Which super PACs did Way Back PAC fund in 2026?

Montana Freedom PAC ($900K), Wheel Dog PAC ($775K), Fight for Nebraska PAC ($755K), The 1861 Initiative ($200K).

Which candidates did Way Back PAC's money end up backing or attacking in 2026?

for Seth Bodnar (Montana Senate, about $656K, lost); for Denise Powell (Nebraska 2nd District, about $438K, won); for Bill Hill (Alaska at-large House seat, about $264K, pending). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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Way Back PAC

Another PAC

Wyoming

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

Mixed

Way Back PAC gave $2.6M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2026 federal elections, and 91% 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, 50% were on the winning side ($824K won, $830K lost, with $538K in races still being counted). $314K had no matched result and is excluded.

Gave to outside spenders

$2.6M

91% of it helped Democrats

Winning share of scored dollars

50%

$1.7M scored (63% of gifts)

Spent on the losing side

$830K

$538K still being counted

Not allocated or result unknown

$439K

$125K not allocated to tracked outside spending; $314K has no matched result. Neither is cash on hand.

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
Montana Freedom PAC	$900K	$74K / $826K
Wheel Dog PAC	$775K	$233K / $4K
Fight for Nebraska PAC $98K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$755K	$438K / $0
The 1861 Initiative $27K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$200K	$78K / $0

The trail

What the money bought

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

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
Seth Bodnar	Montana Senate	Supporting	$656K	✗ No
Denise Powell	Nebraska 2nd District (primary)	Supporting	$438K	✓ Yes
Bill Hill	Alaska at-large House seat	Supporting	$264K	Counting
Nick Begich III	Alaska at-large House seat	Attacking	$234K	Counting
Bill Hill	Alaska at-large House seat (primary)	Supporting	$233K	✓ Yes
John Cavanaugh	Nebraska 2nd District (primary)	Attacking	$219K	Unknown
Kurt Alme	Montana Senate	Attacking	$132K	✗ No
Noah Taylor	Kansas Senate (primary)	Supporting	$94K	Unknown
Roger Marshall	Kansas Senate	Attacking	$78K	✓ Yes
Alani Bankhead	Montana Senate	Attacking	$56K	✓ Yes
Eric Hafner	Alaska at-large House seat	Attacking	$40K	Counting
Kurt Alme	Montana Senate (primary)	Attacking	$37K	✗ No

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

Questions people ask

How much did Way Back PAC spend on the 2026 elections, and did it win?: Way Back PAC gave $2.6M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2026 federal elections, and 91% 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, 50% were on the winning side ($824K won, $830K lost, with $538K in races still being counted). $314K had no matched result and is excluded.
Which super PACs did Way Back PAC fund in 2026?: Montana Freedom PAC ($900K), Wheel Dog PAC ($775K), Fight for Nebraska PAC ($755K), The 1861 Initiative ($200K).
Which candidates did Way Back PAC's money end up backing or attacking in 2026?: for Seth Bodnar (Montana Senate, about $656K, lost); for Denise Powell (Nebraska 2nd District, about $438K, won); for Bill Hill (Alaska at-large House seat, about $264K, pending). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.