Which super PACs did Bernie Marcus fund in 2020?

Preserve America PAC ($10M), Senate Leadership Fund ($5.8M), Congressional Leadership Fund ($2.3M), Georgia Action Fund ($500K), Georgia United Victory ($500K).

Which candidates did Bernie Marcus's money end up backing or attacking in 2020?

against Joe Biden (President, about $9.9M, lost); against Jon Ossoff (Georgia Senate, about $1.5M, lost); against Cal Cunningham (North Carolina Senate, about $661K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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Bernie Marcus

Individual

Philanthropist, Home Depot co-founder · Georgia

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

Loser

Bernie Marcus gave $20M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2020 federal elections, and 97% of it helped Republicans (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2020). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 26% ended up on the winning side ($4.5M won, $13M lost).

Gave to outside spenders

$20M

97% of it helped Republicans

Ended up on the winning side

26%

$4.5M of the dollars in races already called

Spent on the losing side

$13M

Not spent yet

$2.6M

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 $220K not spent yet	$10M	$0 / $9.8M
Senate Leadership Fund $1.6M not spent yet	$5.8M	$2.3M / $1.8M
Congressional Leadership Fund $251K not spent yet	$2.3M	$1.6M / $297K
Georgia Action Fund $186K not spent yet	$500K	$0 / $314K
Georgia United Victory $6K not spent yet	$500K	$349K / $145K
Better Future Mi Fund $34K not spent yet	$400K	$0 / $366K
1820 PAC $26K not spent yet	$250K	$200K / $23K
American Principles Project PAC $17K not spent yet	$100K	$843 / $82K
House Freedom Action $19K not spent yet	$100K	$55K / $7K
Republican National Committee $34K not spent yet	$36K	$0 / $1K

The trail

What the money bought

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

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
Joe Biden	President	Attacking	$9.9M	✗ No
Jon Ossoff	Georgia Senate	Attacking	$1.5M	✗ No
Cal Cunningham	North Carolina Senate	Attacking	$661K	✓ Yes
Gary Peters	Michigan Senate	Attacking	$608K	✗ No
Doug Collins	Georgia Senate (special) (primary)	Attacking	$360K	✗ No
Steve Bullock	Montana Senate	Attacking	$344K	✓ Yes
Sara I. Gideon	Maine Senate	Attacking	$341K	✓ Yes
Theresa Greenfield	Iowa Senate	Attacking	$277K	✓ Yes
Jaime Harrison	South Carolina Senate	Attacking	$228K	✓ Yes
Barbara Bollier	Kansas Senate	Attacking	$219K	✓ Yes
Mark Kelly	Arizona Senate	Attacking	$209K	✗ No
Joni Ernst	Iowa Senate (primary)	Supporting	$174K	✓ Yes

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

Questions people ask

How much did Bernie Marcus spend on the 2020 elections, and did it win?: Bernie Marcus gave $20M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2020 federal elections, and 97% of it helped Republicans (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2020). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 26% ended up on the winning side ($4.5M won, $13M lost).
Which super PACs did Bernie Marcus fund in 2020?: Preserve America PAC ($10M), Senate Leadership Fund ($5.8M), Congressional Leadership Fund ($2.3M), Georgia Action Fund ($500K), Georgia United Victory ($500K).
Which candidates did Bernie Marcus's money end up backing or attacking in 2020?: against Joe Biden (President, about $9.9M, lost); against Jon Ossoff (Georgia Senate, about $1.5M, lost); against Cal Cunningham (North Carolina Senate, about $661K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.