Which super PACs did American Petroleum Institute fund in 2026?

Congressional Leadership Fund ($4.0M), Senate Leadership Fund ($4.0M).

Which candidates did American Petroleum Institute's money end up backing or attacking in 2026?

against Sherrod Brown (Ohio Senate (special), about $674K, lost); against Josh Turek (Iowa Senate, about $353K, lost); against Abdul El-Sayed (Michigan Senate, about $335K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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American Petroleum Institute

Company / nonprofit

8 reported gifts; 2 recipient groups listed, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.

Backed losers

American Petroleum Institute gave $8.0M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2026 federal elections, and 100% of it helped Republicans (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Oct 14, 2026). Among dollars with a matched election-stage result, 2% were on the winning side ($107K won, $5.6M lost, with $284K in races still being counted). $2K had no matched result and is excluded.

Gave to outside spenders

$8.0M

100% of it helped Republicans

Winning share of scored dollars

$5.7M scored (71% of gifts)

Spent on the losing side

$5.6M

$284K still being counted

Not allocated or result unknown

$2.0M

$2.0M not allocated to tracked outside spending; $2K has no matched result. Neither is cash on hand.

Where the checks went

A company, LLC or nonprofit. Where its money came from is not reported. 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 Race not called yet Result not matched

Group	Gave	How the group spent it	Won / lost
Congressional Leadership Fund $599K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$4.0M		$10K / $3.2M
Senate Leadership Fund $1.4M not allocated to tracked outside spending	$4.0M		$97K / $2.3M

The trail

What the money bought

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

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
Sherrod Brown	Ohio Senate (special)	Attacking	$674K	✗ No
Josh Turek	Iowa Senate	Attacking	$353K	✗ No
Abdul El-Sayed	Michigan Senate	Attacking	$335K	✗ No
Troy Jackson	Maine Senate	Attacking	$275K	✗ No
Christina Hines	Michigan 10th District	Attacking	$226K	✗ No
Roy Cooper	North Carolina Senate	Attacking	$218K	✗ No
Don Davis	North Carolina 1st District	Attacking	$195K	✗ No
William Lawrence	Michigan 7th District	Attacking	$182K	✗ No
Cait Conley	New York 17th District	Attacking	$170K	✗ No
Randy Villegas	California 22nd District	Attacking	$150K	✗ No
Bob Brooks	Pennsylvania 7th District	Attacking	$131K	✗ No
Manny Rutinel	Colorado 8th District	Attacking	$127K	✗ No

Company / nonprofit as classified from the FEC entity type and public reporting.

Questions people ask

How much did American Petroleum Institute spend on the 2026 elections, and did it win?: American Petroleum Institute gave $8.0M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2026 federal elections, and 100% of it helped Republicans (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Oct 14, 2026). Among dollars with a matched election-stage result, 2% were on the winning side ($107K won, $5.6M lost, with $284K in races still being counted). $2K had no matched result and is excluded.
Which super PACs did American Petroleum Institute fund in 2026?: Congressional Leadership Fund ($4.0M), Senate Leadership Fund ($4.0M).
Which candidates did American Petroleum Institute's money end up backing or attacking in 2026?: against Sherrod Brown (Ohio Senate (special), about $674K, lost); against Josh Turek (Iowa Senate, about $353K, lost); against Abdul El-Sayed (Michigan Senate, about $335K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.