Which super PACs did Kathryn Murdoch fund in 2020?

Senate Majority PAC ($1.0M), Future Forward (FF PAC) ($540K), Pacronym ($500K), Unite the Country ($300K), Votevets ($100K).

Which candidates did Kathryn Murdoch's money end up backing or attacking in 2020?

for Joe Biden (President, about $635K, won); against Donald Trump (President, about $470K, won); against Thom Tilllis (North Carolina Senate, about $138K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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Donor

Kathryn Murdoch

Individual

President, Quadrivium · New York

7 gifts to 6 groups, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.

Winner

Kathryn Murdoch gave $2.5M 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, 67% ended up on the winning side ($1.4M won, $696K lost).

Gave to outside spenders

$2.5M

100% of it helped Democrats

Ended up on the winning side

67%

$1.4M of the dollars in races already called

Spent on the losing side

$696K

Not spent yet

$367K

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
Senate Majority PAC $116K not spent yet	$1.0M	$368K / $516K
Future Forward (FF PAC) $124K not spent yet	$540K	$372K / $45K
Pacronym $62K not spent yet	$500K	$341K / $97K
Unite the Country $37K not spent yet	$300K	$256K / $7K
Votevets $17K not spent yet	$100K	$45K / $25K
Black PAC	$60K	$55K / $5K

The trail

What the money bought

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

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
Joe Biden	President	Supporting	$635K	✓ Yes
Donald Trump	President	Attacking	$470K	✓ Yes
Thom Tilllis	North Carolina Senate	Attacking	$138K	✗ No
David A. Perdue	Georgia Senate	Attacking	$136K	✓ Yes
John James	Michigan Senate (primary)	Attacking	$133K	✗ No
Joni Ernst	Iowa Senate	Attacking	$130K	✗ No
Susan Margaret Collins	Maine Senate	Attacking	$112K	✗ No
Steve Daines	Montana Senate	Attacking	$65K	✗ No
Martha McSally	Arizona Senate	Attacking	$57K	✓ Yes
John Cornyn	Texas Senate	Attacking	$53K	✗ No
Mary Hegar	Texas Senate	Supporting	$33K	✗ No
Cory Gardner	Colorado Senate	Attacking	$30K	✓ Yes

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

Questions people ask

How much did Kathryn Murdoch spend on the 2020 elections, and did it win?: Kathryn Murdoch gave $2.5M 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, 67% ended up on the winning side ($1.4M won, $696K lost).
Which super PACs did Kathryn Murdoch fund in 2020?: Senate Majority PAC ($1.0M), Future Forward (FF PAC) ($540K), Pacronym ($500K), Unite the Country ($300K), Votevets ($100K).
Which candidates did Kathryn Murdoch's money end up backing or attacking in 2020?: for Joe Biden (President, about $635K, won); against Donald Trump (President, about $470K, won); against Thom Tilllis (North Carolina Senate, about $138K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.