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William Harris

Individual

Retired, Evergreen Money · Massachusetts

282 reported gifts; 20 recipient groups listed, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.

Mixed results

William Harris gave $1.6M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2026 federal elections, and 93% 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, 49% were on the winning side ($261K won, $277K lost, with $8K in races still being counted). $205K had no matched result and is excluded.

Gave to outside spenders

$1.6M

93% of it helped Democrats

Winning share of scored dollars

49%

$538K scored (34% of gifts)

Spent on the losing side

$277K

$8K still being counted

Not allocated or result unknown

$1.0M

$817K not allocated to tracked outside spending; $205K 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
GroupGaveHow the group spent itWon / lost
Senate Majority PAC

$625K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$625K
$0 / $0
Advance Progress

$25K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$400K
$0 / $223K
Leaders We Deserve

$84K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$100K
$6K / $1K
Right for Alaska

$923 not allocated to tracked outside spending

$100K
$29K / $48K
Ab PAC

$48K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$100K
$41K / $4K
Lone Star Rising PAC$100K
$90K / $0
Stronger Together Pa

$18K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$75K
$57K / $0
Illinois Future PAC

$2K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$50K
$35K / $0
DSCC

$5K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$5K
$0 / $0
Congressional Progressive Caucus PAC

$3K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$5K
$937 / $0
Giffords PAC

$1K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$2K
$1K / $0
NRSC

$2K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$2K
$0 / $0
Paf

$932 not allocated to tracked outside spending

$1K
$338 / $0
DCCC

$1K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$1K
$0 / $0
314 Action Fund

$249 not allocated to tracked outside spending

$750
$280 / $19
House Majority PAC

$12 not allocated to tracked outside spending

$212
$176 / $1
Progressive Turnout Project

$70 not allocated to tracked outside spending

$100
$26 / $2
Votevets

$20 not allocated to tracked outside spending

$50
$25 / $1
Edf Action Votes

$9 not allocated to tracked outside spending

$50
$35 / $5
Crush Maga PAC

$11 not allocated to tracked outside spending

$25
$0 / $8

The trail

What the money bought

The candidates William Harris's money was spent for or against, pro-rated by William Harris's share of each group's funding.
CandidateRaceSpendingTheir sharePaid off?
Ed MarkeyMassachusetts Senate (primary)Attacking$223K✗ No
Seth MoultonMassachusetts Senate (primary)Supporting$152KUnknown
Ken PaxtonTexas SenateAttacking$71K✓ Yes
Bob BrooksPennsylvania 7th District (primary)Supporting$57K✓ Yes
Dan J. SullivanAlaska Senate (primary)Attacking$49K✗ No
Juliana StrattonIllinois Senate (primary)Supporting$35K✓ Yes
Gerald HeikesAlaska Senate (primary)Supporting$29K✓ Yes
Earl SouthworthAlaska Senate (primary)Supporting$21KUnknown
James TalaricoTexas SenateSupporting$15K✓ Yes
S KriishnamoorthiIllinois Senate (primary)Attacking$13KUnknown
Jasmine CrockettTexas Senate (primary)Attacking$10KUnknown
James TalaricoTexas Senate (primary)Supporting$9K✓ Yes

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

Questions people ask

How much did William Harris spend on the 2026 elections, and did it win?
William Harris gave $1.6M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2026 federal elections, and 93% 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, 49% were on the winning side ($261K won, $277K lost, with $8K in races still being counted). $205K had no matched result and is excluded.
Which super PACs did William Harris fund in 2026?
Senate Majority PAC ($625K), Advance Progress ($400K), Leaders We Deserve ($100K), Right for Alaska ($100K), Ab PAC ($100K).
Which candidates did William Harris's money end up backing or attacking in 2026?
against Ed Markey (Massachusetts Senate, about $223K, lost); for Seth Moulton (Massachusetts Senate, about $152K, unknown); against Ken Paxton (Texas Senate, about $71K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.