Which candidates did Environmental Defense Action Fund's money end up backing or attacking in 2026?

against Jon Husted (Ohio Senate (special), about $1.9M, won); against Ken Paxton (Texas Senate, about $1.6M, won); against Mike Beltran (Florida 14th District, about $1.4M, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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Environmental Defense Action Fund

Company / nonprofit

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

Backed winners

Environmental Defense Action Fund gave $14M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2026 federal elections, and 98% 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, 88% were on the winning side ($9.8M won, $1.4M lost, with $310K in races still being counted). $0 had no matched result and is excluded.

Gave to outside spenders

$14M

98% of it helped Democrats

Winning share of scored dollars

88%

$11M scored (81% of gifts)

Spent on the losing side

$1.4M

$310K still being counted

Not allocated or result unknown

$2.4M

$2.4M not allocated to tracked outside spending; $0 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
Edf Action Votes $2.4M not allocated to tracked outside spending	$14M		$9.8M / $1.4M

The trail

What the money bought

The candidates Environmental Defense Action Fund's money was spent for or against, pro-rated by Environmental Defense Action Fund's share of each group's funding.

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
Jon Husted	Ohio Senate (special)	Attacking	$1.9M	✓ Yes
Ken Paxton	Texas Senate	Attacking	$1.6M	✓ Yes
Mike Beltran	Florida 14th District	Attacking	$1.4M	✓ Yes
Mike Rogers	Michigan Senate (primary)	Attacking	$1.2M	✗ No
Scott Perry	Pennsylvania 10th District	Attacking	$777K	✓ Yes
Mike Lawler	New York 17th District	Attacking	$668K	✓ Yes
Monica De La Cruz	Texas 15th District	Attacking	$661K	✓ Yes
Jay Feely	Arizona 1st District	Attacking	$584K	✓ Yes
Derrick Van Orden	Wisconsin 3rd District	Attacking	$578K	✓ Yes
Jennifer Balkcom	North Carolina 11th District	Attacking	$578K	✓ Yes
Bill Huizenga	Michigan 4th District	Attacking	$425K	✓ Yes
Michael Whatley	North Carolina Senate	Attacking	$387K	✓ Yes

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

Questions people ask

How much did Environmental Defense Action Fund spend on the 2026 elections, and did it win?: Environmental Defense Action Fund gave $14M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2026 federal elections, and 98% 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, 88% were on the winning side ($9.8M won, $1.4M lost, with $310K in races still being counted). $0 had no matched result and is excluded.
Which super PACs did Environmental Defense Action Fund fund in 2026?: Edf Action Votes ($14M).
Which candidates did Environmental Defense Action Fund's money end up backing or attacking in 2026?: against Jon Husted (Ohio Senate (special), about $1.9M, won); against Ken Paxton (Texas Senate, about $1.6M, won); against Mike Beltran (Florida 14th District, about $1.4M, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.