Which super PACs did The Bench fund in 2026?

Bda PAC ($1.0M), Michigan Values PAC ($750K), Votevets ($650K), Fight for Nebraska PAC ($600K), Edw Action Fund ($596K).

Which candidates did The Bench's money end up backing or attacking in 2026?

against Bridget Brink (Michigan 7th District, about $726K, won); for Denise Powell (Nebraska 2nd District, about $363K, won); against Eric Jones (California 4th District, about $345K, pending). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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The Bench

Another PAC

15 gifts to 6 groups, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.

Winner

The Bench gave $4.0M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2026 federal elections, and 60% of it helped Democrats (FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 94% ended up on the winning side ($2.8M won, $184K lost, with $339K in races still being counted).

Gave to outside spenders

$4.0M

60% of it helped Democrats

Ended up on the winning side

94%

$2.8M of the dollars in races already called

Spent on the losing side

$184K

$339K still being counted

Not spent yet

$722K

Sitting with groups that have not spent

Where the cheques went

Another political committee passing money along. The original donor is one step upstream. Each gift is split the way the group that received it split its spending between winners and losers, so a $10M cheque 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
Bda PAC	$1.0M	$531K / $171K
Michigan Values PAC $24K not spent yet	$750K	$726K / $0
Votevets	$650K	$486K / $13K
Fight for Nebraska PAC $76K not spent yet	$600K	$524K / $0
Edw Action Fund $345K not spent yet	$596K	$180K / $0
Stronger Together Pa $66K not spent yet	$400K	$334K / $0

The trail

What the money bought

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

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
Bridget Brink	Michigan 7th District (primary)	Attacking	$726K	✓ Yes
Denise Powell	Nebraska 2nd District (primary)	Supporting	$363K	✓ Yes
Eric Jones	California 4th District	Attacking	$345K	Counting
Bob Brooks	Pennsylvania 7th District (primary)	Supporting	$334K	✓ Yes
John Cavanaugh	Nebraska 2nd District (primary)	Attacking	$189K	✓ Yes
Ashley Hinson	Iowa Senate	Attacking	$185K	✓ Yes
Josh Turek	Iowa Senate	Supporting	$182K	✓ Yes
Bobby Pulido	Texas 15th District (primary)	Supporting	$143K	✓ Yes
Johnny Garcia	Texas 35th District	Supporting	$111K	✓ Yes
Bale Dalton	Florida 7th District (primary)	Supporting	$100K	✓ Yes
Mike Thompson	California 4th District (primary)	Supporting	$86K	✓ Yes
Randy Villegas	California 22nd District (primary)	Attacking	$86K	✗ No

Another PAC as classified from the FEC entity type and public reporting.

Questions people ask

How much did The Bench spend on the 2026 elections, and did it win?: The Bench gave $4.0M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2026 federal elections, and 60% of it helped Democrats (FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 94% ended up on the winning side ($2.8M won, $184K lost, with $339K in races still being counted).
Which super PACs did The Bench fund in 2026?: Bda PAC ($1.0M), Michigan Values PAC ($750K), Votevets ($650K), Fight for Nebraska PAC ($600K), Edw Action Fund ($596K).
Which candidates did The Bench's money end up backing or attacking in 2026?: against Bridget Brink (Michigan 7th District, about $726K, won); for Denise Powell (Nebraska 2nd District, about $363K, won); against Eric Jones (California 4th District, about $345K, pending). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.