Which super PACs did Linda Mcmahon fund in 2020?

America First Action ($16M), Senate Leadership Fund ($1.8M), Georgia United Victory ($250K), Security Is Strength PAC ($100K), Iowa Values Action ($50K).

Which candidates did Linda Mcmahon's money end up backing or attacking in 2020?

against Joe Biden (President, about $15M, lost); against Jon Ossoff (Georgia Senate, about $376K, lost); against Cal Cunningham (North Carolina Senate, about $205K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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Donor

Linda Mcmahon

Individual

Chair, America First Action, Inc · Connecticut

282 gifts to 9 groups, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.

Loser

Linda Mcmahon gave $18M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2020 federal elections, and 99% of it helped Republicans (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2020). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 6% ended up on the winning side ($1.0M won, $15M lost).

Gave to outside spenders

$18M

99% of it helped Republicans

Ended up on the winning side

$1.0M of the dollars in races already called

Spent on the losing side

$15M

Not spent yet

$1.6M

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
America First Action $1.0M not spent yet	$16M	$0 / $15M
Senate Leadership Fund $495K not spent yet	$1.8M	$703K / $552K
Georgia United Victory $3K not spent yet	$250K	$175K / $73K
Security Is Strength PAC $6K not spent yet	$100K	$89K / $5K
Iowa Values Action $2K not spent yet	$50K	$48K / $0
NRSC $9K not spent yet	$47K	$22K / $15K
Save the US Senate PAC $2K not spent yet	$10K	$0 / $8K
Republican National Committee $3K not spent yet	$3K	$0 / $93
NRCC $57 not spent yet	$1K	$1K / $93

The trail

What the money bought

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

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
Joe Biden	President (primary)	Attacking	$15M	✗ No
Jon Ossoff	Georgia Senate	Attacking	$376K	✗ No
Cal Cunningham	North Carolina Senate	Attacking	$205K	✓ Yes
Doug Collins	Georgia Senate (special) (primary)	Attacking	$178K	✗ No
Theresa Greenfield	Iowa Senate	Attacking	$136K	✓ Yes
Jaime Harrison	South Carolina Senate	Attacking	$135K	✓ Yes
Steve Bullock	Montana Senate	Attacking	$109K	✓ Yes
Gary Peters	Michigan Senate	Attacking	$77K	✗ No
Barbara Bollier	Kansas Senate	Attacking	$68K	✓ Yes
Mark Kelly	Arizona Senate	Attacking	$66K	✗ No
Sara I. Gideon	Maine Senate	Attacking	$58K	✓ Yes
Joni Ernst	Iowa Senate (primary)	Supporting	$56K	✓ Yes

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

Questions people ask

How much did Linda Mcmahon spend on the 2020 elections, and did it win?: Linda Mcmahon gave $18M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2020 federal elections, and 99% of it helped Republicans (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2020). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 6% ended up on the winning side ($1.0M won, $15M lost).
Which super PACs did Linda Mcmahon fund in 2020?: America First Action ($16M), Senate Leadership Fund ($1.8M), Georgia United Victory ($250K), Security Is Strength PAC ($100K), Iowa Values Action ($50K).
Which candidates did Linda Mcmahon's money end up backing or attacking in 2020?: against Joe Biden (President, about $15M, lost); against Jon Ossoff (Georgia Senate, about $376K, lost); against Cal Cunningham (North Carolina Senate, about $205K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.