Which super PACs did Peter Thiel fund in 2022?

Saving Arizona PAC ($20M), Protect Ohio Values PAC (Pov PAC) ($15M).

Which candidates did Peter Thiel's money end up backing or attacking in 2022?

for JD Vance (Ohio Senate, about $9.6M, won); for Blake Masters (Arizona Senate, about $5.3M, won); against Mark Kelly (Arizona Senate, about $5.3M, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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Peter Thiel

Individual

President, Founders Fund / Palantir · California

8 reported gifts; 2 recipient groups listed, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.

Backed winners

Peter Thiel gave $35M 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, 66% were on the winning side ($16M won, $8.4M lost). $3.3M had no matched result and is excluded.

Gave to outside spenders

$35M

100% of it helped Republicans

Winning share of scored dollars

66%

$25M scored (71% of gifts)

Spent on the losing side

$8.4M

Not allocated or result unknown

$10M

$6.8M not allocated to tracked outside spending; $3.3M 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
Saving Arizona PAC $3.9M not allocated to tracked outside spending	$20M		$5.3M / $8.4M
Protect Ohio Values PAC (Pov PAC) $2.9M not allocated to tracked outside spending	$15M		$11M / $0

The trail

What the money bought

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

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
JD Vance	Ohio Senate (primary)	Supporting	$9.6M	✓ Yes
Blake Masters	Arizona Senate (primary)	Supporting	$5.3M	✓ Yes
Mark Kelly	Arizona Senate	Attacking	$5.3M	✗ No
Blake Masters	Arizona Senate	Supporting	$3.0M	✗ No
Jim Lamon	Arizona Senate (primary)	Attacking	$1.9M	Unknown
JD Vance	Ohio Senate	Supporting	$1.5M	✓ Yes
Joshua Mandel	Ohio Senate (primary)	Attacking	$975K	Unknown
Mark Brnovich	Arizona Senate (primary)	Attacking	$482K	Unknown
Mark Kelly	Arizona Senate (primary)	Attacking	$141K	✗ No
Debbie Lesko	Arizona 8th District	Supporting	$7K	✓ Yes
Blake Masters	Arizona Senate	Attacking	$6K	✓ Yes

Individual as classified from the FEC entity type and public reporting.

Questions people ask

How much did Peter Thiel spend on the 2022 elections, and did it win?: Peter Thiel gave $35M 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, 66% were on the winning side ($16M won, $8.4M lost). $3.3M had no matched result and is excluded.
Which super PACs did Peter Thiel fund in 2022?: Saving Arizona PAC ($20M), Protect Ohio Values PAC (Pov PAC) ($15M).
Which candidates did Peter Thiel's money end up backing or attacking in 2022?: for JD Vance (Ohio Senate, about $9.6M, won); for Blake Masters (Arizona Senate, about $5.3M, won); against Mark Kelly (Arizona Senate, about $5.3M, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.