Which candidates did Effective Governing Coalition's money end up backing or attacking in 2026?

against Cori Bush (Missouri 1st District, about $356K, unknown); for Ben McAdams (Utah 1st District, about $339K, won); for Melissa Bean (Illinois 8th District, about $309K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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Effective Governing Coalition

Company / nonprofit

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

Winner

Effective Governing Coalition gave $2.3M 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, 83% were on the winning side ($1.3M won, $265K lost). $599K had no matched result and is excluded.

Gave to outside spenders

$2.3M

100% of it helped Democrats

Winning share of scored dollars

83%

$1.5M scored (67% of gifts)

Spent on the losing side

$265K

Not allocated or result unknown

$733K

$134K not allocated to tracked outside spending; $599K has no matched result. Neither is cash on hand.

Where the cheques 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 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	How the group spent it	Won / lost
New Democrat Majority $134K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$2.3M		$1.3M / $265K

The trail

What the money bought

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

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
Cori Bush	Missouri 1st District (primary)	Attacking	$356K	Unknown
Ben McAdams	Utah 1st District (primary)	Supporting	$339K	✓ Yes
Melissa Bean	Illinois 8th District (primary)	Supporting	$309K	✓ Yes
Randy Villegas	California 22nd District (primary)	Attacking	$248K	✗ No
John Cavanaugh	Nebraska 2nd District (primary)	Attacking	$243K	Unknown
Cait Conley	New York 17th District (primary)	Supporting	$173K	✓ Yes
Emilia Sykes	Ohio 13th District	Supporting	$89K	✓ Yes
Eric Flores	Texas 34th District	Attacking	$88K	✓ Yes
Scott Singer	Florida 25th District	Attacking	$85K	✓ Yes
Greg Cunningham	New Mexico 2nd District	Attacking	$85K	✓ Yes
Jared Moskowitz	Florida 25th District (primary)	Supporting	$83K	✓ Yes
William Lawrence	Michigan 7th District (primary)	Attacking	$17K	✗ No

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

Questions people ask

How much did Effective Governing Coalition spend on the 2026 elections, and did it win?: Effective Governing Coalition gave $2.3M 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, 83% were on the winning side ($1.3M won, $265K lost). $599K had no matched result and is excluded.
Which super PACs did Effective Governing Coalition fund in 2026?: New Democrat Majority ($2.3M).
Which candidates did Effective Governing Coalition's money end up backing or attacking in 2026?: against Cori Bush (Missouri 1st District, about $356K, unknown); for Ben McAdams (Utah 1st District, about $339K, won); for Melissa Bean (Illinois 8th District, about $309K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.