Which super PACs did Vinod Khosla fund in 2022?

Senate Majority PAC ($1.0M), House Majority PAC ($500K), DSCC ($128K).

Which candidates did Vinod Khosla's money end up backing or attacking in 2022?

against Mehmet Oz (Pennsylvania Senate, about $160K, won); against Blake Masters (Arizona Senate, about $106K, won); against Adam Paul Laxalt (Nevada Senate, about $103K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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Donor

Vinod Khosla

Individual

Venture Capitalist, Khosla Ventures LLC · California

4 gifts to 3 groups, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.

Winner

Vinod Khosla gave $1.6M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2022 federal elections, and 100% of it helped Democrats (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2022). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 78% ended up on the winning side ($830K won, $238K lost).

Gave to outside spenders

$1.6M

100% of it helped Democrats

Ended up on the winning side

78%

$830K of the dollars in races already called

Spent on the losing side

$238K

Not spent yet

$560K

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

Group	Gave	Won / lost
Senate Majority PAC $400K not spent yet	$1.0M	$458K / $142K
House Majority PAC $86K not spent yet	$500K	$320K / $91K
DSCC $71K not spent yet	$128K	$52K / $5K

The trail

What the money bought

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

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
Mehmet Oz	Pennsylvania Senate	Attacking	$160K	✓ Yes
Blake Masters	Arizona Senate	Attacking	$106K	✓ Yes
Adam Paul Laxalt	Nevada Senate	Attacking	$103K	✓ Yes
Ron Johnson	Wisconsin Senate (primary)	Attacking	$95K	✗ No
Ted Budd	North Carolina Senate	Attacking	$41K	✗ No
Catherine Cortez Masto	Nevada Senate	Supporting	$39K	✓ Yes
Donald C. Bolduc	New Hampshire Senate	Attacking	$38K	✓ Yes
John K. Fetterman	Pennsylvania Senate	Supporting	$18K	✓ Yes
Mark Robertson	Nevada 1st District	Attacking	$15K	✓ Yes
Herschel Junior Walker	Georgia Senate	Attacking	$14K	✓ Yes
Mark Kelly	Arizona Senate (primary)	Supporting	$14K	✓ Yes
Cassy Garcia	Texas 28th District	Attacking	$14K	✓ Yes

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

Questions people ask

How much did Vinod Khosla spend on the 2022 elections, and did it win?: Vinod Khosla gave $1.6M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2022 federal elections, and 100% of it helped Democrats (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2022). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 78% ended up on the winning side ($830K won, $238K lost).
Which super PACs did Vinod Khosla fund in 2022?: Senate Majority PAC ($1.0M), House Majority PAC ($500K), DSCC ($128K).
Which candidates did Vinod Khosla's money end up backing or attacking in 2022?: against Mehmet Oz (Pennsylvania Senate, about $160K, won); against Blake Masters (Arizona Senate, about $106K, won); against Adam Paul Laxalt (Nevada Senate, about $103K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.