Which super PACs did John Malone fund in 2026?

Congressional Leadership Fund ($1.0M), Pine Tree Results PAC ($500K), NRCC ($4K), NRSC ($4).

Which candidates did John Malone's money end up backing or attacking in 2026?

against Troy Jackson (Maine Senate, about $327K, lost); against Graham Platner (Maine Senate, about $173K, unknown); against Christina Hines (Michigan 10th District, about $58K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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John Malone

Individual

Chairman of the Board, Liberty Media Corp. · Florida

7 gifts to 4 groups, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.

Loser

John Malone gave $1.5M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2026 federal elections, and 100% of it helped Republicans (FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026). 6% of the money with a result ended up on the winning side ($67K won, $1.1M lost, with $105K in races still being counted).

Gave to outside spenders

$1.5M

100% of it helped Republicans

Ended up on the winning side

$67K

Spent on the losing side

$1.1M

$105K still being counted

Not spent yet

$243K

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
Congressional Leadership Fund No outside spending reported yet	$1.0M	$2K / $761K
Pine Tree Results PAC	$500K	$64K / $327K
NRCC No outside spending reported yet	$4K	$0 / $0
NRSC No outside spending reported yet	$4	$0 / $0

The trail

What the money bought

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

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
Troy Jackson	Maine Senate	Attacking	$327K	✗ No
Graham Platner	Maine Senate	Attacking	$173K	Unknown
Christina Hines	Michigan 10th District	Attacking	$58K	✗ No
Don Davis	North Carolina 1st District	Attacking	$50K	✗ No
William Lawrence	Michigan 7th District	Attacking	$47K	✗ No
Cait Conley	New York 17th District	Attacking	$44K	✗ No
Randy Villegas	California 22nd District	Attacking	$39K	✗ No
Bob Brooks	Pennsylvania 7th District	Attacking	$33K	✗ No
Manny Rutinel	Colorado 8th District	Attacking	$33K	✗ No
Vicente Gonzalez	Texas 34th District	Attacking	$31K	✗ No
Kathy Castor	Florida 14th District	Attacking	$28K	✗ No
Amish Shah	Arizona 1st District	Attacking	$28K	Counting

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

Questions people ask

How much did John Malone spend on the 2026 elections, and did it win?: John Malone gave $1.5M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2026 federal elections, and 100% of it helped Republicans (FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026). 6% of the money with a result ended up on the winning side ($67K won, $1.1M lost, with $105K in races still being counted).
Which super PACs did John Malone fund in 2026?: Congressional Leadership Fund ($1.0M), Pine Tree Results PAC ($500K), NRCC ($4K), NRSC ($4).
Which candidates did John Malone's money end up backing or attacking in 2026?: against Troy Jackson (Maine Senate, about $327K, lost); against Graham Platner (Maine Senate, about $173K, unknown); against Christina Hines (Michigan 10th District, about $58K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.