Which super PACs did Charles Schwab fund in 2026?

Congressional Leadership Fund ($1.0M), Senate Leadership Fund ($1.0M), NRSC ($45K).

Which candidates did Charles Schwab's money end up backing or attacking in 2026?

against Sherrod Brown (Ohio Senate (special), about $168K, lost); against Josh Turek (Iowa Senate, about $88K, lost); against Abdul El-Sayed (Michigan Senate, about $84K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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Charles Schwab

Individual

Chairman, Charles Schwab Corporation · Florida

11 reported gifts; 3 recipient groups listed, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.

Backed losers

Charles Schwab gave $2.0M 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 ($27K won, $1.4M lost, with $71K in races still being counted). $453 had no matched result and is excluded.

Gave to outside spenders

$2.0M

100% of it helped Republicans

Winning share of scored dollars

$1.4M scored (69% of gifts)

Spent on the losing side

$1.4M

$71K still being counted

Not allocated or result unknown

$556K

$555K not allocated to tracked outside spending; $453 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 Race not called yet Result not matched

Group	Gave	Won / lost
Congressional Leadership Fund $150K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$1.0M	$2K / $810K
Senate Leadership Fund $361K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$1.0M	$24K / $581K
NRSC $45K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$45K	$0 / $0

The trail

What the money bought

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

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
Sherrod Brown	Ohio Senate (special)	Attacking	$168K	✗ No
Josh Turek	Iowa Senate	Attacking	$88K	✗ No
Abdul El-Sayed	Michigan Senate	Attacking	$84K	✗ No
Troy Jackson	Maine Senate	Attacking	$69K	✗ No
Christina Hines	Michigan 10th District	Attacking	$56K	✗ No
Roy Cooper	North Carolina Senate	Attacking	$54K	✗ No
Don Davis	North Carolina 1st District	Attacking	$49K	✗ No
William Lawrence	Michigan 7th District	Attacking	$46K	✗ No
Cait Conley	New York 17th District	Attacking	$43K	✗ No
Randy Villegas	California 22nd District	Attacking	$37K	✗ No
Bob Brooks	Pennsylvania 7th District	Attacking	$33K	✗ No
Manny Rutinel	Colorado 8th District	Attacking	$32K	✗ No

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

Questions people ask

How much did Charles Schwab spend on the 2026 elections, and did it win?: Charles Schwab gave $2.0M 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 ($27K won, $1.4M lost, with $71K in races still being counted). $453 had no matched result and is excluded.
Which super PACs did Charles Schwab fund in 2026?: Congressional Leadership Fund ($1.0M), Senate Leadership Fund ($1.0M), NRSC ($45K).
Which candidates did Charles Schwab's money end up backing or attacking in 2026?: against Sherrod Brown (Ohio Senate (special), about $168K, lost); against Josh Turek (Iowa Senate, about $88K, lost); against Abdul El-Sayed (Michigan Senate, about $84K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.