Which super PACs did Denise Sobel fund in 2026?

Planned Parenthood Votes ($1.3M).

Which candidates did Denise Sobel's money end up backing or attacking in 2026?

against Mike Rogers (Michigan Senate, about $179K, won); against Susan Collins (Maine Senate, about $127K, won); for Abdul El-Sayed (Michigan Senate, about $55K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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Donor

Denise Sobel

Individual

Retired · New York

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

Winner

Denise Sobel gave $1.3M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2026 federal elections, and 100% of it helped Democrats (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Oct 14, 2026). Among dollars with a matched election-stage result, 95% were on the winning side ($529K won, $30K lost, with $45K in races still being counted). $14K had no matched result and is excluded.

Gave to outside spenders

$1.3M

100% of it helped Democrats

Winning share of scored dollars

95%

$559K scored (45% of gifts)

Spent on the losing side

$30K

$45K still being counted

Not allocated or result unknown

$646K

$632K not allocated to tracked outside spending; $14K 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
Planned Parenthood Votes $632K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$1.3M		$529K / $30K

The trail

What the money bought

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

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
Mike Rogers	Michigan Senate	Attacking	$179K	✓ Yes
Susan Collins	Maine Senate	Attacking	$127K	✓ Yes
Abdul El-Sayed	Michigan Senate	Supporting	$55K	✓ Yes
Ryan Mackenzie	Pennsylvania 7th District	Attacking	$31K	✓ Yes
Mike Lawler	New York 17th District	Attacking	$31K	✓ Yes
JoAnna Mendoza	Arizona 6th District	Supporting	$22K	Counting
William Lawrence	Michigan 7th District	Supporting	$22K	✓ Yes
Juan Ciscomani	Arizona 6th District	Attacking	$22K	Counting
Angie Nixon	Florida Senate (special)	Supporting	$21K	✗ No
Pia Dandiya	Florida 22nd District	Supporting	$21K	✓ Yes
Tom Barrett	Michigan 7th District	Attacking	$19K	✓ Yes
Sean McCann	Michigan 4th District	Supporting	$13K	✓ Yes

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

Questions people ask

How much did Denise Sobel spend on the 2026 elections, and did it win?: Denise Sobel gave $1.3M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2026 federal elections, and 100% of it helped Democrats (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Oct 14, 2026). Among dollars with a matched election-stage result, 95% were on the winning side ($529K won, $30K lost, with $45K in races still being counted). $14K had no matched result and is excluded.
Which super PACs did Denise Sobel fund in 2026?: Planned Parenthood Votes ($1.3M).
Which candidates did Denise Sobel's money end up backing or attacking in 2026?: against Mike Rogers (Michigan Senate, about $179K, won); against Susan Collins (Maine Senate, about $127K, won); for Abdul El-Sayed (Michigan Senate, about $55K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.