Which candidates did Gun Owners of America Inc.'s money end up backing or attacking in 2024?

for Ted Cruz (Texas Senate, about $478K, won); for Tim Sheehy (Montana Senate, about $223K, won); for Alexander Mooney (West Virginia Senate, about $43K, unknown). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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Donor

Gun Owners of America Inc.

Company / nonprofit

Virginia

3 reported gifts; 1 recipient group listed, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.

Backed winners

Gun Owners of America Inc. gave $1.3M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2024 federal elections, and 100% of it helped Republicans (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Dec 31, 2024). Among dollars with a matched election-stage result, 89% were on the winning side ($753K won, $96K lost). $129K had no matched result and is excluded.

$1.3M

Gave to outside spenders

100% of it helped Republicans

89%

Winning share of scored dollars

$849K scored (65% of gifts)

$96K

Spent on the losing side

$451K

Not allocated or result unknown

$322K not allocated to tracked outside spending; $129K has no matched result. Neither is cash on hand.

Where the checks 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 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
Goa Victory Fund $322K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$1.3M		$753K / $96K

The trail

What the money bought

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

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
Ted Cruz	Texas Senate	Supporting	$478K	✓ Yes
Tim Sheehy	Montana Senate	Supporting	$223K	✓ Yes
Alexander Mooney	West Virginia Senate (primary)	Supporting	$43K	Unknown
Brandon Herrera	Texas 23rd District	Supporting	$36K	Unknown
Robert Good	Virginia 5th District (primary)	Supporting	$25K	Unknown
David Schweikert	Arizona 1st District	Supporting	$18K	✓ Yes
Scott Perry	Pennsylvania 10th District	Supporting	$17K	✓ Yes
Nick Begich	Alaska at-large House seat	Supporting	$17K	✓ Yes
Joe Kent	Washington 3rd District	Supporting	$17K	✗ No
Kevin Coughlin	Ohio 13th District	Supporting	$16K	✗ No
Derrick M. Anderson	Virginia 7th District	Supporting	$16K	✗ No
Yvette Herrell	New Mexico 2nd District	Supporting	$15K	✗ No

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

Questions people ask

How much did Gun Owners of America Inc. spend on the 2024 elections, and did it win?: Gun Owners of America Inc. gave $1.3M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2024 federal elections, and 100% of it helped Republicans (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Dec 31, 2024). Among dollars with a matched election-stage result, 89% were on the winning side ($753K won, $96K lost). $129K had no matched result and is excluded.
Which super PACs did Gun Owners of America Inc. fund in 2024?: Goa Victory Fund ($1.3M).
Which candidates did Gun Owners of America Inc.'s money end up backing or attacking in 2024?: for Ted Cruz (Texas Senate, about $478K, won); for Tim Sheehy (Montana Senate, about $223K, won); for Alexander Mooney (West Virginia Senate, about $43K, unknown). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.