Which super PACs did Stephen Wynn fund in 2020?

Senate Leadership Fund ($9.0M), American Crossroads ($1.0M), Opportunity Matters Fund, Inc. ($1.0M), Republican National Committee ($36K), NRSC ($16K).

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

against Jon Ossoff (Georgia Senate, about $1.6M, lost); against Cal Cunningham (North Carolina Senate, about $1.2M, won); against Raphael Warnock (Georgia Senate (special), about $610K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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Stephen Wynn

Individual

Entrepreneur/Retired, Valmore Gp · Nevada

6 reported gifts; 5 recipient groups listed, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.

Mixed results

Stephen Wynn gave $11M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2020 federal elections, and 98% 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, 54% were on the winning side ($3.8M won, $3.2M lost). $3K had no matched result and is excluded.

Gave to outside spenders

$11M

98% of it helped Republicans

Winning share of scored dollars

54%

$7.0M scored (63% of gifts)

Spent on the losing side

$3.2M

Not allocated or result unknown

$4.1M

$4.1M not allocated to tracked outside spending; $3K 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	Won / lost
Senate Leadership Fund $3.5M not allocated to tracked outside spending	$9.0M	$3.1M / $2.4M
American Crossroads $48K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$1.0M	$372K / $580K
Opportunity Matters Fund, Inc. $449K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$1.0M	$315K / $235K
Republican National Committee $35K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$36K	$0 / $277
NRSC $10K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$16K	$3K / $2K

The trail

What the money bought

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

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
Jon Ossoff	Georgia Senate	Attacking	$1.6M	✗ No
Cal Cunningham	North Carolina Senate	Attacking	$1.2M	✓ Yes
Raphael Warnock	Georgia Senate (special)	Attacking	$610K	✗ No
Steve Bullock	Montana Senate	Attacking	$459K	✓ Yes
Theresa Greenfield	Iowa Senate	Attacking	$391K	✓ Yes
Gary Peters	Michigan Senate	Attacking	$327K	✗ No
Barbara Bollier	Kansas Senate	Attacking	$322K	✓ Yes
Jaime Harrison	South Carolina Senate	Attacking	$304K	✓ Yes
Joni Ernst	Iowa Senate	Supporting	$284K	✓ Yes
Mark Kelly	Arizona Senate	Attacking	$278K	✗ No
Sara I. Gideon	Maine Senate	Attacking	$261K	✓ Yes
John W. Hickenlooper	Colorado Senate	Attacking	$182K	✗ No

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

Questions people ask

How much did Stephen Wynn spend on the 2020 elections, and did it win?: Stephen Wynn gave $11M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2020 federal elections, and 98% 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, 54% were on the winning side ($3.8M won, $3.2M lost). $3K had no matched result and is excluded.
Which super PACs did Stephen Wynn fund in 2020?: Senate Leadership Fund ($9.0M), American Crossroads ($1.0M), Opportunity Matters Fund, Inc. ($1.0M), Republican National Committee ($36K), NRSC ($16K).
Which candidates did Stephen Wynn's money end up backing or attacking in 2020?: against Jon Ossoff (Georgia Senate, about $1.6M, lost); against Cal Cunningham (North Carolina Senate, about $1.2M, won); against Raphael Warnock (Georgia Senate (special), about $610K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.