Which super PACs did Eric Laufer fund in 2026?

House Majority PAC ($550K), Senate Majority PAC ($550K), Lcv Victory Fund ($450K), DSCC ($89K), DCCC ($89K).

Which candidates did Eric Laufer's money end up backing or attacking in 2026?

against Ken Paxton (Texas Senate, about $53K, won); against Jon Husted (Ohio Senate (special), about $49K, won); for Abdul El-Sayed (Michigan Senate, about $45K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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Donor

Eric Laufer

Individual

Engineer, Self-Employed · New York

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

Winner

Eric Laufer gave $1.8M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2026 federal elections, and 100% 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, 99% were on the winning side ($810K won, $12K lost, with $137K in races still being counted). $54K had no matched result and is excluded.

Gave to outside spenders

$1.8M

100% of it helped Democrats

Winning share of scored dollars

99%

$822K scored (46% of gifts)

Spent on the losing side

$12K

$137K still being counted

Not allocated or result unknown

$833K

$779K not allocated to tracked outside spending; $54K 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
House Majority PAC $31K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$550K	$412K / $3K
Senate Majority PAC $550K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$550K	$0 / $0
Lcv Victory Fund	$450K	$361K / $9K
DSCC $89K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$89K	$0 / $0
DCCC $89K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$89K	$0 / $0
Lone Star Rising PAC	$40K	$36K / $0
Leaders We Deserve $21K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$25K	$1K / $320

The trail

What the money bought

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

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
Ken Paxton	Texas Senate	Attacking	$53K	✓ Yes
Jon Husted	Ohio Senate (special)	Attacking	$49K	✓ Yes
Abdul El-Sayed	Michigan Senate	Supporting	$45K	✓ Yes
Scott Singer	Florida 25th District	Attacking	$31K	✓ Yes
Derrick Van Orden	Wisconsin 3rd District	Attacking	$31K	✓ Yes
Tom Barrett	Michigan 7th District	Attacking	$29K	✓ Yes
Casey Askar	Florida 22nd District	Attacking	$27K	✓ Yes
Ashley Hinson	Iowa Senate	Attacking	$26K	✓ Yes
Mike Bouchard Jr.	Michigan 10th District	Attacking	$25K	✓ Yes
David Valadao	California 22nd District	Attacking	$25K	✓ Yes
Bill Huizenga	Michigan 4th District	Attacking	$22K	✓ Yes
Gabe Evans	Colorado 8th District	Attacking	$21K	✓ Yes

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

Questions people ask

How much did Eric Laufer spend on the 2026 elections, and did it win?: Eric Laufer gave $1.8M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2026 federal elections, and 100% 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, 99% were on the winning side ($810K won, $12K lost, with $137K in races still being counted). $54K had no matched result and is excluded.
Which super PACs did Eric Laufer fund in 2026?: House Majority PAC ($550K), Senate Majority PAC ($550K), Lcv Victory Fund ($450K), DSCC ($89K), DCCC ($89K).
Which candidates did Eric Laufer's money end up backing or attacking in 2026?: against Ken Paxton (Texas Senate, about $53K, won); against Jon Husted (Ohio Senate (special), about $49K, won); for Abdul El-Sayed (Michigan Senate, about $45K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.