Which super PACs did Kenneth Langone fund in 2026?

Senate Leadership Fund ($1.5M), Congressional Leadership Fund ($500K).

Which candidates did Kenneth Langone's money end up backing or attacking in 2026?

against Sherrod Brown (Ohio Senate (special), about $253K, lost); against Josh Turek (Iowa Senate, about $133K, lost); against Abdul El-Sayed (Michigan Senate, about $126K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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Donor

Kenneth Langone

Individual

CEO, Invemed · New York

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

Backed losers

Kenneth Langone gave $2.0M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2026 federal elections, and 100% 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, 3% were on the winning side ($38K won, $1.3M lost, with $69K in races still being counted). $680 had no matched result and is excluded.

Gave to outside spenders

$2.0M

100% of it helped Republicans

Winning share of scored dollars

$1.3M scored (66% of gifts)

Spent on the losing side

$1.3M

$69K still being counted

Not allocated or result unknown

$617K

$616K not allocated to tracked outside spending; $680 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
Senate Leadership Fund $541K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$1.5M		$37K / $871K
Congressional Leadership Fund $75K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$500K		$1K / $405K

The trail

What the money bought

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

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
Sherrod Brown	Ohio Senate (special)	Attacking	$253K	✗ No
Josh Turek	Iowa Senate	Attacking	$133K	✗ No
Abdul El-Sayed	Michigan Senate	Attacking	$126K	✗ No
Troy Jackson	Maine Senate	Attacking	$103K	✗ No
Roy Cooper	North Carolina Senate	Attacking	$82K	✗ No
Adam Hamilton	Kansas Senate	Attacking	$45K	✗ No
Mary Peltola	Alaska Senate	Attacking	$43K	Counting
Annie Andrews	South Carolina Senate	Attacking	$35K	✗ No
Chris Pappas	New Hampshire Senate	Attacking	$34K	✗ No
Jon Ossoff	Georgia Senate	Attacking	$31K	✗ No
Christina Hines	Michigan 10th District	Attacking	$28K	✗ No
Don Davis	North Carolina 1st District	Attacking	$24K	✗ No

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

Questions people ask

How much did Kenneth Langone spend on the 2026 elections, and did it win?: Kenneth Langone gave $2.0M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2026 federal elections, and 100% 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, 3% were on the winning side ($38K won, $1.3M lost, with $69K in races still being counted). $680 had no matched result and is excluded.
Which super PACs did Kenneth Langone fund in 2026?: Senate Leadership Fund ($1.5M), Congressional Leadership Fund ($500K).
Which candidates did Kenneth Langone's money end up backing or attacking in 2026?: against Sherrod Brown (Ohio Senate (special), about $253K, lost); against Josh Turek (Iowa Senate, about $133K, lost); against Abdul El-Sayed (Michigan Senate, about $126K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.