Which super PACs did James Davis fund in 2026?

Senate Leadership Fund ($1.3M), Pine Tree Results PAC ($1.0M), Texans for a Conservative Majority ($500K), Congressional Leadership Fund ($250K), Louisiana Freedom Fund ($69K).

Which candidates did James Davis's money end up backing or attacking in 2026?

against Troy Jackson (Maine Senate, about $740K, lost); against Graham Platner (Maine Senate, about $217K, unknown); against Sherrod Brown (Ohio Senate (special), about $211K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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James Davis

Individual

Chairman, New Balance · Massachusetts

263 reported gifts; 16 recipient groups listed, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.

Backed losers

James Davis gave $3.1M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2026 federal elections, and 93% 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, 9% were on the winning side ($182K won, $1.8M lost, with $52K in races still being counted). $481K had no matched result and is excluded.

Gave to outside spenders

$3.1M

93% of it helped Republicans

Winning share of scored dollars

$2.0M scored (65% of gifts)

Spent on the losing side

$1.8M

$52K still being counted

Not allocated or result unknown

$1.0M

$560K not allocated to tracked outside spending; $481K has no matched result. Neither is cash on hand.

Where the checks went

A person writing checks 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 check 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 $451K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$1.3M	$30K / $726K
Pine Tree Results PAC	$1.0M	$0 / $654K
Texans for a Conservative Majority $42K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$500K	$150K / $173K
Congressional Leadership Fund $37K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$250K	$605 / $203K
Louisiana Freedom Fund $5K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$69K	$0 / $64K
DCCC $9K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$9K	$0 / $0
Senate Majority PAC $5K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$5K	$0 / $0
NRCC $4K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$4K	$0 / $0
NRSC $4K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$4K	$0 / $0
DSCC $1K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$1K	$0 / $0
Progressive Turnout Project $638 not allocated to tracked outside spending	$913	$240 / $14
Freedom Caucus Fund $246 not allocated to tracked outside spending	$800	$21 / $336
House Majority PAC $42 not allocated to tracked outside spending	$765	$634 / $4
Common Sense for America PAC $197 not allocated to tracked outside spending	$250	$5 / $43
American Political Action Committee $89 not allocated to tracked outside spending	$114	$0 / $24
Senate Conservatives Fund $71 not allocated to tracked outside spending	$100	$17 / $3

The trail

What the money bought

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

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
Troy Jackson	Maine Senate	Attacking	$740K	✗ No
Graham Platner	Maine Senate	Attacking	$217K	Unknown
Sherrod Brown	Ohio Senate (special)	Attacking	$211K	✗ No
Ken Paxton	Texas Senate (primary)	Attacking	$173K	✗ No
Ken Paxton	Texas Senate	Attacking	$150K	✓ Yes
Graham Platner	Maine Senate (primary)	Attacking	$129K	Unknown
Josh Turek	Iowa Senate	Attacking	$110K	✗ No
Abdul El-Sayed	Michigan Senate	Attacking	$105K	✗ No
Roy Cooper	North Carolina Senate	Attacking	$68K	✗ No
Wesley Hunt	Texas Senate (primary)	Attacking	$67K	Unknown
John Cornyn	Texas Senate (primary)	Supporting	$64K	Unknown
Julia Letlow	Louisiana Senate (primary)	Attacking	$64K	✗ No

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

Questions people ask

How much did James Davis spend on the 2026 elections, and did it win?: James Davis gave $3.1M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2026 federal elections, and 93% 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, 9% were on the winning side ($182K won, $1.8M lost, with $52K in races still being counted). $481K had no matched result and is excluded.
Which super PACs did James Davis fund in 2026?: Senate Leadership Fund ($1.3M), Pine Tree Results PAC ($1.0M), Texans for a Conservative Majority ($500K), Congressional Leadership Fund ($250K), Louisiana Freedom Fund ($69K).
Which candidates did James Davis's money end up backing or attacking in 2026?: against Troy Jackson (Maine Senate, about $740K, lost); against Graham Platner (Maine Senate, about $217K, unknown); against Sherrod Brown (Ohio Senate (special), about $211K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.