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John Blanchard

Individual

Owner, Ascent Residential LLC · Alabama

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

Loser

John Blanchard gave $1.0M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2022 federal elections, and 100% of it helped Republicans (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2022). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 17% ended up on the winning side ($37K won, $182K lost).

Gave to outside spenders

$1.0M

100% of it helped Republicans

Ended up on the winning side

17%

$37K of the dollars in races already called

Spent on the losing side

$182K

Not spent yet

$818K

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
GroupGaveHow the group spent itWon / lost
MAGA Inc.

$795K not spent yet

$1.0M
$33K / $173K
NRSC

$23K not spent yet

$35K
$3K / $9K
NRCC$1K
$404 / $760
The Committee to Defeat the President$603
$266 / $78
DCCC

$7 not spent yet

$40
$25 / $8

The trail

What the money bought

The candidates John Blanchard's money was spent for or against, pro-rated by John Blanchard's share of each group's funding.
CandidateRaceSpendingTheir sharePaid off?
Raphael WarnockGeorgia SenateAttacking$49K✗ No
John K. FettermanPennsylvania SenateAttacking$48K✗ No
Mark KellyArizona SenateAttacking$44K✗ No
Tim RyanOhio SenateAttacking$32K✓ Yes
Catherine Cortez MastoNevada SenateAttacking$27K✗ No
Blake MastersArizona SenateSupporting$10K✗ No
Cheri BeasleyNorth Carolina SenateAttacking$2K✓ Yes
Adam Paul LaxaltNevada SenateSupporting$1K✗ No
Mehmet OzPennsylvania SenateSupporting$1K✗ No
Maggie HassanNew Hampshire SenateAttacking$1K✗ No
Mandela BarnesWisconsin SenateAttacking$1K✓ Yes
JD VanceOhio SenateSupporting$906✓ Yes

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

Questions people ask

How much did John Blanchard spend on the 2022 elections, and did it win?
John Blanchard gave $1.0M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2022 federal elections, and 100% of it helped Republicans (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2022). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 17% ended up on the winning side ($37K won, $182K lost).
Which super PACs did John Blanchard fund in 2022?
MAGA Inc. ($1.0M), NRSC ($35K), NRCC ($1K), The Committee to Defeat the President ($603), DCCC ($40).
Which candidates did John Blanchard's money end up backing or attacking in 2022?
against Raphael Warnock (Georgia Senate, about $49K, lost); against John K. Fetterman (Pennsylvania Senate, about $48K, lost); against Mark Kelly (Arizona Senate, about $44K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.