Which super PACs did Connie Ballmer fund in 2026?

House Majority PAC ($3.0M), Everytown for Gun Safety Victory Fund (Everytown Victory Fund) ($3.0M), DSCC ($44K), DCCC ($44K).

Which candidates did Connie Ballmer's money end up backing or attacking in 2026?

for Lindsay James (Iowa 2nd District, about $425K, won); for Christina Hines (Michigan 10th District, about $395K, won); for Sarah Trone Garriott (Iowa 3rd District, about $332K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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Connie Ballmer

Individual

Co-Founder, Ballmer Group (Microsoft fortune) · Washington

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

Winner

Connie Ballmer gave $6.1M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2026 federal elections, and 100% 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, 100% were on the winning side ($4.7M won, $15K lost, with $864K in races still being counted). $2K had no matched result and is excluded.

Gave to outside spenders

$6.1M

100% of it helped Democrats

Winning share of scored dollars

100%

$4.7M scored (77% of gifts)

Spent on the losing side

$15K

$864K still being counted

Not allocated or result unknown

$545K

$542K not allocated to tracked outside spending; $2K has no matched result. Neither is cash on hand.

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
House Majority PAC $167K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$3.0M	$2.2M / $15K
Everytown for Gun Safety Victory Fund (Everytown Victory Fund) $287K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$3.0M	$2.4M / $0
DSCC $44K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$44K	$0 / $0
DCCC $44K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$44K	$0 / $0

The trail

What the money bought

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

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
Lindsay James	Iowa 2nd District	Supporting	$425K	✓ Yes
Christina Hines	Michigan 10th District	Supporting	$395K	✓ Yes
Sarah Trone Garriott	Iowa 3rd District	Supporting	$332K	✓ Yes
Zach Nunn	Iowa 3rd District	Attacking	$306K	✓ Yes
Casey Askar	Florida 22nd District	Attacking	$285K	✓ Yes
Mariannette Miller-Meeks	Iowa 1st District	Attacking	$238K	✓ Yes
Paige Cognetti	Pennsylvania 8th District	Supporting	$220K	✓ Yes
JoAnna Mendoza	Arizona 6th District	Supporting	$212K	Counting
Scott Singer	Florida 25th District	Attacking	$168K	✓ Yes
Tom Barrett	Michigan 7th District	Attacking	$136K	✓ Yes
Juan Ciscomani	Arizona 6th District	Attacking	$123K	Counting
Christina Bohannan	Iowa 1st District	Supporting	$120K	✓ Yes

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

Questions people ask

How much did Connie Ballmer spend on the 2026 elections, and did it win?: Connie Ballmer gave $6.1M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2026 federal elections, and 100% 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, 100% were on the winning side ($4.7M won, $15K lost, with $864K in races still being counted). $2K had no matched result and is excluded.
Which super PACs did Connie Ballmer fund in 2026?: House Majority PAC ($3.0M), Everytown for Gun Safety Victory Fund (Everytown Victory Fund) ($3.0M), DSCC ($44K), DCCC ($44K).
Which candidates did Connie Ballmer's money end up backing or attacking in 2026?: for Lindsay James (Iowa 2nd District, about $425K, won); for Christina Hines (Michigan 10th District, about $395K, won); for Sarah Trone Garriott (Iowa 3rd District, about $332K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.