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

against David Valadao (California 22nd District, about $597K, won); against Mike Rogers (Michigan Senate, about $337K, won); against Jen Kiggans (Virginia 2nd District, about $302K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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Donor

Giffords

Company / nonprofit

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

Winner

Giffords gave $4.5M 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, 100% were on the winning side ($2.1M won, $0 lost, with $281K in races still being counted). $0 had no matched result and is excluded.

Gave to outside spenders

$4.5M

100% of it helped Democrats

Winning share of scored dollars

100%

$2.1M scored (47% of gifts)

Spent on the losing side

$281K still being counted

Not allocated or result unknown

$2.1M

$2.1M not allocated to tracked outside spending; $0 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
Giffords PAC $2.1M not allocated to tracked outside spending	$4.5M		$2.1M / $0

The trail

What the money bought

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

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
David Valadao	California 22nd District	Attacking	$597K	✓ Yes
Mike Rogers	Michigan Senate	Attacking	$337K	✓ Yes
Jen Kiggans	Virginia 2nd District	Attacking	$302K	✓ Yes
Rob Bresnahan	Pennsylvania 8th District	Attacking	$290K	✓ Yes
Anna Paulina Luna	Florida 13th District	Attacking	$281K	Counting
Christina Hines	Michigan 10th District	Supporting	$167K	✓ Yes
Mike Bouchard Jr.	Michigan 10th District	Attacking	$159K	✓ Yes
Thomas Kean Jr.	New Jersey 7th District	Attacking	$124K	✓ Yes
Bill Huizenga	Michigan 4th District	Attacking	$123K	✓ Yes

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

Questions people ask

How much did Giffords spend on the 2026 elections, and did it win?: Giffords gave $4.5M 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, 100% were on the winning side ($2.1M won, $0 lost, with $281K in races still being counted). $0 had no matched result and is excluded.
Which super PACs did Giffords fund in 2026?: Giffords PAC ($4.5M).
Which candidates did Giffords's money end up backing or attacking in 2026?: against David Valadao (California 22nd District, about $597K, won); against Mike Rogers (Michigan Senate, about $337K, won); against Jen Kiggans (Virginia 2nd District, about $302K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.