Donor
John Blanchard
IndividualOwner, Ascent Residential LLC · Alabama
51 reported gifts; 5 recipient groups listed, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.
John Blanchard gave $1.0M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2022 federal elections, and 100% of it helped Republicans (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Dec 31, 2022). Among dollars with a matched election-stage result, 16% were on the winning side ($34K won, $176K lost). $126 had no matched result and is excluded.
Gave to outside spenders
$1.0M
100% of it helped Republicans
Winning share of scored dollars
16%
$210K scored (20% of gifts)
Spent on the losing side
$176K
Not allocated or result unknown
$827K
$827K not allocated to tracked outside spending; $126 has no matched result. Neither is cash on hand.
Where the checks went
| Group | Gave | How the group spent it | Won / lost |
|---|---|---|---|
| MAGA Inc. $795K not allocated to tracked outside spending | $1.0M | $33K / $172K | |
| NRSC $31K not allocated to tracked outside spending | $35K | $1K / $3K | |
| NRCC $828 not allocated to tracked outside spending | $1K | $117 / $219 | |
| The Committee to Defeat the President $311 not allocated to tracked outside spending | $603 | $129 / $38 | |
| DCCC $30 not allocated to tracked outside spending | $40 | $8 / $2 |
The trail
What the money bought
| Candidate | Race | Spending | Their share | Paid off? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Raphael Warnock | Georgia Senate | Attacking | $47K | ✗ No |
| John K. Fetterman | Pennsylvania Senate | Attacking | $47K | ✗ No |
| Mark Kelly | Arizona Senate | Attacking | $42K | ✗ No |
| Tim Ryan | Ohio Senate | Attacking | $32K | ✓ Yes |
| Catherine Cortez Masto | Nevada Senate | Attacking | $26K | ✗ No |
| Blake Masters | Arizona Senate | Supporting | $10K | ✗ No |
| Adam Paul Laxalt | Nevada Senate | Supporting | $1K | ✗ No |
| Mehmet Oz | Pennsylvania Senate | Supporting | $1K | ✗ No |
| JD Vance | Ohio Senate | Supporting | $905 | ✓ Yes |
| Cheri Beasley | North Carolina Senate | Attacking | $873 | ✓ Yes |
| Maggie Hassan | New Hampshire Senate | Attacking | $389 | ✗ No |
| Mandela Barnes | Wisconsin Senate | Attacking | $376 | ✓ Yes |
Individual as classified from the FEC entity type and public reporting.
Questions people ask
- How much did John Blanchard spend on the 2022 elections, and did it win?
- John Blanchard gave $1.0M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2022 federal elections, and 100% of it helped Republicans (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Dec 31, 2022). Among dollars with a matched election-stage result, 16% were on the winning side ($34K won, $176K lost). $126 had no matched result and is excluded.
- Which super PACs did John Blanchard fund in 2022?
- MAGA Inc. ($1.0M), NRSC ($35K), NRCC ($1K), The Committee to Defeat the President ($603), DCCC ($40).
- Which candidates did John Blanchard's money end up backing or attacking in 2022?
- against Raphael Warnock (Georgia Senate, about $47K, lost); against John K. Fetterman (Pennsylvania Senate, about $47K, lost); against Mark Kelly (Arizona Senate, about $42K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.