Which candidates did AB Foundation's money end up backing or attacking in 2026?

against Ashley Hinson (Iowa Senate, about $607K, won); for James Talarico (Texas Senate, about $595K, won); for Abdul El-Sayed (Michigan Senate, about $489K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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AB Foundation

Company / nonprofit

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

Backed winners

AB Foundation gave $13M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2026 federal elections, and 100% 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, 91% were on the winning side ($5.3M won, $546K lost, with $805K in races still being counted). $51K had no matched result and is excluded.

Gave to outside spenders

$13M

100% of it helped Democrats

Winning share of scored dollars

91%

$5.9M scored (45% of gifts)

Spent on the losing side

$546K

$805K still being counted

Not allocated or result unknown

$6.3M

$6.3M not allocated to tracked outside spending; $51K has no matched result. Neither is cash on hand.

Where the checks went

A company, LLC or nonprofit. Where its money came from is not reported. 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
Ab PAC $6.3M not allocated to tracked outside spending	$13M		$5.3M / $546K

The trail

What the money bought

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

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
Ashley Hinson	Iowa Senate	Attacking	$607K	✓ Yes
James Talarico	Texas Senate	Supporting	$595K	✓ Yes
Abdul El-Sayed	Michigan Senate	Supporting	$489K	✓ Yes
Angie Nixon	Florida Senate (special)	Supporting	$370K	✗ No
Sherrod Brown	Ohio Senate (special)	Supporting	$366K	✓ Yes
Cindy Hyde-Smith	Mississippi Senate	Attacking	$325K	Counting
Jon Ossoff	Georgia Senate	Supporting	$311K	✓ Yes
Jon Husted	Ohio Senate (special)	Attacking	$263K	✓ Yes
Peggy Flanagan	Minnesota Senate	Supporting	$197K	✓ Yes
Josh Turek	Iowa Senate	Supporting	$193K	✓ Yes
Susie Lee	Nevada 3rd District	Supporting	$142K	✓ Yes
Joe Mitchell	Iowa 2nd District	Attacking	$142K	✓ Yes

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

Questions people ask

How much did AB Foundation spend on the 2026 elections, and did it win?: AB Foundation gave $13M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2026 federal elections, and 100% 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, 91% were on the winning side ($5.3M won, $546K lost, with $805K in races still being counted). $51K had no matched result and is excluded.
Which super PACs did AB Foundation fund in 2026?: Ab PAC ($13M).
Which candidates did AB Foundation's money end up backing or attacking in 2026?: against Ashley Hinson (Iowa Senate, about $607K, won); for James Talarico (Texas Senate, about $595K, won); for Abdul El-Sayed (Michigan Senate, about $489K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.