Which super PACs did Craig Duchossois fund in 2026?

Americans for Prosperity Action ($2.0M), Congressional Leadership Fund ($2.0M), Senate Leadership Fund ($2.0M), Thank You for Your Attention to This Matter PAC ($250K), Last Frontier PAC ($50K).

Which candidates did Craig Duchossois's money end up backing or attacking in 2026?

against Sherrod Brown (Ohio Senate (special), about $550K, lost); against Abdul El-Sayed (Michigan Senate, about $367K, lost); against Josh Turek (Iowa Senate, about $282K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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Craig Duchossois

Individual

Executive Chair Emeritus, The Duchossois Group · Illinois

16 reported gifts; 8 recipient groups listed, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.

Backed losers

Craig Duchossois gave $6.4M 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, 7% were on the winning side ($332K won, $4.4M lost, with $366K in races still being counted). $9K had no matched result and is excluded.

Gave to outside spenders

$6.4M

100% of it helped Republicans

Winning share of scored dollars

$4.7M scored (73% of gifts)

Spent on the losing side

$4.4M

$366K still being counted

Not allocated or result unknown

$1.3M

$1.3M not allocated to tracked outside spending; $9K 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
Americans for Prosperity Action $242K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$2.0M	$232K / $1.4M
Congressional Leadership Fund $300K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$2.0M	$5K / $1.6M
Senate Leadership Fund $722K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$2.0M	$49K / $1.2M
Thank You for Your Attention to This Matter PAC $15K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$250K	$46K / $122K
Last Frontier PAC	$50K	$0 / $18K
Louisiana Freedom Fund $4K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$50K	$0 / $46K
NRSC $44K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$44K	$0 / $0
Minnesota Forward	$25K	$1K / $24K

The trail

What the money bought

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

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
Sherrod Brown	Ohio Senate (special)	Attacking	$550K	✗ No
Abdul El-Sayed	Michigan Senate	Attacking	$367K	✗ No
Josh Turek	Iowa Senate	Attacking	$282K	✗ No
Jon Husted	Ohio Senate (special)	Supporting	$189K	✗ No
Mike Rogers	Michigan Senate	Supporting	$179K	✗ No
Mary Peltola	Alaska Senate	Attacking	$154K	Counting
Troy Jackson	Maine Senate	Attacking	$138K	✗ No
Roy Cooper	North Carolina Senate	Attacking	$137K	✗ No
Ashley Hinson	Iowa Senate	Supporting	$136K	✗ No
Chris Pappas	New Hampshire Senate	Attacking	$128K	✗ No
Christina Hines	Michigan 10th District	Attacking	$113K	✗ No
William Lawrence	Michigan 7th District	Attacking	$98K	✗ No

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

Questions people ask

How much did Craig Duchossois spend on the 2026 elections, and did it win?: Craig Duchossois gave $6.4M 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, 7% were on the winning side ($332K won, $4.4M lost, with $366K in races still being counted). $9K had no matched result and is excluded.
Which super PACs did Craig Duchossois fund in 2026?: Americans for Prosperity Action ($2.0M), Congressional Leadership Fund ($2.0M), Senate Leadership Fund ($2.0M), Thank You for Your Attention to This Matter PAC ($250K), Last Frontier PAC ($50K).
Which candidates did Craig Duchossois's money end up backing or attacking in 2026?: against Sherrod Brown (Ohio Senate (special), about $550K, lost); against Abdul El-Sayed (Michigan Senate, about $367K, lost); against Josh Turek (Iowa Senate, about $282K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.