Which super PACs did Miriam Adelson fund in 2026?

Senate Leadership Fund ($30M), Maga Inc. ($25M), Congressional Leadership Fund ($10M), Security Is Strength PAC ($1.0M), NRCC ($44K).

Which candidates did Miriam Adelson's money end up backing or attacking in 2026?

against Sherrod Brown (Ohio Senate (special), about $8.0M, lost); against Josh Turek (Iowa Senate, about $4.2M, lost); against Abdul El-Sayed (Michigan Senate, about $4.0M, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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Miriam Adelson

Individual

Physician, Las Vegas Sands · Nevada

5 gifts to 5 groups, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.

Loser

Miriam Adelson gave $66M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2026 federal elections, and 100% of it helped Republicans (FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026). 4% of the money with a result ended up on the winning side ($1.5M won, $38M lost, with $2.7M in races still being counted).

Gave to outside spenders

$66M

100% of it helped Republicans

Ended up on the winning side

$1.5M

Spent on the losing side

$38M

$2.7M still being counted

Not spent yet

$24M

Sitting with groups that have not spent

Where the cheques went

A person writing cheques 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 cheque 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
Senate Leadership Fund	$30M	$1.1M / $27M
Maga Inc. No outside spending reported yet	$25M	$6K / $2.5M
Congressional Leadership Fund No outside spending reported yet	$10M	$25K / $7.6M
Security Is Strength PAC	$1.0M	$344K / $541K
NRCC No outside spending reported yet	$44K	$0 / $0

The trail

What the money bought

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

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
Sherrod Brown	Ohio Senate (special)	Attacking	$8.0M	✗ No
Josh Turek	Iowa Senate	Attacking	$4.2M	✗ No
Abdul El-Sayed	Michigan Senate	Attacking	$4.0M	✗ No
Troy Jackson	Maine Senate	Attacking	$3.2M	✗ No
Roy Cooper	North Carolina Senate	Attacking	$2.6M	✗ No
James Talarico	Texas Senate	Attacking	$1.8M	✗ No
Mary Peltola	Alaska Senate	Attacking	$1.5M	Counting
Adam Hamilton	Kansas Senate	Attacking	$1.4M	✗ No
Annie Andrews	South Carolina Senate	Attacking	$1.4M	✗ No
Chris Pappas	New Hampshire Senate	Attacking	$1.1M	✗ No
Jon Ossoff	Georgia Senate	Attacking	$1.0M	✗ No
Dan Osborn	Nebraska Senate	Attacking	$736K	✓ Yes

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

Questions people ask

How much did Miriam Adelson spend on the 2026 elections, and did it win?: Miriam Adelson gave $66M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2026 federal elections, and 100% of it helped Republicans (FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026). 4% of the money with a result ended up on the winning side ($1.5M won, $38M lost, with $2.7M in races still being counted).
Which super PACs did Miriam Adelson fund in 2026?: Senate Leadership Fund ($30M), Maga Inc. ($25M), Congressional Leadership Fund ($10M), Security Is Strength PAC ($1.0M), NRCC ($44K).
Which candidates did Miriam Adelson's money end up backing or attacking in 2026?: against Sherrod Brown (Ohio Senate (special), about $8.0M, lost); against Josh Turek (Iowa Senate, about $4.2M, lost); against Abdul El-Sayed (Michigan Senate, about $4.0M, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.