Donor
John Danforth
IndividualRetired, Retired · New York
2 reported gifts; 1 recipient group listed, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.
John Danforth gave $6.0M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2022 federal elections (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Dec 31, 2022). None of its races has a tracked result yet.
Gave to outside spenders
$6.0M
Winning share of scored dollars
–
$0 scored (0% of gifts)
Spent on the losing side
$0
Not allocated or result unknown
$6.0M
$2.4M not allocated to tracked outside spending; $3.6M has no matched result. Neither is cash on hand.
Where the checks went
A person writing checks 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 check 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Missouri Stands United $2.4M not allocated to tracked outside spending | $6.0M | $0 / $0 |
The trail
What the money bought
The candidates John Danforth's money was spent for or against, pro-rated by John Danforth's share of each group's funding.
| Candidate | Race | Spending | Their share | Paid off? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Wood | Missouri Senate (primary) | Supporting | $3.0M | Unknown |
| John Wood | Missouri Senate | Supporting | $575K | Unknown |
Individual as classified from the FEC entity type and public reporting.
Questions people ask
- How much did John Danforth spend on the 2022 elections, and did it win?
- John Danforth gave $6.0M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2022 federal elections (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Dec 31, 2022). None of its races has a tracked result yet.
- Which super PACs did John Danforth fund in 2022?
- Missouri Stands United ($6.0M).
- Which candidates did John Danforth's money end up backing or attacking in 2022?
- for John Wood (Missouri Senate, about $3.0M, unknown); for John Wood (Missouri Senate, about $575K, unknown). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.