Which super PACs did Larry Ellison fund in 2020?

Better Future Mi Fund ($1.0M), DSCC ($175).

Which candidates did Larry Ellison's money end up backing or attacking in 2020?

against Gary Peters (Michigan Senate, about $741K, lost); against Gary Peters (Michigan Senate, about $118K, lost); for John James (Michigan Senate, about $36K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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Larry Ellison

Individual

Executive Chariman and CTO, Oracle Corporation · California

4 reported gifts; 2 recipient groups listed, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.

Backed losers

Larry Ellison gave $1.0M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2020 federal elections, and 100% of it helped Republicans (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Dec 31, 2020). Among dollars with a matched election-stage result, 0% were on the winning side ($8 won, $894K lost). $0 had no matched result and is excluded.

Gave to outside spenders

$1.0M

100% of it helped Republicans

Winning share of scored dollars

$894K scored (89% of gifts)

Spent on the losing side

$894K

Not allocated or result unknown

$106K

$106K not allocated to tracked outside spending; $0 has no matched result. Neither is cash on hand.

Where the checks went

A person writing checks 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 check 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	How the group spent it	Won / lost
Better Future Mi Fund $106K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$1.0M		$0 / $894K
DSCC $124 not allocated to tracked outside spending	$175		$8 / $43

The trail

What the money bought

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

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
Gary Peters	Michigan Senate	Attacking	$741K	✗ No
Gary Peters	Michigan Senate (primary)	Attacking	$118K	✗ No
John James	Michigan Senate	Supporting	$36K	✗ No
Joni Ernst	Iowa Senate	Attacking	$16	✗ No
Thom Tilllis	North Carolina Senate	Attacking	$14	✗ No
Steve Daines	Montana Senate	Attacking	$10	✗ No
Martha McSally	Arizona Senate	Attacking	$4	✓ Yes
Susan Margaret Collins	Maine Senate	Attacking	$3	✗ No
Kelly Loeffler	Georgia Senate (special)	Attacking	$2	✓ Yes
David A. Perdue	Georgia Senate	Attacking	$2	✓ Yes
Steve Bullock	Montana Senate	Supporting	$1	✗ No
Jon Ossoff	Georgia Senate	Supporting	$0	✓ Yes

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

Questions people ask

How much did Larry Ellison spend on the 2020 elections, and did it win?: Larry Ellison gave $1.0M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2020 federal elections, and 100% of it helped Republicans (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Dec 31, 2020). Among dollars with a matched election-stage result, 0% were on the winning side ($8 won, $894K lost). $0 had no matched result and is excluded.
Which super PACs did Larry Ellison fund in 2020?: Better Future Mi Fund ($1.0M), DSCC ($175).
Which candidates did Larry Ellison's money end up backing or attacking in 2020?: against Gary Peters (Michigan Senate, about $741K, lost); against Gary Peters (Michigan Senate, about $118K, lost); for John James (Michigan Senate, about $36K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.