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 Joseph R Jr Biden (President, about $8.4M, unknown); for Ron Desantis (President, about $4.4M, unknown); for Donald Trump (President, about $1.5M, 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 reported gifts; 3 recipient groups listed, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.

Limited result coverage

Robert Bigelow gave $34M 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, 97% were on the winning side ($1.8M won, $62K lost). $15M had no matched result and is excluded.

Gave to outside spenders

$34M

100% of it helped Republicans

Winning share of scored dollars

97%

$1.8M scored (5% of gifts)

Spent on the losing side

$62K

Not allocated or result unknown

$32M

$17M not allocated to tracked outside spending; $15M 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

Group	Gave	Won / lost
Never Back Down $15M not allocated to tracked outside spending	$20M	$0 / $62K
MAGA Inc. $2.7M not allocated to tracked outside spending	$14M	$1.8M / $0
NRCC $400 not allocated to tracked outside spending	$500	$29 / $71

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?
Joseph R Jr Biden	President	Attacking	$8.4M	Unknown
Ron Desantis	President (primary)	Supporting	$4.4M	Unknown
Donald Trump	President	Supporting	$1.5M	✓ Yes
Nikki Haley	President (primary)	Attacking	$972K	Unknown
Ronald Desantis	President (primary)	Attacking	$612K	Unknown
Joseph R Jr Biden	President (primary)	Attacking	$324K	Unknown
Donald Trump	President (primary)	Supporting	$295K	✓ Yes
Ron Desantis	President (primary)	Attacking	$94K	Unknown
Donald Trump	President (primary)	Attacking	$62K	✗ No
Niki Haley	President (primary)	Attacking	$6K	Unknown
Chris Christie	President (primary)	Attacking	$3K	Unknown
Robert F Jr. Kennedy	President (primary)	Attacking	$189	Unknown

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 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, 97% were on the winning side ($1.8M won, $62K lost). $15M had no matched result and is excluded.
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 Joseph R Jr Biden (President, about $8.4M, unknown); for Ron Desantis (President, about $4.4M, unknown); for Donald Trump (President, about $1.5M, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.