Which super PACs did RAI Services (Reynolds American tobacco) fund in 2026?

MAGA Inc. ($8.0M), Senate Leadership Fund ($5.0M), Congressional Leadership Fund ($1.4M), The Sentinel Action Fund ($500K), Stronger Safer Nation ($400K).

Which candidates did RAI Services (Reynolds American tobacco)'s money end up backing or attacking in 2026?

against Sherrod Brown (Ohio Senate (special), about $1.2M, lost); against Abdul El-Sayed (Michigan Senate, about $900K, lost); against James Talarico (Texas Senate, about $544K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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RAI Services (Reynolds American tobacco)

Company

North Carolina

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

Backed losers

RAI Services (Reynolds American tobacco) gave $16M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2026 federal elections, and 100% 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 ($863K won, $8.6M lost, with $619K in races still being counted). $114K had no matched result and is excluded.

$16M

Gave to outside spenders

100% of it helped Republicans

Winning share of scored dollars

$9.5M scored (59% of gifts)

$8.6M

Spent on the losing side

$619K still being counted

$6.0M

Not allocated or result unknown

$5.9M not allocated to tracked outside spending; $114K has no matched result. Neither is cash on hand.

Where the checks went

A company giving straight from its treasury, which super PACs may accept. 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
MAGA Inc. $3.5M not allocated to tracked outside spending	$8.0M	$26K / $4.1M
Senate Leadership Fund $1.8M not allocated to tracked outside spending	$5.0M	$122K / $2.9M
Congressional Leadership Fund $210K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$1.4M	$3K / $1.1M
The Sentinel Action Fund $256K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$500K	$32K / $211K
Stronger Safer Nation $41K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$400K	$359K / $0
More Jobs, Less Government $78K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$200K	$89K / $3K
Security Is Strength PAC $3K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$200K	$71K / $85K
America One $29K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$200K	$143K / $28K
Texans for a Conservative Majority $8K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$100K	$0 / $65K
Glcf, Inc.	$100K	$16K / $84K

The trail

What the money bought

The candidates RAI Services (Reynolds American tobacco)'s money was spent for or against, pro-rated by RAI Services (Reynolds American tobacco)'s share of each group's funding.

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
Sherrod Brown	Ohio Senate (special)	Attacking	$1.2M	✗ No
Abdul El-Sayed	Michigan Senate	Attacking	$900K	✗ No
James Talarico	Texas Senate	Attacking	$544K	✗ No
Josh Turek	Iowa Senate	Attacking	$463K	✗ No
Roy Cooper	North Carolina Senate	Attacking	$385K	✗ No
Troy Jackson	Maine Senate	Attacking	$345K	✗ No
Angie Nixon	Florida Senate (special)	Attacking	$278K	✓ Yes
Chris Pappas	New Hampshire Senate	Attacking	$278K	✗ No
Mary Peltola	Alaska Senate	Attacking	$215K	Counting
Jared Moskowitz	Florida 25th District	Attacking	$196K	✗ No
Kathy Castor	Florida 14th District	Attacking	$193K	✗ No
Annie Andrews	South Carolina Senate	Attacking	$190K	✗ No

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

Questions people ask

How much did RAI Services (Reynolds American tobacco) spend on the 2026 elections, and did it win?: RAI Services (Reynolds American tobacco) gave $16M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2026 federal elections, and 100% 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 ($863K won, $8.6M lost, with $619K in races still being counted). $114K had no matched result and is excluded.
Which super PACs did RAI Services (Reynolds American tobacco) fund in 2026?: MAGA Inc. ($8.0M), Senate Leadership Fund ($5.0M), Congressional Leadership Fund ($1.4M), The Sentinel Action Fund ($500K), Stronger Safer Nation ($400K).
Which candidates did RAI Services (Reynolds American tobacco)'s money end up backing or attacking in 2026?: against Sherrod Brown (Ohio Senate (special), about $1.2M, lost); against Abdul El-Sayed (Michigan Senate, about $900K, lost); against James Talarico (Texas Senate, about $544K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.