Which super PACs did Michael Smith fund in 2026?

Senate Leadership Fund ($2.0M), Pine Tree Results PAC ($250K), Glcf, Inc. ($250K), Louisiana Freedom Fund ($200K), DSCC ($94K).

Which candidates did Michael Smith's money end up backing or attacking in 2026?

against Sherrod Brown (Ohio Senate (special), about $337K, lost); against Abdul El-Sayed (Michigan Senate, about $328K, lost); against Troy Jackson (Maine Senate, about $301K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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Michael Smith

Individual

Consultant, Kaitar Resources · Colorado

342 reported gifts; 20 recipient groups listed, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.

Backed losers

Michael Smith gave $2.8M 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, 5% were on the winning side ($91K won, $1.7M lost, with $67K in races still being counted). $88K had no matched result and is excluded.

Gave to outside spenders

$2.8M

100% of it helped Republicans

Winning share of scored dollars

$1.8M scored (64% of gifts)

Spent on the losing side

$1.7M

$67K still being counted

Not allocated or result unknown

$961K

$874K not allocated to tracked outside spending; $88K 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 $722K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$2.0M	$49K / $1.2M
Pine Tree Results PAC	$250K	$0 / $164K
Glcf, Inc.	$250K	$40K / $210K
Louisiana Freedom Fund $16K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$200K	$0 / $184K
DSCC $94K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$94K	$0 / $0
NRCC $32K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$32K	$0 / $0
Montana Freedom PAC	$7K	$537 / $6K
Americans for Prosperity Action $605 not allocated to tracked outside spending	$5K	$580 / $3K
NRSC $5K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$5K	$0 / $0
DCCC $2K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$2K	$0 / $0
Senate Conservatives Fund $803 not allocated to tracked outside spending	$1K	$186 / $33
Progressive Turnout Project $482 not allocated to tracked outside spending	$690	$182 / $10
Paf $444 not allocated to tracked outside spending	$622	$161 / $0
National Association of Realtors Political Action Committee $488 not allocated to tracked outside spending	$550	$21 / $24
Common Sense for America PAC $414 not allocated to tracked outside spending	$525	$10 / $91
Seiu Cope (Service Employees International Union Committee On Political Education) $291 not allocated to tracked outside spending	$300	$7 / $1
Leaders We Deserve $230 not allocated to tracked outside spending	$275	$18 / $4
House Majority PAC $14 not allocated to tracked outside spending	$250	$207 / $1
314 Action Fund $58 not allocated to tracked outside spending	$175	$65 / $4
Equality PAC $34 not allocated to tracked outside spending	$50	$13 / $0

The trail

What the money bought

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

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
Sherrod Brown	Ohio Senate (special)	Attacking	$337K	✗ No
Abdul El-Sayed	Michigan Senate	Attacking	$328K	✗ No
Troy Jackson	Maine Senate	Attacking	$301K	✗ No
Julia Letlow	Louisiana Senate (primary)	Attacking	$184K	✗ No
Josh Turek	Iowa Senate	Attacking	$177K	✗ No
Roy Cooper	North Carolina Senate	Attacking	$109K	✗ No
Adam Hamilton	Kansas Senate	Attacking	$60K	✗ No
Mary Peltola	Alaska Senate	Attacking	$58K	Counting
Graham Platner	Maine Senate	Attacking	$54K	Unknown
Mike Rogers	Michigan Senate	Supporting	$54K	✗ No
Annie Andrews	South Carolina Senate	Attacking	$47K	✗ No
Chris Pappas	New Hampshire Senate	Attacking	$45K	✗ No

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

Questions people ask

How much did Michael Smith spend on the 2026 elections, and did it win?: Michael Smith gave $2.8M 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, 5% were on the winning side ($91K won, $1.7M lost, with $67K in races still being counted). $88K had no matched result and is excluded.
Which super PACs did Michael Smith fund in 2026?: Senate Leadership Fund ($2.0M), Pine Tree Results PAC ($250K), Glcf, Inc. ($250K), Louisiana Freedom Fund ($200K), DSCC ($94K).
Which candidates did Michael Smith's money end up backing or attacking in 2026?: against Sherrod Brown (Ohio Senate (special), about $337K, lost); against Abdul El-Sayed (Michigan Senate, about $328K, lost); against Troy Jackson (Maine Senate, about $301K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.