Which super PACs did William Ford III fund in 2026?

Maga Inc. ($1.3M), American Political Action Committee ($517), Equality PAC ($250), NRSC ($247), DSCC ($60).

Which candidates did William Ford III's money end up backing or attacking in 2026?

against James Talarico (Texas Senate, about $90K, lost); for Ken Paxton (Texas Senate, about $23K, lost); against Aftyn Behn (Tennessee 7th District, about $3K, unknown). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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William Ford III

Individual

Chairman and CEO, General Atlantic · New York

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

Loser

William Ford III gave $1.3M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2026 federal elections, and 100% of it helped Republicans (FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 0% ended up on the winning side ($442 won, $124K lost, with $6K in races still being counted).

Gave to outside spenders

$1.3M

100% of it helped Republicans

Ended up on the winning side

$442 of the dollars in races already called

Spent on the losing side

$124K

$6K still being counted

Not spent yet

$1.1M

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
Maga Inc. $1.1M not spent yet	$1.3M	$278 / $124K
American Political Action Committee $49 not spent yet	$517	$0 / $463
Equality PAC	$250	$164 / $0
NRSC No outside spending reported yet	$247	$0 / $0
DSCC No outside spending reported yet	$60	$0 / $0

The trail

What the money bought

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

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
James Talarico	Texas Senate	Attacking	$90K	✗ No
Ken Paxton	Texas Senate	Supporting	$23K	✗ No
Aftyn Behn	Tennessee 7th District	Attacking	$3K	Unknown
Matt Van Epps	Tennessee 7th District	Supporting	$3K	Counting
Darline Graham	South Carolina Senate	Supporting	$2K	✗ No
Abdul El-Sayed	Michigan Senate	Attacking	$1K	✗ No
Sherrod Brown	Ohio Senate (special)	Attacking	$816	✗ No
Don Davis	North Carolina 1st District	Attacking	$598	✗ No
Josh Turek	Iowa Senate	Attacking	$575	✗ No
Shannon Taylor	Virginia 1st District	Attacking	$356	Counting
Tom Perriello	Virginia 5th District	Attacking	$331	Counting
Matthew Dunlap	Maine 2nd District	Attacking	$314	Counting

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

Questions people ask

How much did William Ford III spend on the 2026 elections, and did it win?: William Ford III gave $1.3M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2026 federal elections, and 100% of it helped Republicans (FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 0% ended up on the winning side ($442 won, $124K lost, with $6K in races still being counted).
Which super PACs did William Ford III fund in 2026?: Maga Inc. ($1.3M), American Political Action Committee ($517), Equality PAC ($250), NRSC ($247), DSCC ($60).
Which candidates did William Ford III's money end up backing or attacking in 2026?: against James Talarico (Texas Senate, about $90K, lost); for Ken Paxton (Texas Senate, about $23K, lost); against Aftyn Behn (Tennessee 7th District, about $3K, unknown). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.