Which super PACs did William Ford fund in 2026?

MAGA Inc. ($1.3M), American Political Action Committee ($517), Equality PAC ($250), NRSC ($247), DSCC ($60).

Which candidates did William Ford's money end up backing or attacking in 2026?

against James Talarico (Texas Senate, about $85K, lost); against Abdul El-Sayed (Michigan Senate, about $54K, lost); against Sherrod Brown (Ohio Senate (special), about $41K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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William Ford

Individual

Chairman and CEO, General Atlantic · New York

16 reported gifts; 5 recipient groups listed, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.

Backed losers

William Ford gave $1.3M 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, 0% were on the winning side ($2K won, $644K lost, with $62K in races still being counted). $2K had no matched result and is excluded.

Gave to outside spenders

$1.3M

100% of it helped Republicans

Winning share of scored dollars

$646K scored (52% of gifts)

Spent on the losing side

$644K

$62K still being counted

Not allocated or result unknown

$542K

$540K not allocated to tracked outside spending; $2K 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
MAGA Inc. $539K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$1.3M	$2K / $644K
American Political Action Committee $405 not allocated to tracked outside spending	$517	$0 / $111
Equality PAC $172 not allocated to tracked outside spending	$250	$63 / $0
NRSC $247 not allocated to tracked outside spending	$247	$0 / $0
DSCC $60 not allocated to tracked outside spending	$60	$0 / $0

The trail

What the money bought

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

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
James Talarico	Texas Senate	Attacking	$85K	✗ No
Abdul El-Sayed	Michigan Senate	Attacking	$54K	✗ No
Sherrod Brown	Ohio Senate (special)	Attacking	$41K	✗ No
Jared Moskowitz	Florida 25th District	Attacking	$26K	✗ No
Ken Paxton	Texas Senate	Supporting	$25K	✗ No
Kathy Castor	Florida 14th District	Attacking	$24K	✗ No
Chris Pappas	New Hampshire Senate	Attacking	$22K	✗ No
Pia Dandiya	Florida 22nd District	Attacking	$19K	✗ No
Roy Cooper	North Carolina Senate	Attacking	$18K	✗ No
Johnny Garcia	Texas 35th District	Attacking	$16K	✗ No
Mike Rogers	Michigan Senate	Supporting	$16K	✗ No
Jon Husted	Ohio Senate (special)	Supporting	$15K	✗ No

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

Questions people ask

How much did William Ford spend on the 2026 elections, and did it win?: William Ford gave $1.3M 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, 0% were on the winning side ($2K won, $644K lost, with $62K in races still being counted). $2K had no matched result and is excluded.
Which super PACs did William Ford fund in 2026?: MAGA Inc. ($1.3M), American Political Action Committee ($517), Equality PAC ($250), NRSC ($247), DSCC ($60).
Which candidates did William Ford's money end up backing or attacking in 2026?: against James Talarico (Texas Senate, about $85K, lost); against Abdul El-Sayed (Michigan Senate, about $54K, lost); against Sherrod Brown (Ohio Senate (special), about $41K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.