collins	Maine Senate	Attacking	$26K	✗ No
Al Gross	Alaska Senate	Supporting	$26K	✗ No
Steve Bullock	Montana Senate	Supporting	$25K	✗ No
Michelle Steel	California 48th District	Attacking	$20K	✗ No
Joe Biden	President (primary)	Supporting	$20K	✓ Yes
Joni Ernst	Iowa Senate	Attacking	$15K	✗ No
Thom Tilllis	North Carolina Senate	Attacking	$15K	✗ No
David A. Perdue	Georgia Senate	Attacking	$15K	✓ Yes
Amy McGrath	Kentucky Senate	Supporting	$15K	✗ No

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

Questions people ask

How much did David Geffen spend on the 2020 elections, and did it win?: David Geffen gave $1.1M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2020 federal elections, and 100% of it helped Democrats (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2020). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 45% ended up on the winning side ($445K won, $548K lost).
Which super PACs did David Geffen fund in 2020?: The Lincoln Project ($500K), House Majority PAC ($400K), Senate Majority PAC ($100K), Lmg PAC ($55K), Save America Fund ($50K).
Which candidates did David Geffen's money end up backing or attacking in 2020?: against Donald Trump (President, about $313K, lost); against Lindsey Graham (South Carolina Senate, about $44K, lost); against Mitch McConnell (Kentucky Senate, about $35K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.