Donor
Sam Rawlings Walton
IndividualOwner, Restoration Works LLC · California
3 gifts to 2 groups, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.
Sam Rawlings Walton gave $900K 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, 36% ended up on the winning side ($133K won, $234K lost).
Gave to outside spenders
$900K
100% of it helped Democrats
Ended up on the winning side
36%
$133K of the dollars in races already called
Spent on the losing side
$234K
Not spent yet
$534K
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Republican Accountability PAC $528K not spent yet | $800K | $133K / $140K | |
| Put Utah First PAC $6K not spent yet | $100K | $0 / $94K |
The trail
What the money bought
The candidates Sam Rawlings Walton's money was spent for or against, pro-rated by Sam Rawlings Walton's share of each group's funding.
| Candidate | Race | Spending | Their share | Paid off? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JD Vance | Ohio Senate | Attacking | $107K | ✗ No |
| Herschel Junior Walker | Georgia Senate | Attacking | $84K | ✓ Yes |
| Mike Lee | Utah Senate | Attacking | $80K | ✗ No |
| Tim Ryan | Ohio Senate | Supporting | $32K | ✗ No |
| Adam Paul Laxalt | Nevada Senate | Attacking | $30K | ✓ Yes |
| Mehmet Oz | Pennsylvania Senate | Attacking | $14K | ✓ Yes |
| Evan McMullin | Utah Senate | Supporting | $14K | ✗ No |
| Raphael Warnock | Georgia Senate | Supporting | $3K | ✓ Yes |
| Robyn Belinskey | Wyoming at-large House seat (primary) | Attacking | $898 | ✓ Yes |
| Anthony Bouchard | Wyoming at-large House seat (primary) | Attacking | $898 | ✓ Yes |
| Harriett Hageman | Wyoming at-large House seat (primary) | Attacking | $898 | ✗ No |
| JD Vance | Ohio Senate | Supporting | $195 | ✓ Yes |
Individual as classified from the FEC entity type and public reporting.
Questions people ask
- How much did Sam Rawlings Walton spend on the 2022 elections, and did it win?
- Sam Rawlings Walton gave $900K 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, 36% ended up on the winning side ($133K won, $234K lost).
- Which super PACs did Sam Rawlings Walton fund in 2022?
- Republican Accountability PAC ($800K), Put Utah First PAC ($100K).
- Which candidates did Sam Rawlings Walton's money end up backing or attacking in 2022?
- against JD Vance (Ohio Senate, about $107K, lost); against Herschel Junior Walker (Georgia Senate, about $84K, won); against Mike Lee (Utah Senate, about $80K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.