Which super PACs did Eric Schmidt fund in 2022?

Senate Majority PAC ($2.8M), Somos PAC ($323K), Lcv Victory Fund ($200K), DSCC ($37K), NRSC ($500).

Which candidates did Eric Schmidt's money end up backing or attacking in 2022?

against Mehmet Oz (Pennsylvania Senate, about $437K, won); against Adam Paul Laxalt (Nevada Senate, about $353K, won); against Blake Masters (Arizona Senate, about $265K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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Eric Schmidt

Individual

Co-Founder, Schmidt Futures · California

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

Winner

Eric Schmidt gave $3.4M 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, 77% ended up on the winning side ($1.6M won, $460K lost).

Gave to outside spenders

$3.4M

100% of it helped Democrats

Ended up on the winning side

77%

$1.6M of the dollars in races already called

Spent on the losing side

$460K

Not spent yet

$1.3M

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 $1.1M not spent yet	$2.8M	$1.3M / $397K
Somos PAC $87K not spent yet	$323K	$185K / $50K
Lcv Victory Fund $83K not spent yet	$200K	$102K / $11K
DSCC $20K not spent yet	$37K	$15K / $1K
NRSC $326 not spent yet	$500	$47 / $127

The trail

What the money bought

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

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
Mehmet Oz	Pennsylvania Senate	Attacking	$437K	✓ Yes
Adam Paul Laxalt	Nevada Senate	Attacking	$353K	✓ Yes
Blake Masters	Arizona Senate	Attacking	$265K	✓ Yes
Ron Johnson	Wisconsin Senate (primary)	Attacking	$255K	✗ No
Catherine Cortez Masto	Nevada Senate	Supporting	$177K	✓ Yes
Ted Budd	North Carolina Senate	Attacking	$116K	✗ No
Mark Kelly	Arizona Senate (primary)	Supporting	$105K	✓ Yes
Donald C. Bolduc	New Hampshire Senate	Attacking	$96K	✓ Yes
John K. Fetterman	Pennsylvania Senate	Supporting	$59K	✓ Yes
Chuck Morse	New Hampshire Senate (primary)	Attacking	$33K	✓ Yes
Raphael Warnock	Georgia Senate	Supporting	$32K	✓ Yes
Cheri Beasley	North Carolina Senate	Supporting	$27K	✗ No

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

Questions people ask

How much did Eric Schmidt spend on the 2022 elections, and did it win?: Eric Schmidt gave $3.4M 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, 77% ended up on the winning side ($1.6M won, $460K lost).
Which super PACs did Eric Schmidt fund in 2022?: Senate Majority PAC ($2.8M), Somos PAC ($323K), Lcv Victory Fund ($200K), DSCC ($37K), NRSC ($500).
Which candidates did Eric Schmidt's money end up backing or attacking in 2022?: against Mehmet Oz (Pennsylvania Senate, about $437K, won); against Adam Paul Laxalt (Nevada Senate, about $353K, won); against Blake Masters (Arizona Senate, about $265K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.