Which super PACs did Jim Walton fund in 2024?

Americans for Prosperity Action ($10M), Senate Leadership Fund ($2.0M), Fix Washington PAC ($500K), America Strong and Free Action Inc. ($150K), NRCC ($41K).

Which candidates did Jim Walton's money end up backing or attacking in 2024?

for Nikki Haley (President, about $1.8M, unknown); against Tammy Baldwin (Wisconsin Senate, about $943K, lost); against Sherrod Brown (Ohio Senate, about $912K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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Jim Walton

Individual

Banking, Walmart heir · Arkansas

16 gifts to 6 groups, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.

Mixed

Jim Walton gave $13M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2024 federal elections, and 95% of it helped Republicans (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2024). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 61% ended up on the winning side ($5.5M won, $3.4M lost).

Gave to outside spenders

$13M

95% of it helped Republicans

Ended up on the winning side

61%

$5.5M of the dollars in races already called

Spent on the losing side

$3.4M

Not spent yet

$3.8M

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
Americans for Prosperity Action $1.4M not spent yet	$10M	$4.3M / $2.5M
Senate Leadership Fund $402K not spent yet	$2.0M	$1.1M / $459K
Fix Washington PAC $20K not spent yet	$500K	$25K / $455K
America Strong and Free Action Inc. $82K not spent yet	$150K	$0 / $0
NRCC	$41K	$12K / $29K
NRSC $33K not spent yet	$41K	$46 / $8K

The trail

What the money bought

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

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
Nikki Haley	President (primary)	Supporting	$1.8M	Unknown
Tammy Baldwin	Wisconsin Senate	Attacking	$943K	✗ No
Sherrod Brown	Ohio Senate	Attacking	$912K	✓ Yes
Robert P. Casey Jr.	Pennsylvania Senate	Attacking	$796K	✓ Yes
Bernard F. Moreno	Ohio Senate	Supporting	$774K	✓ Yes
Dave McCormick	Pennsylvania Senate	Supporting	$715K	✓ Yes
Donald Trump	President (primary)	Attacking	$567K	✗ No
Elissa Slotkin	Michigan Senate	Attacking	$550K	✗ No
Joseph Biden	President (primary)	Attacking	$533K	✓ Yes
Eric Hovde	Wisconsin Senate	Supporting	$457K	✗ No
Mike Rogers	Michigan Senate	Supporting	$356K	✗ No
Jon Tester	Montana Senate	Attacking	$353K	✓ Yes

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

Questions people ask

How much did Jim Walton spend on the 2024 elections, and did it win?: Jim Walton gave $13M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2024 federal elections, and 95% of it helped Republicans (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2024). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 61% ended up on the winning side ($5.5M won, $3.4M lost).
Which super PACs did Jim Walton fund in 2024?: Americans for Prosperity Action ($10M), Senate Leadership Fund ($2.0M), Fix Washington PAC ($500K), America Strong and Free Action Inc. ($150K), NRCC ($41K).
Which candidates did Jim Walton's money end up backing or attacking in 2024?: for Nikki Haley (President, about $1.8M, unknown); against Tammy Baldwin (Wisconsin Senate, about $943K, lost); against Sherrod Brown (Ohio Senate, about $912K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.