Which candidates did School Freedom Fund's money end up backing or attacking in 2026?

against Andy Barr (Kentucky Senate, about $436K, lost); against Josh Turek (Iowa Senate, about $372K, lost); against Dan Osborn (Nebraska Senate, about $202K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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School Freedom Fund

Another PAC

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

Mixed

School Freedom Fund gave $1.9M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2026 federal elections, and 53% of it helped Republicans (FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 43% ended up on the winning side ($752K won, $1.0M lost, with $125K in races still being counted).

Gave to outside spenders

$1.9M

53% of it helped Republicans

Ended up on the winning side

43%

$752K of the dollars in races already called

Spent on the losing side

$1.0M

$125K still being counted

No result matched

$8K

Mostly primaries where the backed candidate's fate is not tracked

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	How the group spent it	Won / lost
Win It Back PAC	$1.9M		$752K / $1.0M

The trail

What the money bought

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

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
Andy Barr	Kentucky Senate (primary)	Attacking	$436K	✗ No
Josh Turek	Iowa Senate	Attacking	$372K	✗ No
Dan Osborn	Nebraska Senate	Attacking	$202K	✓ Yes
Adam Hamilton	Kansas Senate	Attacking	$151K	✗ No
Taylor Burks	Missouri 5th District (primary)	Attacking	$135K	✓ Yes
Chris Collins	Florida 19th District (primary)	Attacking	$124K	✓ Yes
Rick Brattin	Missouri 5th District (primary)	Supporting	$94K	✓ Yes
Leela Gray	Florida 13th District	Attacking	$83K	Counting
Alex Mealer	Texas 9th District (primary)	Supporting	$61K	✓ Yes
Dan Barrios	Texas 32nd District	Attacking	$51K	✓ Yes
Earl Carter	Georgia Senate (primary)	Attacking	$48K	✓ Yes
Briscoe Cain	Texas 9th District	Attacking	$44K	Unknown

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

Questions people ask

How much did School Freedom Fund spend on the 2026 elections, and did it win?: School Freedom Fund gave $1.9M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2026 federal elections, and 53% of it helped Republicans (FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 43% ended up on the winning side ($752K won, $1.0M lost, with $125K in races still being counted).
Which super PACs did School Freedom Fund fund in 2026?: Win It Back PAC ($1.9M).
Which candidates did School Freedom Fund's money end up backing or attacking in 2026?: against Andy Barr (Kentucky Senate, about $436K, lost); against Josh Turek (Iowa Senate, about $372K, lost); against Dan Osborn (Nebraska Senate, about $202K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.