Which super PACs did Steve Wynn fund in 2020?

Congressional Leadership Fund ($1.0M), American Crossroads ($500K), Republican National Committee ($250).

Which candidates did Steve Wynn's money end up backing or attacking in 2020?

against Raphael Warnock (Georgia Senate (special), about $289K, lost); against Cal Cunningham (North Carolina Senate, about $150K, won); against Anthony J. Brindisi (New York 22nd District, about $41K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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Donor

Steve Wynn

Individual

Philanthropist, Self-Employed · Nevada

5 gifts to 3 groups, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.

Winner

Steve Wynn gave $1.5M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2020 federal elections, and 100% of it helped Republicans (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2020). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 67% ended up on the winning side ($892K won, $433K lost).

Gave to outside spenders

$1.5M

100% of it helped Republicans

Ended up on the winning side

67%

$892K of the dollars in races already called

Spent on the losing side

$433K

Not spent yet

$175K

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
Congressional Leadership Fund $109K not spent yet	$1.0M	$697K / $129K
American Crossroads $550 not spent yet	$500K	$195K / $304K
Republican National Committee $242 not spent yet	$250	$0 / $8

The trail

What the money bought

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

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
Raphael Warnock	Georgia Senate (special)	Attacking	$289K	✗ No
Cal Cunningham	North Carolina Senate	Attacking	$150K	✓ Yes
Anthony J. Brindisi	New York 22nd District	Attacking	$41K	✓ Yes
Sri Preston Kulkarni	Texas 22nd District	Attacking	$34K	✓ Yes
Max N. Rose	New York 11th District	Attacking	$33K	✓ Yes
Carolyn Bordeaux	Georgia 7th District	Attacking	$30K	Unknown
Christy Smith	California 25th District	Attacking	$30K	✓ Yes
Xochitl Torres Small	New Mexico 2nd District	Attacking	$28K	✓ Yes
Collin C. Peterson	Minnesota 7th District	Attacking	$28K	✓ Yes
Kendra S. Horn	Oklahoma 5th District	Attacking	$27K	✓ Yes
Candace Valenzuela	Texas 24th District	Attacking	$27K	✓ Yes
Jackie Gordon	New York 2nd District	Attacking	$25K	✓ Yes

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

Questions people ask

How much did Steve Wynn spend on the 2020 elections, and did it win?: Steve Wynn gave $1.5M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2020 federal elections, and 100% of it helped Republicans (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2020). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 67% ended up on the winning side ($892K won, $433K lost).
Which super PACs did Steve Wynn fund in 2020?: Congressional Leadership Fund ($1.0M), American Crossroads ($500K), Republican National Committee ($250).
Which candidates did Steve Wynn's money end up backing or attacking in 2020?: against Raphael Warnock (Georgia Senate (special), about $289K, lost); against Cal Cunningham (North Carolina Senate, about $150K, won); against Anthony J. Brindisi (New York 22nd District, about $41K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.