Which candidates did Mohammad Waqas's money end up backing or attacking in 2026?

for Adam Hamawy (New Jersey 12th District, about $202K, won); for Nida Allam (North Carolina 4th District, about $143K, unknown); for Darializa Avila Chevalier (New York 13th District, about $110K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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Donor

Mohammad Waqas

Individual

CEO, Showcase Commerce Inc. · New York

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

Winner

Mohammad Waqas gave $1.1M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2026 federal elections, and 81% of it helped Democrats (FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 100% ended up on the winning side ($828K won, $1K lost, with $78K in races still being counted).

Gave to outside spenders

$1.1M

81% of it helped Democrats

Ended up on the winning side

100%

$828K of the dollars in races already called

Spent on the losing side

$1K

$78K still being counted

No result matched

$143K

Mostly primaries where the backed candidate's fate is not tracked

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
American Priorities	$1.1M		$828K / $1K

The trail

What the money bought

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

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
Adam Hamawy	New Jersey 12th District (primary)	Supporting	$202K	✓ Yes
Nida Allam	North Carolina 4th District (primary)	Supporting	$143K	Unknown
Darializa Avila Chevalier	New York 13th District (primary)	Supporting	$110K	✓ Yes
Abdul El-Sayed	Michigan Senate (primary)	Supporting	$66K	✓ Yes
Adriano Espaillat	New York 13th District (primary)	Attacking	$65K	✓ Yes
Chris Rabb	Pennsylvania 3rd District (primary)	Supporting	$59K	✓ Yes
Mike Carey	Ohio 15th District	Attacking	$59K	✓ Yes
Claire Valdez	New York 7th District (primary)	Supporting	$56K	✓ Yes
Jasmeet Bains	California 22nd District (primary)	Attacking	$43K	✓ Yes
Haley Stevens	Michigan Senate (primary)	Attacking	$40K	✓ Yes
Melissa Hernandez	California 14th District	Attacking	$27K	Counting
Randy Villegas	California 22nd District (primary)	Supporting	$21K	✓ Yes

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

Questions people ask

How much did Mohammad Waqas spend on the 2026 elections, and did it win?: Mohammad Waqas gave $1.1M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2026 federal elections, and 81% of it helped Democrats (FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 100% ended up on the winning side ($828K won, $1K lost, with $78K in races still being counted).
Which super PACs did Mohammad Waqas fund in 2026?: American Priorities ($1.1M).
Which candidates did Mohammad Waqas's money end up backing or attacking in 2026?: for Adam Hamawy (New Jersey 12th District, about $202K, won); for Nida Allam (North Carolina 4th District, about $143K, unknown); for Darializa Avila Chevalier (New York 13th District, about $110K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.