Donor
K Rupert Murdoch
IndividualExecutive Chairman, Fox Corporation · New York
1 gift to 1 group, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.
K Rupert Murdoch gave $2.0M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2026 federal elections, and 100% of it helped Republicans (FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026). 4% of the money with a result ended up on the winning side ($77K won, $1.8M lost, with $105K in races still being counted).
Gave to outside spenders
$2.0M
100% of it helped Republicans
Ended up on the winning side
4%
$77K
Spent on the losing side
$1.8M
$105K still being counted
No result matched
$0
Mostly primaries where the backed candidate's fate is not tracked
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 | How the group spent it | Won / lost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate Leadership Fund | $2.0M | $77K / $1.8M |
The trail
What the money bought
The candidates K Rupert Murdoch's money was spent for or against, pro-rated by K Rupert Murdoch's share of each group's funding.
| Candidate | Race | Spending | Their share | Paid off? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sherrod Brown | Ohio Senate (special) | Attacking | $531K | ✗ No |
| Josh Turek | Iowa Senate | Attacking | $277K | ✗ No |
| Abdul El-Sayed | Michigan Senate | Attacking | $263K | ✗ No |
| Troy Jackson | Maine Senate | Attacking | $216K | ✗ No |
| Roy Cooper | North Carolina Senate | Attacking | $172K | ✗ No |
| Mary Peltola | Alaska Senate | Attacking | $100K | Counting |
| Adam Hamilton | Kansas Senate | Attacking | $92K | ✗ No |
| Annie Andrews | South Carolina Senate | Attacking | $73K | ✗ No |
| Chris Pappas | New Hampshire Senate | Attacking | $71K | ✗ No |
| Jon Ossoff | Georgia Senate | Attacking | $67K | ✗ No |
| Dan Osborn | Nebraska Senate | Attacking | $49K | ✓ Yes |
| Jon Husted | Ohio Senate (special) | Supporting | $18K | ✗ No |
Individual as classified from the FEC entity type and public reporting.
Questions people ask
- How much did K Rupert Murdoch spend on the 2026 elections, and did it win?
- K Rupert Murdoch gave $2.0M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2026 federal elections, and 100% of it helped Republicans (FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026). 4% of the money with a result ended up on the winning side ($77K won, $1.8M lost, with $105K in races still being counted).
- Which super PACs did K Rupert Murdoch fund in 2026?
- Senate Leadership Fund ($2.0M).
- Which candidates did K Rupert Murdoch's money end up backing or attacking in 2026?
- against Sherrod Brown (Ohio Senate (special), about $531K, lost); against Josh Turek (Iowa Senate, about $277K, lost); against Abdul El-Sayed (Michigan Senate, about $263K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.