Donor
Ken Griffin
IndividualCEO, Citadel · Illinois
54 reported gifts; 10 recipient groups listed, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.
Ken Griffin gave $65M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2022 federal elections, and 99% 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, 36% were on the winning side ($19M won, $33M lost). $3.3M had no matched result and is excluded.
$65M
Gave to outside spenders
99% of it helped Republicans
36%
Winning share of scored dollars
$52M scored (79% of gifts)
$33M
Spent on the losing side
$13M
Not allocated or result unknown
$10M not allocated to tracked outside spending; $3.3M has no matched result. Neither is cash on hand.
Where the checks went
| Group | Gave | How the group spent it | Won / lost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Congressional Leadership Fund $3.5M not allocated to tracked outside spending | $27M | $8.8M / $14M | |
| Senate Leadership Fund $3.7M not allocated to tracked outside spending | $22M | $7.7M / $11M | |
| Honor Pennsylvania $858K not allocated to tracked outside spending | $8.8M | $0 / $6.0M | |
| American Patriots PAC $1.1M not allocated to tracked outside spending | $2.3M | $761K / $116K | |
| Illinois Values PAC $86K not allocated to tracked outside spending | $1.5M | $0 / $1.4M | |
| Wfw Action Fund Inc $359K not allocated to tracked outside spending | $1.5M | $48K / $479K | |
| Alaskans for L.I.S.a. (Leadership in a Strong Alaska) $249K not allocated to tracked outside spending | $1.5M | $1.3M / $0 | |
| Opportunity Matters Fund, Inc. $188K not allocated to tracked outside spending | $250K | $40K / $21K | |
| Alabama Conservatives Fund $52K not allocated to tracked outside spending | $250K | $198K / $0 | |
| NRCC $1K not allocated to tracked outside spending | $1K | $145 / $272 |
The trail
What the money bought
| Candidate | Race | Spending | Their share | Paid off? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mehmet Oz | Pennsylvania Senate (primary) | Attacking | $6.0M | ✗ No |
| John K. Fetterman | Pennsylvania Senate | Attacking | $3.5M | ✗ No |
| Raphael Warnock | Georgia Senate | Attacking | $3.4M | ✗ No |
| Cheri Beasley | North Carolina Senate | Attacking | $2.8M | ✓ Yes |
| Tim Ryan | Ohio Senate | Attacking | $2.4M | ✓ Yes |
| Mandela Barnes | Wisconsin Senate | Attacking | $1.9M | ✓ Yes |
| Catherine Cortez Masto | Nevada Senate | Attacking | $1.9M | ✗ No |
| Dave Mccormick | Pennsylvania Senate (primary) | Supporting | $1.6M | Unknown |
| Mary Miller | Illinois 15th District (primary) | Attacking | $1.4M | ✗ No |
| Susie Lee | Nevada 3rd District | Attacking | $1.1M | ✗ No |
| Dina Titus | Nevada 1st District | Attacking | $893K | ✗ No |
| Susan Wild | Pennsylvania 7th District | Attacking | $873K | ✗ No |
Individual as classified from the FEC entity type and public reporting.
Questions people ask
- How much did Ken Griffin spend on the 2022 elections, and did it win?
- Ken Griffin gave $65M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2022 federal elections, and 99% 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, 36% were on the winning side ($19M won, $33M lost). $3.3M had no matched result and is excluded.
- Which super PACs did Ken Griffin fund in 2022?
- Congressional Leadership Fund ($27M), Senate Leadership Fund ($22M), Honor Pennsylvania ($8.8M), American Patriots PAC ($2.3M), Illinois Values PAC ($1.5M).
- Which candidates did Ken Griffin's money end up backing or attacking in 2022?
- against Mehmet Oz (Pennsylvania Senate, about $6.0M, lost); against John K. Fetterman (Pennsylvania Senate, about $3.5M, lost); against Raphael Warnock (Georgia Senate, about $3.4M, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.