Which super PACs did Kathryn Murdoch fund in 2022?

Republican Accountability PAC ($1.0M), Senate Majority PAC ($500K), Alaskans for L.I.S.a. (Leadership in a Strong Alaska) ($250K), DSCC ($37K).

Which candidates did Kathryn Murdoch's money end up backing or attacking in 2022?

for Lisa Murkowski (Alaska Senate, about $232K, won); against JD Vance (Ohio Senate, about $133K, lost); against Herschel Junior Walker (Georgia Senate, about $109K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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Donor

Kathryn Murdoch

Individual

President, Quadrivium · New York

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

Winner

Kathryn Murdoch gave $1.8M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2022 federal elections, and 74% of it helped Democrats (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2022). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 72% ended up on the winning side ($641K won, $247K lost).

Gave to outside spenders

$1.8M

74% of it helped Democrats

Ended up on the winning side

72%

$641K of the dollars in races already called

Spent on the losing side

$247K

Not spent yet

$898K

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
Republican Accountability PAC $659K not spent yet	$1.0M	$166K / $175K
Senate Majority PAC $200K not spent yet	$500K	$229K / $71K
Alaskans for L.I.S.a. (Leadership in a Strong Alaska) $18K not spent yet	$250K	$232K / $0
DSCC $20K not spent yet	$37K	$15K / $1K

The trail

What the money bought

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

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
Lisa Murkowski	Alaska Senate (primary)	Supporting	$232K	✓ Yes
JD Vance	Ohio Senate	Attacking	$133K	✗ No
Herschel Junior Walker	Georgia Senate	Attacking	$109K	✓ Yes
Mehmet Oz	Pennsylvania Senate	Attacking	$96K	✓ Yes
Adam Paul Laxalt	Nevada Senate	Attacking	$86K	✓ Yes
Blake Masters	Arizona Senate	Attacking	$50K	✓ Yes
Ron Johnson	Wisconsin Senate (primary)	Attacking	$46K	✗ No
Tim Ryan	Ohio Senate	Supporting	$40K	✗ No
Ted Budd	North Carolina Senate	Attacking	$21K	✗ No
Catherine Cortez Masto	Nevada Senate	Supporting	$19K	✓ Yes
Donald C. Bolduc	New Hampshire Senate	Attacking	$17K	✓ Yes
John K. Fetterman	Pennsylvania Senate	Supporting	$9K	✓ Yes

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

Questions people ask

How much did Kathryn Murdoch spend on the 2022 elections, and did it win?: Kathryn Murdoch gave $1.8M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2022 federal elections, and 74% of it helped Democrats (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2022). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 72% ended up on the winning side ($641K won, $247K lost).
Which super PACs did Kathryn Murdoch fund in 2022?: Republican Accountability PAC ($1.0M), Senate Majority PAC ($500K), Alaskans for L.I.S.a. (Leadership in a Strong Alaska) ($250K), DSCC ($37K).
Which candidates did Kathryn Murdoch's money end up backing or attacking in 2022?: for Lisa Murkowski (Alaska Senate, about $232K, won); against JD Vance (Ohio Senate, about $133K, lost); against Herschel Junior Walker (Georgia Senate, about $109K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.