Which super PACs did J Joe Ricketts fund in 2026?

Senate Leadership Fund ($5.3M).

Which candidates did J Joe Ricketts's money end up backing or attacking in 2026?

against Sherrod Brown (Ohio Senate (special), about $884K, lost); against Josh Turek (Iowa Senate, about $464K, lost); against Abdul El-Sayed (Michigan Senate, about $440K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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Donor

J Joe Ricketts

Individual

Businessman & Philanthropist, Self-Employed · Nebraska

2 reported gifts; 1 recipient group listed, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.

Loser

J Joe Ricketts gave $5.3M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2026 federal elections, and 100% of it helped Republicans (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Oct 14, 2026). Among dollars with a matched election-stage result, 4% were on the winning side ($128K won, $3.0M lost, with $176K in races still being counted). $2K had no matched result and is excluded.

Gave to outside spenders

$5.3M

100% of it helped Republicans

Winning share of scored dollars

$3.2M scored (61% of gifts)

Spent on the losing side

$3.0M

$176K still being counted

Not allocated or result unknown

$1.9M

$1.9M not allocated to tracked outside spending; $2K 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	How the group spent it	Won / lost
Senate Leadership Fund $1.9M not allocated to tracked outside spending	$5.3M		$128K / $3.0M

The trail

What the money bought

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

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
Sherrod Brown	Ohio Senate (special)	Attacking	$884K	✗ No
Josh Turek	Iowa Senate	Attacking	$464K	✗ No
Abdul El-Sayed	Michigan Senate	Attacking	$440K	✗ No
Troy Jackson	Maine Senate	Attacking	$361K	✗ No
Roy Cooper	North Carolina Senate	Attacking	$286K	✗ No
Adam Hamilton	Kansas Senate	Attacking	$157K	✗ No
Mary Peltola	Alaska Senate	Attacking	$152K	Counting
Annie Andrews	South Carolina Senate	Attacking	$124K	✗ No
Chris Pappas	New Hampshire Senate	Attacking	$119K	✗ No
Jon Ossoff	Georgia Senate	Attacking	$110K	✗ No
Dan Osborn	Nebraska Senate	Attacking	$82K	✓ Yes
Jon Husted	Ohio Senate (special)	Supporting	$26K	✗ No

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

Questions people ask

How much did J Joe Ricketts spend on the 2026 elections, and did it win?: J Joe Ricketts gave $5.3M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2026 federal elections, and 100% of it helped Republicans (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Oct 14, 2026). Among dollars with a matched election-stage result, 4% were on the winning side ($128K won, $3.0M lost, with $176K in races still being counted). $2K had no matched result and is excluded.
Which super PACs did J Joe Ricketts fund in 2026?: Senate Leadership Fund ($5.3M).
Which candidates did J Joe Ricketts's money end up backing or attacking in 2026?: against Sherrod Brown (Ohio Senate (special), about $884K, lost); against Josh Turek (Iowa Senate, about $464K, lost); against Abdul El-Sayed (Michigan Senate, about $440K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.