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Howard Lutnick

Individual

President, Cantor Fitzgerald · New York

7 reported gifts; 4 recipient groups listed, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.

Limited result coverage

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

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
GroupGaveHow the group spent itWon / 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

The candidates Howard Lutnick's money was spent for or against, pro-rated by Howard Lutnick's share of each group's funding.
CandidateRaceSpendingTheir sharePaid off?
Joseph R Jr BidenPresidentAttacking$3.6MUnknown
Donald TrumpPresidentSupporting$682K✓ Yes
Ronald DesantisPresident (primary)Attacking$259KUnknown
Joseph R Jr BidenPresident (primary)Attacking$137KUnknown
Nikki HaleyPresident (primary)Attacking$128KUnknown
Donald TrumpPresident (primary)Supporting$125K✓ Yes
Derek TranCalifornia 45th DistrictAttacking$79K✗ No
Mondaire L. JonesNew York 17th DistrictAttacking$75K✓ Yes
Curtis HertelMichigan 7th DistrictAttacking$69K✓ Yes
Susan WildPennsylvania 7th DistrictAttacking$66K✓ Yes
George WhitesidesCalifornia 27th DistrictAttacking$63K✗ No
Don DavisNorth Carolina 1st DistrictAttacking$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.