Donor
William Harris
IndividualExecutive, Nirvana Technology · Florida
128 reported gifts; 16 recipient groups listed, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.
William Harris gave $2.4M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2022 federal elections, and 100% of it helped Democrats (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Dec 31, 2022). Among dollars with a matched election-stage result, 67% were on the winning side ($359K won, $176K lost). $25K had no matched result and is excluded.
Gave to outside spenders
$2.4M
100% of it helped Democrats
Winning share of scored dollars
67%
$536K scored (22% of gifts)
Spent on the losing side
$176K
Not allocated or result unknown
$1.9M
$1.8M not allocated to tracked outside spending; $25K has no matched result. Neither is cash on hand.
Where the checks went
| Group | Gave | How the group spent it | Won / lost |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Lincoln Project $1.2M not allocated to tracked outside spending | $1.2M | $8K / $26K | |
| DSCC $283K not allocated to tracked outside spending | $337K | $49K / $5K | |
| House Majority PAC $59K not allocated to tracked outside spending | $290K | $178K / $51K | |
| DCCC $147K not allocated to tracked outside spending | $196K | $37K / $12K | |
| Senate Majority PAC $74K not allocated to tracked outside spending | $140K | $49K / $16K | |
| Put Utah First PAC $8K not allocated to tracked outside spending | $64K | $0 / $57K | |
| Votevets $24K not allocated to tracked outside spending | $50K | $16K / $10K | |
| Priorities USA Action $19K not allocated to tracked outside spending | $40K | $20K / $190 | |
| Penn Progress, Inc. $8K not allocated to tracked outside spending | $25K | $0 / $0 | |
| Voter Protection Project $4K not allocated to tracked outside spending | $5K | $13 / $934 | |
| Giffords PAC $1K not allocated to tracked outside spending | $2K | $695 / $0 | |
| National Rifle Association of America Political Victory Fund $344 not allocated to tracked outside spending | $500 | $23 / $129 | |
| Moveon.Org Political Action $382 not allocated to tracked outside spending | $400 | $3 / $14 | |
| NRCC $274 not allocated to tracked outside spending | $385 | $39 / $73 | |
| 314 Action Fund $44 not allocated to tracked outside spending | $50 | $5 / $1 | |
| The Committee to Defeat the President $13 not allocated to tracked outside spending | $25 | $5 / $2 |
The trail
What the money bought
| Candidate | Race | Spending | Their share | Paid off? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Lee | Utah Senate | Attacking | $48K | ✗ No |
| Blake Masters | Arizona Senate | Attacking | $25K | ✓ Yes |
| Mehmet Oz | Pennsylvania Senate | Attacking | $25K | ✓ Yes |
| Adam Paul Laxalt | Nevada Senate | Attacking | $23K | ✓ Yes |
| Herschel Junior Walker | Georgia Senate | Attacking | $21K | ✓ Yes |
| Conor Lamb | Pennsylvania Senate (primary) | Supporting | $17K | Unknown |
| Ron Johnson | Wisconsin Senate | Attacking | $14K | ✗ No |
| John K. Fetterman | Pennsylvania Senate | Supporting | $14K | ✓ Yes |
| Tom Barrett | Michigan 7th District | Attacking | $10K | ✓ Yes |
| Mark Robertson | Nevada 1st District | Attacking | $9K | ✓ Yes |
| Cassy Garcia | Texas 28th District | Attacking | $9K | ✓ Yes |
| Donald C. Bolduc | New Hampshire Senate | Attacking | $9K | ✓ Yes |
Individual as classified from the FEC entity type and public reporting.
Questions people ask
- How much did William Harris spend on the 2022 elections, and did it win?
- William Harris gave $2.4M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2022 federal elections, and 100% of it helped Democrats (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Dec 31, 2022). Among dollars with a matched election-stage result, 67% were on the winning side ($359K won, $176K lost). $25K had no matched result and is excluded.
- Which super PACs did William Harris fund in 2022?
- The Lincoln Project ($1.2M), DSCC ($337K), House Majority PAC ($290K), DCCC ($196K), Senate Majority PAC ($140K).
- Which candidates did William Harris's money end up backing or attacking in 2022?
- against Mike Lee (Utah Senate, about $48K, lost); against Blake Masters (Arizona Senate, about $25K, won); against Mehmet Oz (Pennsylvania Senate, about $25K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.