Which candidates did Preserve Texas Inc's money end up backing or attacking in 2026?

against James Talarico (Texas Senate, about $569K, lost); for Ken Paxton (Texas Senate, about $150K, lost); against John Sen Cornyn (Texas Senate, about $112K, unknown). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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Donor

Preserve Texas Inc

Another PAC

Virginia

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

Backed losers

Preserve Texas Inc gave $1.0M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2026 federal elections, and 86% 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, 0% were on the winning side ($0 won, $719K lost). $231K had no matched result and is excluded.

Gave to outside spenders

$1.0M

86% of it helped Republicans

Winning share of scored dollars

$719K scored (70% of gifts)

Spent on the losing side

$719K

Not allocated or result unknown

$306K

$75K not allocated to tracked outside spending; $231K has no matched result. Neither is cash on hand.

Where the checks 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 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	How the group spent it	Won / lost
Lone Star Liberty PAC $75K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$1.0M		$0 / $719K

The trail

What the money bought

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

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
James Talarico	Texas Senate	Attacking	$569K	✗ No
Ken Paxton	Texas Senate	Supporting	$150K	✗ No
John Sen Cornyn	Texas Senate	Attacking	$112K	Unknown
Wesley Hunt	Texas Senate (primary)	Attacking	$105K	Unknown
John Sen Cornyn	Texas Senate (primary)	Attacking	$13K	Unknown

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

Questions people ask

How much did Preserve Texas Inc spend on the 2026 elections, and did it win?: Preserve Texas Inc gave $1.0M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2026 federal elections, and 86% 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, 0% were on the winning side ($0 won, $719K lost). $231K had no matched result and is excluded.
Which super PACs did Preserve Texas Inc fund in 2026?: Lone Star Liberty PAC ($1.0M).
Which candidates did Preserve Texas Inc's money end up backing or attacking in 2026?: against James Talarico (Texas Senate, about $569K, lost); for Ken Paxton (Texas Senate, about $150K, lost); against John Sen Cornyn (Texas Senate, about $112K, unknown). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.