Which super PACs did Anita Bekenstein fund in 2026?

Votevets ($700K), Advance Progress ($125K), DSCC ($89K), DCCC ($89K).

Which candidates did Anita Bekenstein's money end up backing or attacking in 2026?

against Ashley Hinson (Iowa Senate, about $120K, won); for Josh Turek (Iowa Senate, about $118K, won); against Ed Markey (Massachusetts Senate, about $70K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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Anita Bekenstein

Individual

Not Employed, Unemployed · Massachusetts

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

Backed winners

Anita Bekenstein gave $1.0M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2026 federal elections, and 99% 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, 82% were on the winning side ($344K won, $78K lost, with $9K in races still being counted). $108K had no matched result and is excluded.

$1.0M

Gave to outside spenders

99% of it helped Democrats

82%

Winning share of scored dollars

$422K scored (42% of gifts)

$78K

Spent on the losing side

$9K still being counted

$571K

Not allocated or result unknown

$463K not allocated to tracked outside spending; $108K 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
Votevets $278K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$700K	$344K / $8K
Advance Progress $8K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$125K	$0 / $70K
DSCC $89K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$89K	$0 / $0
DCCC $89K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$89K	$0 / $0

The trail

What the money bought

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

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
Ashley Hinson	Iowa Senate	Attacking	$120K	✓ Yes
Josh Turek	Iowa Senate (primary)	Supporting	$118K	✓ Yes
Ed Markey	Massachusetts Senate (primary)	Attacking	$70K	✗ No
Seth Moulton	Massachusetts Senate (primary)	Supporting	$47K	Unknown
Maura Sullivan	New Hampshire 1st District (primary)	Supporting	$28K	Unknown
Matthew Maasdam	Michigan 7th District (primary)	Supporting	$26K	Unknown
Juan Ciscomani	Arizona 6th District	Attacking	$15K	✓ Yes
Cait Conley	New York 17th District (primary)	Supporting	$13K	✓ Yes
Luke Bronin	Connecticut 1st District (primary)	Supporting	$13K	✓ Yes
Rebecca Bennett	New Jersey 7th District (primary)	Supporting	$12K	✓ Yes
Jenny Costa Honeycutt	South Carolina 1st District	Attacking	$12K	✓ Yes
Ammar Campa-Najjar	California 48th District (primary)	Supporting	$5K	Unknown

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

Questions people ask

How much did Anita Bekenstein spend on the 2026 elections, and did it win?: Anita Bekenstein gave $1.0M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2026 federal elections, and 99% 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, 82% were on the winning side ($344K won, $78K lost, with $9K in races still being counted). $108K had no matched result and is excluded.
Which super PACs did Anita Bekenstein fund in 2026?: Votevets ($700K), Advance Progress ($125K), DSCC ($89K), DCCC ($89K).
Which candidates did Anita Bekenstein's money end up backing or attacking in 2026?: against Ashley Hinson (Iowa Senate, about $120K, won); for Josh Turek (Iowa Senate, about $118K, won); against Ed Markey (Massachusetts Senate, about $70K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.