Which super PACs did Robert Bigelow fund in 2024?

Never Back Down ($20M), MAGA Inc. ($14M), NRCC ($500).

Which candidates did Robert Bigelow's money end up backing or attacking in 2024?

against Kamala Harris (President, about $8.9M, won); for Ron Desantis (President, about $4.6M, unknown); for Donald Trump (President, about $2.0M, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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Robert Bigelow

Individual

Aerospace/Real Estate/General Contract, Self-Employed · Nevada

5 gifts to 3 groups, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.

Winner

Robert Bigelow gave $34M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2024 federal elections, and 94% of it helped Republicans (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2024). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 100% ended up on the winning side ($13M won, $64K lost).

Gave to outside spenders

$34M

94% of it helped Republicans

Ended up on the winning side

100%

$13M of the dollars in races already called

Spent on the losing side

$64K

Not spent yet

$21M

Sitting with groups that have not spent

Where the cheques went

A person writing cheques 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 cheque 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	Won / lost
Never Back Down $15M not spent yet	$20M	$700K / $64K
MAGA Inc. $856K not spent yet	$14M	$12M / $0
NRCC	$500	$145 / $355

The trail

What the money bought

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

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
Kamala Harris	President	Attacking	$8.9M	✓ Yes
Ron Desantis	President (primary)	Supporting	$4.6M	Unknown
Donald Trump	President	Supporting	$2.0M	✓ Yes
Joseph R Jr Biden	President (primary)	Attacking	$1.2M	✓ Yes
Nikki Haley	President (primary)	Attacking	$1.0M	✓ Yes
Ronald Desantis	President (primary)	Attacking	$709K	✓ Yes
Ron Desantis	President (primary)	Attacking	$109K	✓ Yes
Donald Trump	President (primary)	Attacking	$64K	✗ No
Niki Haley	President (primary)	Attacking	$6K	✓ Yes
Chris Christie	President (primary)	Attacking	$3K	✓ Yes
Robert F Jr. Kennedy	President (primary)	Attacking	$219	✓ Yes
Marie Gluesenkamp Perez	Washington 3rd District	Attacking	$58	✗ No

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

Questions people ask

How much did Robert Bigelow spend on the 2024 elections, and did it win?: Robert Bigelow gave $34M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2024 federal elections, and 94% of it helped Republicans (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2024). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 100% ended up on the winning side ($13M won, $64K lost).
Which super PACs did Robert Bigelow fund in 2024?: Never Back Down ($20M), MAGA Inc. ($14M), NRCC ($500).
Which candidates did Robert Bigelow's money end up backing or attacking in 2024?: against Kamala Harris (President, about $8.9M, won); for Ron Desantis (President, about $4.6M, unknown); for Donald Trump (President, about $2.0M, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.