Which super PACs did Joshua Bekenstein fund in 2026?

Votevets ($1.2M), Advance Progress ($625K), Welcomepac ($100K), DSCC ($89K), DCCC ($89K).

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

against Ed Markey (Massachusetts Senate, about $349K, lost); for Seth Moulton (Massachusetts Senate, about $237K, unknown); against Ashley Hinson (Iowa Senate, about $201K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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Donor

Joshua Bekenstein

Individual

Investor, Bain Capital · Massachusetts

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

Mixed

Joshua Bekenstein gave $2.1M 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, 60% were on the winning side ($555K won, $363K lost, with $64K in races still being counted). $345K had no matched result and is excluded.

Gave to outside spenders

$2.1M

100% of it helped Democrats

Winning share of scored dollars

60%

$918K scored (44% of gifts)

Spent on the losing side

$363K

$64K still being counted

Not allocated or result unknown

$1.1M

$751K not allocated to tracked outside spending; $345K 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
Votevets $467K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$1.2M	$529K / $14K
Advance Progress $39K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$625K	$0 / $349K
Welcomepac $68K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$100K	$26K / $255
DSCC $89K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$89K	$0 / $0
DCCC $89K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$89K	$0 / $0

The trail

What the money bought

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

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
Ed Markey	Massachusetts Senate (primary)	Attacking	$349K	✗ No
Seth Moulton	Massachusetts Senate (primary)	Supporting	$237K	Unknown
Ashley Hinson	Iowa Senate	Attacking	$201K	✓ Yes
Josh Turek	Iowa Senate (primary)	Supporting	$199K	✓ Yes
Maura Sullivan	New Hampshire 1st District (primary)	Supporting	$48K	Unknown
Matthew Maasdam	Michigan 7th District (primary)	Supporting	$44K	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
Ammar Campa-Najjar	California 48th District (primary)	Supporting	$9K	Unknown

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

Questions people ask

How much did Joshua Bekenstein spend on the 2026 elections, and did it win?: Joshua Bekenstein gave $2.1M 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, 60% were on the winning side ($555K won, $363K lost, with $64K in races still being counted). $345K had no matched result and is excluded.
Which super PACs did Joshua Bekenstein fund in 2026?: Votevets ($1.2M), Advance Progress ($625K), Welcomepac ($100K), DSCC ($89K), DCCC ($89K).
Which candidates did Joshua Bekenstein's money end up backing or attacking in 2026?: against Ed Markey (Massachusetts Senate, about $349K, lost); for Seth Moulton (Massachusetts Senate, about $237K, unknown); against Ashley Hinson (Iowa Senate, about $201K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.