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 $275K, lost); against Cal Cunningham (North Carolina Senate, about $142K, won); against Anthony J. Brindisi (New York 22nd District, about $40K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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Steve Wynn

Individual

Philanthropist, Self-Employed · Nevada

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

Backed winners

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 with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Dec 31, 2020). Among dollars with a matched election-stage result, 67% were on the winning side ($854K won, $414K lost). $65K had no matched result and is excluded.

$1.5M

Gave to outside spenders

100% of it helped Republicans

67%

Winning share of scored dollars

$1.3M scored (84% of gifts)

$414K

Spent on the losing side

$233K

Not allocated or result unknown

$168K not allocated to tracked outside spending; $65K 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
Congressional Leadership Fund $143K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$1.0M	$667K / $124K
American Crossroads $24K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$500K	$186K / $290K
Republican National Committee $248 not allocated to tracked outside spending	$250	$0 / $2

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	$275K	✗ No
Cal Cunningham	North Carolina Senate	Attacking	$142K	✓ Yes
Anthony J. Brindisi	New York 22nd District	Attacking	$40K	✓ Yes
Sri Preston Kulkarni	Texas 22nd District	Attacking	$33K	✓ Yes
Max N. Rose	New York 11th District	Attacking	$31K	✓ Yes
Carolyn Bordeaux	Georgia 7th District	Attacking	$29K	Unknown
Christy Smith	California 25th District	Attacking	$29K	✓ Yes
Xochitl Torres Small	New Mexico 2nd District	Attacking	$27K	✓ Yes
Collin C. Peterson	Minnesota 7th District	Attacking	$27K	✓ Yes
Kendra S. Horn	Oklahoma 5th District	Attacking	$26K	✓ Yes
Candace Valenzuela	Texas 24th District	Attacking	$26K	✓ Yes
Jackie Gordon	New York 2nd District	Attacking	$24K	✓ 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 with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Dec 31, 2020). Among dollars with a matched election-stage result, 67% were on the winning side ($854K won, $414K lost). $65K had no matched result and is excluded.
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 $275K, lost); against Cal Cunningham (North Carolina Senate, about $142K, won); against Anthony J. Brindisi (New York 22nd District, about $40K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.