Which super PACs did Joshua Bekenstein fund in 2026?

Votevets ($1.2M), Advance Progress ($625K), Welcomepac ($100K), DSCC ($89K), DCCC ($89K).

Which candidates did Joshua Bekenstein's money end up backing or attacking in 2026?

against Ed Markey (Massachusetts Senate, about $349K, lost); against Ashley Hinson (Iowa Senate, about $334K, won); for Josh Turek (Iowa Senate, about $330K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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Donor

Joshua Bekenstein

Individual

Investor, Bain Capital · Massachusetts

16 gifts to 5 groups, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.

Winner

Joshua Bekenstein gave $2.1M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2026 federal elections, and 80% of it helped Democrats (FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 71% ended up on the winning side ($920K won, $372K lost, with $106K in races still being counted).

Gave to outside spenders

$2.1M

80% of it helped Democrats

Ended up on the winning side

71%

$920K of the dollars in races already called

Spent on the losing side

$372K

$106K still being counted

Not spent yet

$680K

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 Race not called yet Result not matched

Group	Gave	Won / lost
Votevets	$1.2M	$878K / $23K
Advance Progress $39K not spent yet	$625K	$0 / $349K
Welcomepac $48K not spent yet	$100K	$41K / $412
DSCC No outside spending reported yet	$89K	$0 / $0
DCCC No outside spending reported yet	$89K	$0 / $0

The trail

What the money bought

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

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
Ed Markey	Massachusetts Senate (primary)	Attacking	$349K	✗ No
Ashley Hinson	Iowa Senate	Attacking	$334K	✓ Yes
Josh Turek	Iowa Senate	Supporting	$330K	✓ Yes
Seth Moulton	Massachusetts Senate (primary)	Supporting	$237K	Unknown
Maura Sullivan	New Hampshire 1st District (primary)	Supporting	$79K	Unknown
Matthew Maasdam	Michigan 7th District (primary)	Supporting	$73K	Unknown
Juan Ciscomani	Arizona 6th District	Attacking	$43K	Counting
Cait Conley	New York 17th District (primary)	Supporting	$36K	✓ Yes
Luke Bronin	Connecticut 1st District (primary)	Supporting	$35K	✓ Yes
Rebecca Bennett	New Jersey 7th District (primary)	Supporting	$35K	✓ Yes
Jenny Costa Honeycutt	South Carolina 1st District	Attacking	$34K	Counting
Nancy Lacore	South Carolina 1st District	Supporting	$16K	Counting

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

Questions people ask

How much did Joshua Bekenstein spend on the 2026 elections, and did it win?: Joshua Bekenstein gave $2.1M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2026 federal elections, and 80% of it helped Democrats (FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 71% ended up on the winning side ($920K won, $372K lost, with $106K in races still being counted).
Which super PACs did Joshua Bekenstein fund in 2026?: Votevets ($1.2M), Advance Progress ($625K), Welcomepac ($100K), DSCC ($89K), DCCC ($89K).
Which candidates did Joshua Bekenstein's money end up backing or attacking in 2026?: against Ed Markey (Massachusetts Senate, about $349K, lost); against Ashley Hinson (Iowa Senate, about $334K, won); for Josh Turek (Iowa Senate, about $330K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.