Which super PACs did Defending America's Future fund in 2026?

Alabama Christian Conservatives ($1.7M).

Which candidates did Defending America's Future's money end up backing or attacking in 2026?

for Rhett Marques (Alabama 2nd District, about $1.1M, won); for Rhett Marques (Alabama 2nd District, about $590K, lost); against Shomari Figures (Alabama 2nd District, about $22K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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Donor

Defending America's Future

Another PAC

Maryland

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

Mixed results

Defending America's Future gave $1.7M 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, 64% were on the winning side ($1.1M won, $613K lost). $696 had no matched result and is excluded.

Gave to outside spenders

$1.7M

100% of it helped Republicans

Winning share of scored dollars

64%

$1.7M scored (100% of gifts)

Spent on the losing side

$613K

Not allocated or result unknown

$696

$0 not allocated to tracked outside spending; $696 has no matched result. Neither is cash on hand.

Where the checks went

Another political committee passing money along. The original donor is one step upstream. 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
Alabama Christian Conservatives	$1.7M		$1.1M / $613K

The trail

What the money bought

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

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
Rhett Marques	Alabama 2nd District (primary)	Supporting	$1.1M	✓ Yes
Rhett Marques	Alabama 2nd District	Supporting	$590K	✗ No
Shomari Figures	Alabama 2nd District	Attacking	$22K	✗ No
Hampton Harris	Alabama 2nd District (primary)	Attacking	$696	Unknown

Another PAC as classified from the FEC entity type and public reporting.

Questions people ask

How much did Defending America's Future spend on the 2026 elections, and did it win?: Defending America's Future gave $1.7M 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, 64% were on the winning side ($1.1M won, $613K lost). $696 had no matched result and is excluded.
Which super PACs did Defending America's Future fund in 2026?: Alabama Christian Conservatives ($1.7M).
Which candidates did Defending America's Future's money end up backing or attacking in 2026?: for Rhett Marques (Alabama 2nd District, about $1.1M, won); for Rhett Marques (Alabama 2nd District, about $590K, lost); against Shomari Figures (Alabama 2nd District, about $22K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.