Which super PACs did Peter Thiel fund in 2026?

Club for Growth Action ($1.5M).

Which candidates did Peter Thiel's money end up backing or attacking in 2026?

against Adam Hamilton (Kansas Senate, about $63K, lost); against Rick Edmonds (Louisiana 6th District, about $46K, pending); against Bill Hill (Alaska at-large House seat, about $39K, pending). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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Peter Thiel

Individual

Chairman, Founders Fund / Palantir · Florida

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

Behind so far

Peter Thiel gave $1.5M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2026 federal elections, and 89% 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, 26% were on the winning side ($58K won, $167K lost, with $229K in races still being counted). $23K had no matched result and is excluded.

Gave to outside spenders

$1.5M

89% of it helped Republicans

Winning share of scored dollars

26%

$225K scored (15% of gifts)

Spent on the losing side

$167K

$229K still being counted

Not allocated or result unknown

$1.0M

$1.0M not allocated to tracked outside spending; $23K 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
Club for Growth Action $1.0M not allocated to tracked outside spending	$1.5M		$58K / $167K

The trail

What the money bought

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

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
Adam Hamilton	Kansas Senate	Attacking	$63K	✗ No
Rick Edmonds	Louisiana 6th District	Attacking	$46K	Counting
Bill Hill	Alaska at-large House seat	Attacking	$39K	Counting
Dan J. Sullivan	Alaska Senate	Supporting	$39K	Counting
Blake Miguez	Louisiana 6th District	Supporting	$30K	Counting
Nick Begich III	Alaska at-large House seat	Supporting	$28K	Counting
Jonathan Nez	Arizona 2nd District	Attacking	$21K	Counting
Alex Mealer	Texas 9th District	Supporting	$21K	✗ No
Teresa Benitez-Thompson	Nevada 2nd District	Attacking	$19K	Counting
Marcy Kaptur	Ohio 9th District	Attacking	$18K	✗ No
Casey Askar	Florida 22nd District (primary)	Attacking	$18K	✗ No
William Lawrence	Michigan 7th District	Attacking	$15K	✗ No

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

Questions people ask

How much did Peter Thiel spend on the 2026 elections, and did it win?: Peter Thiel gave $1.5M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2026 federal elections, and 89% 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, 26% were on the winning side ($58K won, $167K lost, with $229K in races still being counted). $23K had no matched result and is excluded.
Which super PACs did Peter Thiel fund in 2026?: Club for Growth Action ($1.5M).
Which candidates did Peter Thiel's money end up backing or attacking in 2026?: against Adam Hamilton (Kansas Senate, about $63K, lost); against Rick Edmonds (Louisiana 6th District, about $46K, pending); against Bill Hill (Alaska at-large House seat, about $39K, pending). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.