Which candidates did Blake Murray's money end up backing or attacking in 2022?

against Mike Lee (Utah Senate, about $2.4M, lost); for Evan McMullin (Utah Senate, about $412K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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Blake Murray

Individual

Retired · Utah

3 gifts to 1 group, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.

Loser

Blake Murray gave $3.0M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2022 federal elections (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2022). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 0% ended up on the winning side ($0 won, $2.8M lost).

Gave to outside spenders

$3.0M

Ended up on the winning side

$0 of the dollars in races already called

Spent on the losing side

$2.8M

Not spent yet

$179K

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	How the group spent it	Won / lost
Put Utah First PAC $179K not spent yet	$3.0M		$0 / $2.8M

The trail

What the money bought

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

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
Mike Lee	Utah Senate	Attacking	$2.4M	✗ No
Evan McMullin	Utah Senate	Supporting	$412K	✗ No

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

Questions people ask

How much did Blake Murray spend on the 2022 elections, and did it win?: Blake Murray gave $3.0M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2022 federal elections (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2022). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 0% ended up on the winning side ($0 won, $2.8M lost).
Which super PACs did Blake Murray fund in 2022?: Put Utah First PAC ($3.0M).
Which candidates did Blake Murray's money end up backing or attacking in 2022?: against Mike Lee (Utah Senate, about $2.4M, lost); for Evan McMullin (Utah Senate, about $412K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.