Which super PACs did America Votes fund in 2022?

Black PAC ($7.4M), Family Friendly Action PAC ($5.0M), Lcv Victory Fund ($4.5M), Somos PAC ($3.4M), Planned Parenthood Votes ($425K).

Which candidates did America Votes's money end up backing or attacking in 2022?

for Raphael Warnock (Georgia Senate, about $3.6M, won); for John K. Fetterman (Pennsylvania Senate, about $2.7M, won); against Adam Paul Laxalt (Nevada Senate, about $1.1M, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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America Votes

Company / nonprofit

33 gifts to 9 groups, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.

Winner

America Votes gave $21M 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, 85% ended up on the winning side ($11M won, $2.0M lost).

Gave to outside spenders

$21M

100% of it helped Democrats

Ended up on the winning side

85%

$11M of the dollars in races already called

Spent on the losing side

$2.0M

Not spent yet

$7.9M

Sitting with groups that have not spent

Where the cheques went

A company, LLC or nonprofit. Where its money came from is not reported. 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
Black PAC $3.0M not spent yet	$7.4M	$4.2M / $135K
Family Friendly Action PAC $1.4M not spent yet	$5.0M	$2.5M / $1.0M
Lcv Victory Fund $1.9M not spent yet	$4.5M	$2.3M / $248K
Somos PAC $910K not spent yet	$3.4M	$1.9M / $525K
Planned Parenthood Votes $290K not spent yet	$425K	$124K / $11K
Women Vote! $35K not spent yet	$278K	$187K / $46K
Future Forward (FF PAC) $112K not spent yet	$200K	$70K / $19K
For Our Future $105K not spent yet	$150K	$34K / $11K
Workers Vote $20K not spent yet	$25K	$5K / $10

The trail

What the money bought

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

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
Raphael Warnock	Georgia Senate	Supporting	$3.6M	✓ Yes
John K. Fetterman	Pennsylvania Senate	Supporting	$2.7M	✓ Yes
Adam Paul Laxalt	Nevada Senate	Attacking	$1.1M	✓ Yes
Mark Kelly	Arizona Senate (primary)	Supporting	$949K	✓ Yes
Catherine Cortez Masto	Nevada Senate	Supporting	$916K	✓ Yes
Ron Johnson	Wisconsin Senate	Attacking	$608K	✗ No
Joe O'Dea	Colorado Senate	Attacking	$551K	✓ Yes
Mandela Barnes	Wisconsin Senate	Supporting	$531K	✗ No
Mehmet Oz	Pennsylvania Senate	Attacking	$520K	✓ Yes
Maggie Hassan	New Hampshire Senate	Supporting	$227K	✓ Yes
Donald C. Bolduc	New Hampshire Senate	Attacking	$175K	✓ Yes
Herschel Junior Walker	Georgia Senate	Attacking	$153K	✓ Yes

Company / nonprofit as classified from the FEC entity type and public reporting.

Questions people ask

How much did America Votes spend on the 2022 elections, and did it win?: America Votes gave $21M 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, 85% ended up on the winning side ($11M won, $2.0M lost).
Which super PACs did America Votes fund in 2022?: Black PAC ($7.4M), Family Friendly Action PAC ($5.0M), Lcv Victory Fund ($4.5M), Somos PAC ($3.4M), Planned Parenthood Votes ($425K).
Which candidates did America Votes's money end up backing or attacking in 2022?: for Raphael Warnock (Georgia Senate, about $3.6M, won); for John K. Fetterman (Pennsylvania Senate, about $2.7M, won); against Adam Paul Laxalt (Nevada Senate, about $1.1M, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.