Which super PACs did William Oberndorf fund in 2020?

Senate Leadership Fund ($2.5M), Better Future Mi Fund ($250K), 1820 PAC ($250K), Wfw Action Fund Inc ($100K).

Which candidates did William Oberndorf's money end up backing or attacking in 2020?

against Jon Ossoff (Georgia Senate, about $441K, lost); against Gary Peters (Michigan Senate, about $276K, lost); against Cal Cunningham (North Carolina Senate, about $244K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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William Oberndorf

Individual

Executive, Oberndorf Enterprises LLC · California

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

Mixed results

William Oberndorf gave $3.1M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2020 federal elections, and 97% 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 ($1.1M won, $942K lost). $9K had no matched result and is excluded.

Gave to outside spenders

$3.1M

97% of it helped Republicans

Winning share of scored dollars

54%

$2.0M scored (66% of gifts)

Spent on the losing side

$942K

Not allocated or result unknown

$1.1M

$1.1M not allocated to tracked outside spending; $9K 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 $976K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$2.5M	$853K / $671K
Better Future Mi Fund $26K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$250K	$0 / $224K
1820 PAC $30K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$250K	$197K / $23K
Wfw Action Fund Inc $25K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$100K	$42K / $25K

The trail

What the money bought

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

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
Jon Ossoff	Georgia Senate	Attacking	$441K	✗ No
Gary Peters	Michigan Senate	Attacking	$276K	✗ No
Cal Cunningham	North Carolina Senate	Attacking	$244K	✓ Yes
Sara I. Gideon	Maine Senate	Attacking	$205K	✓ Yes
Steve Bullock	Montana Senate	Attacking	$127K	✓ Yes
Theresa Greenfield	Iowa Senate	Attacking	$103K	✓ Yes
Jaime Harrison	South Carolina Senate	Attacking	$84K	✓ Yes
Barbara Bollier	Kansas Senate	Attacking	$81K	✓ Yes
Mark Kelly	Arizona Senate	Attacking	$77K	✗ No
Joni Ernst	Iowa Senate	Supporting	$76K	✓ Yes
Susan Margaret Collins	Maine Senate (primary)	Supporting	$57K	✓ Yes
John W. Hickenlooper	Colorado Senate	Attacking	$42K	✗ No

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

Questions people ask

How much did William Oberndorf spend on the 2020 elections, and did it win?: William Oberndorf gave $3.1M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2020 federal elections, and 97% 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 ($1.1M won, $942K lost). $9K had no matched result and is excluded.
Which super PACs did William Oberndorf fund in 2020?: Senate Leadership Fund ($2.5M), Better Future Mi Fund ($250K), 1820 PAC ($250K), Wfw Action Fund Inc ($100K).
Which candidates did William Oberndorf's money end up backing or attacking in 2020?: against Jon Ossoff (Georgia Senate, about $441K, lost); against Gary Peters (Michigan Senate, about $276K, lost); against Cal Cunningham (North Carolina Senate, about $244K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.