Which super PACs did Victor Kohn fund in 2026?

United Democracy Project ($850K), Elect Chicago Women Aka Ecw ($575K), Affordable Chicago Now! ($500K).

Which candidates did Victor Kohn's money end up backing or attacking in 2026?

for Donna Miller (Illinois 2nd District, about $488K, won); for Laura Fine (Illinois 9th District, about $223K, unknown); for Melissa Bean (Illinois 8th District, about $203K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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Donor

Victor Kohn

Individual

Retired, Retired · California

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

Winner

Victor Kohn gave $1.9M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2026 federal elections, and 98% 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, 79% were on the winning side ($732K won, $198K lost, with $15K in races still being counted). $366K had no matched result and is excluded.

Gave to outside spenders

$1.9M

98% of it helped Democrats

Winning share of scored dollars

79%

$931K scored (48% of gifts)

Spent on the losing side

$198K

$15K still being counted

Not allocated or result unknown

$980K

$613K not allocated to tracked outside spending; $366K has no matched result. Neither is cash on hand.

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
United Democracy Project $524K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$850K	$42K / $126K
Elect Chicago Women Aka Ecw $77K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$575K	$203K / $73K
Affordable Chicago Now! $12K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$500K	$488K / $0

The trail

What the money bought

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

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
Donna Miller	Illinois 2nd District (primary)	Supporting	$488K	✓ Yes
Laura Fine	Illinois 9th District (primary)	Supporting	$223K	Unknown
Melissa Bean	Illinois 8th District (primary)	Supporting	$203K	✓ Yes
Abdul El-Sayed	Michigan Senate (primary)	Attacking	$121K	✗ No
Daniel Biss	Illinois 9th District (primary)	Attacking	$73K	✗ No
Haley Stevens	Michigan Senate (primary)	Supporting	$63K	Unknown
Adrian Boafo	Maryland 5th District (primary)	Supporting	$34K	✓ Yes
Melissa Conyears-Ervin	Illinois 7th District (primary)	Supporting	$30K	Unknown
Thomas Massie	Kentucky 4th District (primary)	Attacking	$21K	Unknown
Cori Bush	Missouri 1st District (primary)	Attacking	$15K	Unknown
Tom Malinowski	New Jersey 11th District	Attacking	$14K	Unknown
Aisha Wahab	California 14th District	Attacking	$10K	Counting

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

Questions people ask

How much did Victor Kohn spend on the 2026 elections, and did it win?: Victor Kohn gave $1.9M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2026 federal elections, and 98% 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, 79% were on the winning side ($732K won, $198K lost, with $15K in races still being counted). $366K had no matched result and is excluded.
Which super PACs did Victor Kohn fund in 2026?: United Democracy Project ($850K), Elect Chicago Women Aka Ecw ($575K), Affordable Chicago Now! ($500K).
Which candidates did Victor Kohn's money end up backing or attacking in 2026?: for Donna Miller (Illinois 2nd District, about $488K, won); for Laura Fine (Illinois 9th District, about $223K, unknown); for Melissa Bean (Illinois 8th District, about $203K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.