Which super PACs did Marlene Ricketts fund in 2026?

Senate Leadership Fund ($3.5M), Congressional Leadership Fund ($1.0M), Maga Inc. ($1.0M), NRCC ($89K), Pine Tree Results PAC ($50K).

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

against Sherrod Brown (Ohio Senate (special), about $886K, lost); against Abdul El-Sayed (Michigan Senate, about $450K, lost); against Josh Turek (Iowa Senate, about $440K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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Donor

Marlene Ricketts

Individual

Retired, Ricketts family (TD Ameritrade) · Nebraska

14 gifts to 10 groups, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.

Loser

Marlene Ricketts gave $5.9M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2026 federal elections, and 100% of it helped Republicans (FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 6% ended up on the winning side ($231K won, $3.9M lost, with $276K in races still being counted).

Gave to outside spenders

$5.9M

100% of it helped Republicans

Ended up on the winning side

$231K of the dollars in races already called

Spent on the losing side

$3.9M

$276K still being counted

Not spent yet

$1.5M

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
Senate Leadership Fund $330K not spent yet	$3.5M	$121K / $2.9M
Congressional Leadership Fund $131K not spent yet	$1.0M	$2K / $761K
Maga Inc. $894K not spent yet	$1.0M	$223 / $99K
NRCC No outside spending reported yet	$89K	$0 / $0
Pine Tree Results PAC	$50K	$6K / $33K
Stronger Safer Nation	$50K	$50K / $0
Glcf, Inc.	$50K	$8K / $42K
Ohio Flyer PAC	$50K	$0 / $50K
Nc First PAC $6K not spent yet	$50K	$0 / $44K
Keep America Great PAC, Inc. $7K not spent yet	$50K	$43K / $0

The trail

What the money bought

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

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
Sherrod Brown	Ohio Senate (special)	Attacking	$886K	✗ No
Abdul El-Sayed	Michigan Senate	Attacking	$450K	✗ No
Josh Turek	Iowa Senate	Attacking	$440K	✗ No
Troy Jackson	Maine Senate	Attacking	$375K	✗ No
Roy Cooper	North Carolina Senate	Attacking	$317K	✗ No
Mary Peltola	Alaska Senate	Attacking	$159K	Counting
Adam Hamilton	Kansas Senate	Attacking	$146K	✗ No
Annie Andrews	South Carolina Senate	Attacking	$116K	✗ No
Chris Pappas	New Hampshire Senate	Attacking	$113K	✗ No
Jon Ossoff	Georgia Senate	Attacking	$107K	✗ No
Dan Osborn	Nebraska Senate	Attacking	$78K	✓ Yes
James Talarico	Texas Senate	Attacking	$72K	✗ No

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

Questions people ask

How much did Marlene Ricketts spend on the 2026 elections, and did it win?: Marlene Ricketts gave $5.9M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2026 federal elections, and 100% of it helped Republicans (FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 6% ended up on the winning side ($231K won, $3.9M lost, with $276K in races still being counted).
Which super PACs did Marlene Ricketts fund in 2026?: Senate Leadership Fund ($3.5M), Congressional Leadership Fund ($1.0M), Maga Inc. ($1.0M), NRCC ($89K), Pine Tree Results PAC ($50K).
Which candidates did Marlene Ricketts's money end up backing or attacking in 2026?: against Sherrod Brown (Ohio Senate (special), about $886K, lost); against Abdul El-Sayed (Michigan Senate, about $450K, lost); against Josh Turek (Iowa Senate, about $440K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.