Which super PACs did Ken Griffin fund in 2026?

Senate Leadership Fund ($10M), Congressional Leadership Fund ($5.0M), Conservatives for American Excellence Inc. ($3.0M), Fighting for Wyoming ($2.5M), Last Frontier PAC ($2.5M).

Which candidates did Ken Griffin's money end up backing or attacking in 2026?

against Mary Peltola (Alaska Senate, about $3.0M, pending); against Troy Jackson (Maine Senate, about $2.7M, lost); against Sherrod Brown (Ohio Senate (special), about $2.7M, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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Ken Griffin

Individual

CEO, Citadel · Florida

9 gifts to 9 groups, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.

Loser

Ken Griffin gave $30M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2026 federal elections, and 97% of it helped Republicans (FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026). 11% of the money with a result ended up on the winning side ($2.1M won, $18M lost, with $4.9M in races still being counted).

Gave to outside spenders

$30M

97% of it helped Republicans

Ended up on the winning side

11%

$2.1M

Spent on the losing side

$18M

$4.9M still being counted

Not spent yet

$5.0M

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
Senate Leadership Fund	$10M	$383K / $9.1M
Congressional Leadership Fund No outside spending reported yet	$5.0M	$12K / $3.8M
Conservatives for American Excellence Inc. No outside spending reported yet	$3.0M	$1.4M / $573K
Fighting for Wyoming No outside spending reported yet	$2.5M	$0 / $0
Last Frontier PAC	$2.5M	$0 / $893K
American Patriots PAC No outside spending reported yet	$2.5M	$0 / $0
Pine Tree Results PAC	$2.5M	$322K / $1.6M
Fight On Iowa	$1.5M	$0 / $1.5M
NRCC No outside spending reported yet	$44K	$0 / $0

The trail

What the money bought

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

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
Mary Peltola	Alaska Senate	Attacking	$3.0M	Counting
Troy Jackson	Maine Senate	Attacking	$2.7M	✗ No
Sherrod Brown	Ohio Senate (special)	Attacking	$2.7M	✗ No
Frank Chapman	Wyoming at-large House seat (primary)	Supporting	$2.4M	Unknown
Josh Turek	Iowa Senate	Attacking	$2.4M	✗ No
Tom Perriello	Virginia 5th District	Attacking	$1.4M	Counting
Abdul El-Sayed	Michigan Senate	Attacking	$1.3M	✗ No
Graham Platner	Maine Senate (primary)	Attacking	$871K	✓ Yes
Roy Cooper	North Carolina Senate	Attacking	$860K	✗ No
Ashley Hinson	Iowa Senate	Supporting	$537K	✗ No
Adam Hamilton	Kansas Senate	Attacking	$461K	✗ No
Matt Van Epps	Tennessee 7th District	Supporting	$382K	Counting

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

Questions people ask

How much did Ken Griffin spend on the 2026 elections, and did it win?: Ken Griffin gave $30M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2026 federal elections, and 97% of it helped Republicans (FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026). 11% of the money with a result ended up on the winning side ($2.1M won, $18M lost, with $4.9M in races still being counted).
Which super PACs did Ken Griffin fund in 2026?: Senate Leadership Fund ($10M), Congressional Leadership Fund ($5.0M), Conservatives for American Excellence Inc. ($3.0M), Fighting for Wyoming ($2.5M), Last Frontier PAC ($2.5M).
Which candidates did Ken Griffin's money end up backing or attacking in 2026?: against Mary Peltola (Alaska Senate, about $3.0M, pending); against Troy Jackson (Maine Senate, about $2.7M, lost); against Sherrod Brown (Ohio Senate (special), about $2.7M, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.