Which super PACs did Anita Bekenstein fund in 2026?

Votevets ($700K), Advance Progress ($125K), DSCC ($89K), DCCC ($89K).

Which candidates did Anita Bekenstein's money end up backing or attacking in 2026?

against Ashley Hinson (Iowa Senate, about $199K, won); for Josh Turek (Iowa Senate, about $196K, won); against Ed Markey (Massachusetts Senate, about $70K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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Donor

Anita Bekenstein

Individual

Not Employed, Unemployed · Massachusetts

12 gifts to 4 groups, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.

Winner

Anita Bekenstein gave $1.0M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2026 federal elections, and 90% of it helped Democrats (FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 86% ended up on the winning side ($523K won, $83K lost, with $63K in races still being counted).

Gave to outside spenders

$1.0M

90% of it helped Democrats

Ended up on the winning side

86%

$523K of the dollars in races already called

Spent on the losing side

$83K

$63K still being counted

Not spent yet

$333K

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
Votevets	$700K	$523K / $14K
Advance Progress $8K not spent yet	$125K	$0 / $70K
DSCC No outside spending reported yet	$89K	$0 / $0
DCCC No outside spending reported yet	$89K	$0 / $0

The trail

What the money bought

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

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
Ashley Hinson	Iowa Senate	Attacking	$199K	✓ Yes
Josh Turek	Iowa Senate	Supporting	$196K	✓ Yes
Ed Markey	Massachusetts Senate (primary)	Attacking	$70K	✗ No
Seth Moulton	Massachusetts Senate (primary)	Supporting	$47K	Unknown
Maura Sullivan	New Hampshire 1st District (primary)	Supporting	$47K	Unknown
Matthew Maasdam	Michigan 7th District (primary)	Supporting	$43K	Unknown
Juan Ciscomani	Arizona 6th District	Attacking	$26K	Counting
Cait Conley	New York 17th District (primary)	Supporting	$22K	✓ Yes
Luke Bronin	Connecticut 1st District (primary)	Supporting	$21K	✓ Yes
Rebecca Bennett	New Jersey 7th District (primary)	Supporting	$21K	✓ Yes
Jenny Costa Honeycutt	South Carolina 1st District	Attacking	$20K	Counting
Nancy Lacore	South Carolina 1st District	Supporting	$9K	Counting

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

Questions people ask

How much did Anita Bekenstein spend on the 2026 elections, and did it win?: Anita Bekenstein gave $1.0M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2026 federal elections, and 90% of it helped Democrats (FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 86% ended up on the winning side ($523K won, $83K lost, with $63K in races still being counted).
Which super PACs did Anita Bekenstein fund in 2026?: Votevets ($700K), Advance Progress ($125K), DSCC ($89K), DCCC ($89K).
Which candidates did Anita Bekenstein's money end up backing or attacking in 2026?: against Ashley Hinson (Iowa Senate, about $199K, won); for Josh Turek (Iowa Senate, about $196K, won); against Ed Markey (Massachusetts Senate, about $70K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.