Which super PACs did Government That Works PAC fund in 2026?

Votevets ($6.9M), Project 218 ($1.0M), Ab PAC ($725K), Fight for Nebraska PAC ($500K), Wheel Dog PAC ($500K).

Which candidates did Government That Works PAC's money end up backing or attacking in 2026?

against Ashley Hinson (Iowa Senate, about $1.2M, won); for Josh Turek (Iowa Senate, about $1.2M, won); for Denise Powell (Nebraska 2nd District, about $290K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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Government That Works PAC

Company / nonprofit

9 reported gifts; 7 recipient groups listed, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.

Backed winners

Government That Works PAC gave $10M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2026 federal elections, and 99% of it helped Democrats (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Oct 14, 2026). Among dollars with a matched election-stage result, 97% were on the winning side ($5.1M won, $154K lost, with $520K in races still being counted). $996K had no matched result and is excluded.

Gave to outside spenders

$10M

99% of it helped Democrats

Winning share of scored dollars

97%

$5.3M scored (52% of gifts)

Spent on the losing side

$154K

$520K still being counted

Not allocated or result unknown

$4.3M

$3.3M not allocated to tracked outside spending; $996K 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	Won / lost
Votevets $2.7M not allocated to tracked outside spending	$6.9M	$3.4M / $82K
Project 218 $148K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$1.0M	$648K / $39K
Ab PAC $350K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$725K	$297K / $30K
Fight for Nebraska PAC $65K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$500K	$290K / $0
Wheel Dog PAC	$500K	$150K / $3K
The 1861 Initiative $34K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$250K	$98K / $0
Cffe PAC	$250K	$238K / $0

The trail

What the money bought

The candidates Government That Works PAC's money was spent for or against, pro-rated by Government That Works PAC's share of each group's funding.

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
Ashley Hinson	Iowa Senate	Attacking	$1.2M	✓ Yes
Josh Turek	Iowa Senate (primary)	Supporting	$1.2M	✓ Yes
Denise Powell	Nebraska 2nd District (primary)	Supporting	$290K	✓ Yes
Maura Sullivan	New Hampshire 1st District (primary)	Supporting	$279K	Unknown
Matthew Maasdam	Michigan 7th District (primary)	Supporting	$260K	Unknown
Bill Hill	Alaska at-large House seat	Supporting	$172K	Counting
Juan Ciscomani	Arizona 6th District	Attacking	$153K	✓ Yes
Nick Begich III	Alaska at-large House seat	Attacking	$152K	Counting
Bill Hill	Alaska at-large House seat (primary)	Supporting	$150K	✓ Yes
John Cavanaugh	Nebraska 2nd District (primary)	Attacking	$145K	Unknown
Cait Conley	New York 17th District (primary)	Supporting	$129K	✓ Yes
Luke Bronin	Connecticut 1st District (primary)	Supporting	$124K	✓ Yes

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

Questions people ask

How much did Government That Works PAC spend on the 2026 elections, and did it win?: Government That Works PAC gave $10M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2026 federal elections, and 99% of it helped Democrats (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Oct 14, 2026). Among dollars with a matched election-stage result, 97% were on the winning side ($5.1M won, $154K lost, with $520K in races still being counted). $996K had no matched result and is excluded.
Which super PACs did Government That Works PAC fund in 2026?: Votevets ($6.9M), Project 218 ($1.0M), Ab PAC ($725K), Fight for Nebraska PAC ($500K), Wheel Dog PAC ($500K).
Which candidates did Government That Works PAC's money end up backing or attacking in 2026?: against Ashley Hinson (Iowa Senate, about $1.2M, won); for Josh Turek (Iowa Senate, about $1.2M, won); for Denise Powell (Nebraska 2nd District, about $290K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.