Which super PACs did Marlene Ricketts fund in 2026?

Senate Leadership Fund ($3.5M), Congressional Leadership Fund ($1.0M), MAGA Inc. ($1.0M), NRCC ($89K), Pine Tree Results PAC ($50K).

Which candidates did Marlene Ricketts's money end up backing or attacking in 2026?

against Sherrod Brown (Ohio Senate (special), about $661K, lost); against Abdul El-Sayed (Michigan Senate, about $368K, lost); against Josh Turek (Iowa Senate, about $312K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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Donor

Marlene Ricketts

Individual

Retired, Ricketts family (TD Ameritrade) · Nebraska

14 reported gifts; 10 recipient groups listed, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.

Backed losers

Marlene Ricketts gave $5.9M 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, 4% were on the winning side ($162K won, $3.5M lost, with $205K in races still being counted). $40K had no matched result and is excluded.

Gave to outside spenders

$5.9M

100% of it helped Republicans

Winning share of scored dollars

$3.7M scored (63% of gifts)

Spent on the losing side

$3.5M

$205K still being counted

Not allocated or result unknown

$2.0M

$2.0M not allocated to tracked outside spending; $40K 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 $1.3M not allocated to tracked outside spending	$3.5M	$85K / $2.0M
Congressional Leadership Fund $150K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$1.0M	$2K / $810K
MAGA Inc. $431K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$1.0M	$2K / $515K
NRCC $89K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$89K	$0 / $0
Pine Tree Results PAC	$50K	$0 / $33K
Stronger Safer Nation $5K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$50K	$45K / $0
Glcf, Inc.	$50K	$8K / $42K
Ohio Flyer PAC	$50K	$0 / $50K
Nc First PAC $6K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$50K	$0 / $44K
Keep America Great PAC, Inc. $11K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$50K	$20K / $0

The trail

What the money bought

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

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
Sherrod Brown	Ohio Senate (special)	Attacking	$661K	✗ No
Abdul El-Sayed	Michigan Senate	Attacking	$368K	✗ No
Josh Turek	Iowa Senate	Attacking	$312K	✗ No
Troy Jackson	Maine Senate	Attacking	$274K	✗ No
Roy Cooper	North Carolina Senate	Attacking	$249K	✗ No
Mary Peltola	Alaska Senate	Attacking	$110K	Counting
Adam Hamilton	Kansas Senate	Attacking	$108K	✗ No
Chris Pappas	New Hampshire Senate	Attacking	$97K	✗ No
Annie Andrews	South Carolina Senate	Attacking	$85K	✗ No
Jon Ossoff	Georgia Senate	Attacking	$79K	✗ No
James Talarico	Texas Senate	Attacking	$68K	✗ No
Christina Hines	Michigan 10th District	Attacking	$57K	✗ No

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

Questions people ask

How much did Marlene Ricketts spend on the 2026 elections, and did it win?: Marlene Ricketts gave $5.9M 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, 4% were on the winning side ($162K won, $3.5M lost, with $205K in races still being counted). $40K had no matched result and is excluded.
Which super PACs did Marlene Ricketts fund in 2026?: Senate Leadership Fund ($3.5M), Congressional Leadership Fund ($1.0M), MAGA Inc. ($1.0M), NRCC ($89K), Pine Tree Results PAC ($50K).
Which candidates did Marlene Ricketts's money end up backing or attacking in 2026?: against Sherrod Brown (Ohio Senate (special), about $661K, lost); against Abdul El-Sayed (Michigan Senate, about $368K, lost); against Josh Turek (Iowa Senate, about $312K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.