Which super PACs did Samuel Walton fund in 2026?

Government That Works PAC ($500K), Bda PAC ($500K), Welcomepac ($290K), Project 218 ($250K), One for All Committee ($150K).

Which candidates did Samuel Walton's money end up backing or attacking in 2026?

against Eric Jones (California 4th District, about $167K, pending); for Josh Turek (Iowa Senate, about $112K, won); for Bobby Pulido (Texas 15th District, about $104K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

← All donors

Donor

Samuel Walton

Individual

Self Employed, Restoration Works LLC · Colorado

8 gifts to 6 groups, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.

Winner

Samuel Walton gave $1.7M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2026 federal elections, and 83% of it helped Democrats (FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 88% ended up on the winning side ($1.1M won, $144K lost, with $216K in races still being counted).

Gave to outside spenders

$1.7M

83% of it helped Democrats

Ended up on the winning side

88%

$1.1M of the dollars in races already called

Spent on the losing side

$144K

$216K still being counted

Not spent yet

$275K

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
Government That Works PAC	$500K	$436K / $4K
Bda PAC	$500K	$258K / $83K
Welcomepac $140K not spent yet	$290K	$120K / $1K
Project 218 $37K not spent yet	$250K	$162K / $10K
One for All Committee $2K not spent yet	$150K	$125K / $0
Montana Freedom PAC	$50K	$4K / $46K

The trail

What the money bought

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

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
Eric Jones	California 4th District	Attacking	$167K	Counting
Josh Turek	Iowa Senate	Supporting	$112K	✓ Yes
Bobby Pulido	Texas 15th District (primary)	Supporting	$104K	✓ Yes
Darline Graham	South Carolina Senate	Attacking	$103K	✓ Yes
Johnny Garcia	Texas 35th District	Supporting	$97K	✓ Yes
Annie Andrews	South Carolina Senate	Supporting	$64K	✓ Yes
Adam Hamilton	Kansas Senate	Supporting	$62K	✓ Yes
Bale Dalton	Florida 7th District (primary)	Supporting	$56K	✓ Yes
Troy Jackson	Maine Senate	Supporting	$54K	✓ Yes
Scott Colom	Mississippi Senate	Supporting	$48K	Counting
Roger Marshall	Kansas Senate	Attacking	$44K	✓ Yes
Jamie Ager	North Carolina 11th District	Supporting	$44K	✓ Yes

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

Questions people ask

How much did Samuel Walton spend on the 2026 elections, and did it win?: Samuel Walton gave $1.7M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2026 federal elections, and 83% of it helped Democrats (FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 88% ended up on the winning side ($1.1M won, $144K lost, with $216K in races still being counted).
Which super PACs did Samuel Walton fund in 2026?: Government That Works PAC ($500K), Bda PAC ($500K), Welcomepac ($290K), Project 218 ($250K), One for All Committee ($150K).
Which candidates did Samuel Walton's money end up backing or attacking in 2026?: against Eric Jones (California 4th District, about $167K, pending); for Josh Turek (Iowa Senate, about $112K, won); for Bobby Pulido (Texas 15th District, about $104K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.