Which super PACs did Timothy Mellon fund in 2026?

Congressional Leadership Fund ($21M), Fight for Kentucky ($20K), NRSC ($495).

Which candidates did Timothy Mellon's money end up backing or attacking in 2026?

against Christina Hines (Michigan 10th District, about $1.2M, lost); against Don Davis (North Carolina 1st District, about $1.0M, lost); against William Lawrence (Michigan 7th District, about $977K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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Donor

Timothy Mellon

Individual

Investments, Banking heir (Mellon family) · Wyoming

4 gifts to 3 groups, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.

Loser

Timothy Mellon gave $21M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2026 federal elections, and 100% of it helped Republicans (FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026). 0% of the money with a result ended up on the winning side ($52K won, $16M lost, with $2.2M in races still being counted).

Gave to outside spenders

$21M

100% of it helped Republicans

Ended up on the winning side

$52K

Spent on the losing side

$16M

$2.2M still being counted

Not spent yet

$2.8M

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	$21M	$52K / $16M
Fight for Kentucky No outside spending reported yet	$20K	$0 / $5K
NRSC No outside spending reported yet	$495	$0 / $0

The trail

What the money bought

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

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
Christina Hines	Michigan 10th District	Attacking	$1.2M	✗ No
Don Davis	North Carolina 1st District	Attacking	$1.0M	✗ No
William Lawrence	Michigan 7th District	Attacking	$977K	✗ No
Cait Conley	New York 17th District	Attacking	$915K	✗ No
Randy Villegas	California 22nd District	Attacking	$811K	✗ No
Bob Brooks	Pennsylvania 7th District	Attacking	$703K	✗ No
Manny Rutinel	Colorado 8th District	Attacking	$684K	✗ No
Vicente Gonzalez	Texas 34th District	Attacking	$644K	✗ No
Kathy Castor	Florida 14th District	Attacking	$595K	✗ No
Amish Shah	Arizona 1st District	Attacking	$582K	Counting
Matthew Dunlap	Maine 2nd District	Attacking	$572K	Counting
Marie Gluesenkamp Perez	Washington 3rd District	Attacking	$568K	✗ No

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

Questions people ask

How much did Timothy Mellon spend on the 2026 elections, and did it win?: Timothy Mellon gave $21M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2026 federal elections, and 100% of it helped Republicans (FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026). 0% of the money with a result ended up on the winning side ($52K won, $16M lost, with $2.2M in races still being counted).
Which super PACs did Timothy Mellon fund in 2026?: Congressional Leadership Fund ($21M), Fight for Kentucky ($20K), NRSC ($495).
Which candidates did Timothy Mellon's money end up backing or attacking in 2026?: against Christina Hines (Michigan 10th District, about $1.2M, lost); against Don Davis (North Carolina 1st District, about $1.0M, lost); against William Lawrence (Michigan 7th District, about $977K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.