Which super PACs did Jonathon Jacobson fund in 2026?

United Democracy Project ($1.0M), Votevets ($450K).

Which candidates did Jonathon Jacobson's money end up backing or attacking in 2026?

against Abdul El-Sayed (Michigan Senate, about $142K, lost); against Ashley Hinson (Iowa Senate, about $77K, won); for Josh Turek (Iowa Senate, about $76K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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Donor

Jonathon Jacobson

Individual

Finance, Highsage Ventures · Massachusetts

3 reported gifts; 2 recipient groups listed, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.

Mixed results

Jonathon Jacobson gave $1.4M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2026 federal elections, and 95% 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, 64% were on the winning side ($271K won, $153K lost, with $23K in races still being counted). $207K had no matched result and is excluded.

Gave to outside spenders

$1.4M

95% of it helped Democrats

Winning share of scored dollars

64%

$424K scored (29% of gifts)

Spent on the losing side

$153K

$23K still being counted

Not allocated or result unknown

$1.0M

$795K not allocated to tracked outside spending; $207K 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	How the group spent it	Won / lost
United Democracy Project $616K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$1.0M		$49K / $148K
Votevets $179K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$450K		$221K / $5K

The trail

What the money bought

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

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
Abdul El-Sayed	Michigan Senate (primary)	Attacking	$142K	✗ No
Ashley Hinson	Iowa Senate	Attacking	$77K	✓ Yes
Josh Turek	Iowa Senate (primary)	Supporting	$76K	✓ Yes
Haley Stevens	Michigan Senate (primary)	Supporting	$74K	Unknown
Adrian Boafo	Maryland 5th District (primary)	Supporting	$40K	✓ Yes
Melissa Conyears-Ervin	Illinois 7th District (primary)	Supporting	$35K	Unknown
Thomas Massie	Kentucky 4th District (primary)	Attacking	$25K	Unknown
Maura Sullivan	New Hampshire 1st District (primary)	Supporting	$18K	Unknown
Cori Bush	Missouri 1st District (primary)	Attacking	$17K	Unknown
Matthew Maasdam	Michigan 7th District (primary)	Supporting	$17K	Unknown
Tom Malinowski	New Jersey 11th District	Attacking	$16K	Unknown
Aisha Wahab	California 14th District	Attacking	$12K	Counting

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

Questions people ask

How much did Jonathon Jacobson spend on the 2026 elections, and did it win?: Jonathon Jacobson gave $1.4M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2026 federal elections, and 95% 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, 64% were on the winning side ($271K won, $153K lost, with $23K in races still being counted). $207K had no matched result and is excluded.
Which super PACs did Jonathon Jacobson fund in 2026?: United Democracy Project ($1.0M), Votevets ($450K).
Which candidates did Jonathon Jacobson's money end up backing or attacking in 2026?: against Abdul El-Sayed (Michigan Senate, about $142K, lost); against Ashley Hinson (Iowa Senate, about $77K, won); for Josh Turek (Iowa Senate, about $76K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.