Which candidates did New Engagement Fund's money end up backing or attacking in 2026?

against Mike Collins (Georgia Senate, about $1.1M, won); against Monique DeSpain (Oregon 4th District, about $114K, won); against Brad Lander (New York 10th District, about $16K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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New Engagement Fund

Company / nonprofit

4 reported gifts; 1 recipient group listed, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.

Backed winners

New Engagement Fund gave $4.0M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2026 federal elections, and 100% 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, 99% were on the winning side ($1.2M won, $16K lost). $0 had no matched result and is excluded.

$4.0M

Gave to outside spenders

100% of it helped Democrats

99%

Winning share of scored dollars

$1.2M scored (31% of gifts)

$16K

Spent on the losing side

$2.8M

Not allocated or result unknown

$2.8M not allocated to tracked outside spending; $0 has no matched result. Neither is cash on hand.

Where the checks went

A company, LLC or nonprofit. Where its money came from is not reported. 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
New Engagement PAC $2.8M not allocated to tracked outside spending	$4.0M		$1.2M / $16K

The trail

What the money bought

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

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
Mike Collins	Georgia Senate	Attacking	$1.1M	✓ Yes
Monique DeSpain	Oregon 4th District	Attacking	$114K	✓ Yes
Brad Lander	New York 10th District (primary)	Attacking	$16K	✗ No

Company / nonprofit as classified from the FEC entity type and public reporting.

Questions people ask

How much did New Engagement Fund spend on the 2026 elections, and did it win?: New Engagement Fund gave $4.0M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2026 federal elections, and 100% 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, 99% were on the winning side ($1.2M won, $16K lost). $0 had no matched result and is excluded.
Which super PACs did New Engagement Fund fund in 2026?: New Engagement PAC ($4.0M).
Which candidates did New Engagement Fund's money end up backing or attacking in 2026?: against Mike Collins (Georgia Senate, about $1.1M, won); against Monique DeSpain (Oregon 4th District, about $114K, won); against Brad Lander (New York 10th District, about $16K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.