Donor
Kenneth Langone
IndividualChairman, Invemed · New York
5 gifts to 3 groups, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.
Kenneth Langone gave $1.6M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2024 federal elections, and 85% of it helped Republicans (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2024). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 71% ended up on the winning side ($751K won, $312K lost).
Gave to outside spenders
$1.6M
85% of it helped Republicans
Ended up on the winning side
71%
$751K of the dollars in races already called
Spent on the losing side
$312K
Not spent yet
$587K
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 | How the group spent it | Won / lost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate Leadership Fund $201K not spent yet | $1.0M | $569K / $230K | |
| SFA Fund | $600K | $181K / $34K | |
| Secure Nys PAC | $50K | $0 / $49K |
The trail
What the money bought
The candidates Kenneth Langone's money was spent for or against, pro-rated by Kenneth Langone's share of each group's funding.
| Candidate | Race | Spending | Their share | Paid off? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nikki Haley | President (primary) | Supporting | $385K | Unknown |
| Sherrod Brown | Ohio Senate | Attacking | $241K | ✓ Yes |
| Robert P. Casey Jr. | Pennsylvania Senate | Attacking | $200K | ✓ Yes |
| Ron Desantis | President (primary) | Attacking | $179K | ✓ Yes |
| Elissa Slotkin | Michigan Senate | Attacking | $122K | ✗ No |
| Jon Tester | Montana Senate | Attacking | $87K | ✓ Yes |
| Tammy Baldwin | Wisconsin Senate | Attacking | $85K | ✗ No |
| Thomas R. Suozzi | New York 3rd District | Attacking | $49K | ✗ No |
| Donald Trump | President (primary) | Attacking | $34K | ✗ No |
| Bernard F. Moreno | Ohio Senate | Supporting | $26K | ✓ Yes |
| Dan Osborn | Nebraska Senate | Attacking | $12K | ✓ Yes |
| Jacky S. Rosen | Nevada Senate | Attacking | $11K | ✗ No |
Individual as classified from the FEC entity type and public reporting.
Questions people ask
- How much did Kenneth Langone spend on the 2024 elections, and did it win?
- Kenneth Langone gave $1.6M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2024 federal elections, and 85% of it helped Republicans (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2024). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 71% ended up on the winning side ($751K won, $312K lost).
- Which super PACs did Kenneth Langone fund in 2024?
- Senate Leadership Fund ($1.0M), SFA Fund ($600K), Secure Nys PAC ($50K).
- Which candidates did Kenneth Langone's money end up backing or attacking in 2024?
- for Nikki Haley (President, about $385K, unknown); against Sherrod Brown (Ohio Senate, about $241K, won); against Robert P. Casey Jr. (Pennsylvania Senate, about $200K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.