Which super PACs did Paul Singer fund in 2026?

Senate Leadership Fund ($15M), Congressional Leadership Fund ($8.0M), United Democracy Project ($2.6M), Conservatives for American Excellence Inc. ($1.9M), Maga Ky ($1.0M).

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

against Sherrod Brown (Ohio Senate (special), about $2.5M, lost); against Abdul El-Sayed (Michigan Senate, about $1.7M, lost); against Troy Jackson (Maine Senate, about $1.7M, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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Paul Singer

Individual

President, Elliott Management · Florida

27 reported gifts; 15 recipient groups listed, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.

Backed losers

Paul Singer gave $33M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2026 federal elections, and 97% of it helped Republicans (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Oct 14, 2026). Among dollars with a matched election-stage result, 9% were on the winning side ($1.7M won, $18M lost, with $1.5M in races still being counted). $2.2M had no matched result and is excluded.

Gave to outside spenders

$33M

97% of it helped Republicans

Winning share of scored dollars

$20M scored (61% of gifts)

Spent on the losing side

$18M

$1.5M still being counted

Not allocated or result unknown

$11M

$9.1M not allocated to tracked outside spending; $2.2M has no matched result. Neither is cash on hand.

Where the checks went

A person writing checks from their own fortune. Each gift is split the way the group that received it split its spending between winners and losers, so a $10M check 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
Senate Leadership Fund $5.2M not allocated to tracked outside spending	$15M	$353K / $8.4M
Congressional Leadership Fund $1.2M not allocated to tracked outside spending	$8.0M	$19K / $6.5M
United Democracy Project $1.6M not allocated to tracked outside spending	$2.6M	$128K / $385K
Conservatives for American Excellence Inc. $287K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$1.9M	$631K / $343K
Maga Ky $63K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$1.0M	$161K / $0
Pine Tree Results PAC	$1.0M	$0 / $654K
The Sentinel Action Fund $384K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$750K	$49K / $317K
Security Is Strength PAC $13K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$750K	$187K / $399K
Fight to Win America, Inc. $160K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$650K	$0 / $336K
Last Frontier PAC	$500K	$0 / $179K
Glcf, Inc.	$500K	$81K / $419K
Wfw Action Fund Inc $53K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$250K	$46K / $139K
Stronger Safer Nation $10K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$100K	$90K / $0
NRSC $89K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$89K	$0 / $0
NRCC $44K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$44K	$0 / $0

The trail

What the money bought

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

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
Sherrod Brown	Ohio Senate (special)	Attacking	$2.5M	✗ No
Abdul El-Sayed	Michigan Senate	Attacking	$1.7M	✗ No
Troy Jackson	Maine Senate	Attacking	$1.7M	✗ No
Josh Turek	Iowa Senate	Attacking	$1.3M	✗ No
Roy Cooper	North Carolina Senate	Attacking	$790K	✗ No
Thomas H. Massie	Kentucky 4th District (primary)	Attacking	$777K	Unknown
Mary Peltola	Alaska Senate	Attacking	$739K	Counting
Annie Andrews	South Carolina Senate	Attacking	$543K	✗ No
Christina Hines	Michigan 10th District	Attacking	$452K	✗ No
Adam Hamilton	Kansas Senate	Attacking	$432K	✗ No
Don Davis	North Carolina 1st District	Attacking	$390K	✗ No
Abdul El-Sayed	Michigan Senate (primary)	Attacking	$370K	✗ No

Individual as classified from the FEC entity type and public reporting.

Questions people ask

How much did Paul Singer spend on the 2026 elections, and did it win?: Paul Singer gave $33M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2026 federal elections, and 97% of it helped Republicans (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Oct 14, 2026). Among dollars with a matched election-stage result, 9% were on the winning side ($1.7M won, $18M lost, with $1.5M in races still being counted). $2.2M had no matched result and is excluded.
Which super PACs did Paul Singer fund in 2026?: Senate Leadership Fund ($15M), Congressional Leadership Fund ($8.0M), United Democracy Project ($2.6M), Conservatives for American Excellence Inc. ($1.9M), Maga Ky ($1.0M).
Which candidates did Paul Singer's money end up backing or attacking in 2026?: against Sherrod Brown (Ohio Senate (special), about $2.5M, lost); against Abdul El-Sayed (Michigan Senate, about $1.7M, lost); against Troy Jackson (Maine Senate, about $1.7M, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.