Donor
Howard Lutnick
IndividualPresident, Cantor Fitzgerald · New York
7 reported gifts; 4 recipient groups listed, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.
Howard Lutnick gave $9.9M 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, 73% were on the winning side ($1.8M won, $651K lost). $4.1M had no matched result and is excluded.
Gave to outside spenders
$9.9M
100% of it helped Republicans
Winning share of scored dollars
73%
$2.4M scored (24% of gifts)
Spent on the losing side
$651K
Not allocated or result unknown
$7.5M
$3.4M not allocated to tracked outside spending; $4.1M has no matched result. Neither is cash on hand.
Where the checks went
| Group | Gave | How the group spent it | Won / lost |
|---|---|---|---|
| MAGA Inc. $1.1M not allocated to tracked outside spending | $6.0M | $745K / $0 | |
| Turnout for America $1.9M not allocated to tracked outside spending | $2.0M | $91K / $0 | |
| Congressional Leadership Fund $191K not allocated to tracked outside spending | $1.7M | $841K / $650K | |
| The Sentinel Action Fund $172K not allocated to tracked outside spending | $250K | $76K / $2K |
The trail
What the money bought
| Candidate | Race | Spending | Their share | Paid off? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joseph R Jr Biden | President | Attacking | $3.6M | Unknown |
| Donald Trump | President | Supporting | $682K | ✓ Yes |
| Ronald Desantis | President (primary) | Attacking | $259K | Unknown |
| Joseph R Jr Biden | President (primary) | Attacking | $137K | Unknown |
| Nikki Haley | President (primary) | Attacking | $128K | Unknown |
| Donald Trump | President (primary) | Supporting | $125K | ✓ Yes |
| Derek Tran | California 45th District | Attacking | $79K | ✗ No |
| Mondaire L. Jones | New York 17th District | Attacking | $75K | ✓ Yes |
| Curtis Hertel | Michigan 7th District | Attacking | $69K | ✓ Yes |
| Susan Wild | Pennsylvania 7th District | Attacking | $66K | ✓ Yes |
| George Whitesides | California 27th District | Attacking | $63K | ✗ No |
| Don Davis | North Carolina 1st District | Attacking | $62K | ✗ No |
Individual as classified from the FEC entity type and public reporting.
Questions people ask
- How much did Howard Lutnick spend on the 2024 elections, and did it win?
- Howard Lutnick gave $9.9M 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, 73% were on the winning side ($1.8M won, $651K lost). $4.1M had no matched result and is excluded.
- Which super PACs did Howard Lutnick fund in 2024?
- MAGA Inc. ($6.0M), Turnout for America ($2.0M), Congressional Leadership Fund ($1.7M), The Sentinel Action Fund ($250K).
- Which candidates did Howard Lutnick's money end up backing or attacking in 2024?
- against Joseph R Jr Biden (President, about $3.6M, unknown); for Donald Trump (President, about $682K, won); against Ronald Desantis (President, about $259K, unknown). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.