Which super PACs did Craig Duchossois fund in 2026?

Americans for Prosperity Action ($2.0M), Congressional Leadership Fund ($2.0M), Senate Leadership Fund ($2.0M), Thank You for Your Attention to This Matter PAC ($250K), Last Frontier PAC ($50K).

Which candidates did Craig Duchossois's money end up backing or attacking in 2026?

against Sherrod Brown (Ohio Senate (special), about $719K, lost); against Abdul El-Sayed (Michigan Senate, about $461K, lost); against Josh Turek (Iowa Senate, about $369K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

← All donors

Donor

Craig Duchossois

Individual

Executive Chair Emeritus, The Duchossois Group · Illinois

16 gifts to 8 groups, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.

Loser

Craig Duchossois gave $6.4M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2026 federal elections, and 99% of it helped Republicans (FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 8% ended up on the winning side ($404K won, $4.9M lost, with $627K in races still being counted).

Gave to outside spenders

$6.4M

99% of it helped Republicans

Ended up on the winning side

$404K of the dollars in races already called

Spent on the losing side

$4.9M

$627K still being counted

Not spent yet

$496K

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
Americans for Prosperity Action	$2.0M	$271K / $1.6M
Congressional Leadership Fund $261K not spent yet	$2.0M	$5K / $1.5M
Senate Leadership Fund $188K not spent yet	$2.0M	$69K / $1.6M
Thank You for Your Attention to This Matter PAC $2K not spent yet	$250K	$57K / $66K
Last Frontier PAC	$50K	$0 / $18K
Louisiana Freedom Fund	$50K	$0 / $50K
NRSC No outside spending reported yet	$44K	$0 / $0
Minnesota Forward	$25K	$1K / $24K

The trail

What the money bought

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

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
Sherrod Brown	Ohio Senate (special)	Attacking	$719K	✗ No
Abdul El-Sayed	Michigan Senate	Attacking	$461K	✗ No
Josh Turek	Iowa Senate	Attacking	$369K	✗ No
Mike Rogers	Michigan Senate (primary)	Supporting	$301K	✓ Yes
Jon Husted	Ohio Senate (special)	Supporting	$227K	✗ No
Mary Peltola	Alaska Senate	Attacking	$213K	Counting
Troy Jackson	Maine Senate	Attacking	$196K	✗ No
Roy Cooper	North Carolina Senate	Attacking	$189K	✗ No
Chris Pappas	New Hampshire Senate (primary)	Attacking	$187K	✗ No
Ashley Hinson	Iowa Senate	Supporting	$166K	✗ No
John E. Sununu	New Hampshire Senate	Supporting	$129K	✗ No
Christina Hines	Michigan 10th District	Attacking	$115K	✗ No

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

Questions people ask

How much did Craig Duchossois spend on the 2026 elections, and did it win?: Craig Duchossois gave $6.4M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2026 federal elections, and 99% of it helped Republicans (FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 8% ended up on the winning side ($404K won, $4.9M lost, with $627K in races still being counted).
Which super PACs did Craig Duchossois fund in 2026?: Americans for Prosperity Action ($2.0M), Congressional Leadership Fund ($2.0M), Senate Leadership Fund ($2.0M), Thank You for Your Attention to This Matter PAC ($250K), Last Frontier PAC ($50K).
Which candidates did Craig Duchossois's money end up backing or attacking in 2026?: against Sherrod Brown (Ohio Senate (special), about $719K, lost); against Abdul El-Sayed (Michigan Senate, about $461K, lost); against Josh Turek (Iowa Senate, about $369K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.