Which super PACs did Benjamin Horowitz fund in 2026?

Maga Inc. ($3.0M), DSCC ($66K).

Which candidates did Benjamin Horowitz's money end up backing or attacking in 2026?

against James Talarico (Texas Senate, about $191K, lost); for Ken Paxton (Texas Senate, about $48K, lost); against Aftyn Behn (Tennessee 7th District, about $5K, unknown). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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Donor

Benjamin Horowitz

Individual

Co-Founder and General Partner, A16z · Nevada

4 reported gifts; 2 recipient groups listed, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.

Loser

Benjamin Horowitz gave $3.1M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2026 federal elections, and 100% of it helped Republicans (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Oct 14, 2026). Among dollars with a matched election-stage result, 0% were on the winning side ($590 won, $262K lost, with $11K in races still being counted). $5K had no matched result and is excluded.

Gave to outside spenders

$3.1M

100% of it helped Republicans

Winning share of scored dollars

$263K scored (9% of gifts)

Spent on the losing side

$262K

$11K still being counted

Not allocated or result unknown

$2.8M

$2.8M not allocated to tracked outside spending; $5K 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	How the group spent it	Won / lost
Maga Inc. $2.7M not allocated to tracked outside spending	$3.0M		$590 / $262K
DSCC $66K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$66K		$0 / $0

The trail

What the money bought

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

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
James Talarico	Texas Senate	Attacking	$191K	✗ No
Ken Paxton	Texas Senate	Supporting	$48K	✗ No
Aftyn Behn	Tennessee 7th District	Attacking	$5K	Unknown
Matt Van Epps	Tennessee 7th District	Supporting	$5K	Counting
Darline Graham	South Carolina Senate	Supporting	$5K	✗ No
Abdul El-Sayed	Michigan Senate	Attacking	$2K	✗ No
Sherrod Brown	Ohio Senate (special)	Attacking	$2K	✗ No
Don Davis	North Carolina 1st District	Attacking	$1K	✗ No
Josh Turek	Iowa Senate	Attacking	$1K	✗ No
Shannon Taylor	Virginia 1st District	Attacking	$755	Counting
Tom Perriello	Virginia 5th District	Attacking	$700	Counting
Matthew Dunlap	Maine 2nd District	Attacking	$666	Counting

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

Questions people ask

How much did Benjamin Horowitz spend on the 2026 elections, and did it win?: Benjamin Horowitz gave $3.1M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2026 federal elections, and 100% of it helped Republicans (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Oct 14, 2026). Among dollars with a matched election-stage result, 0% were on the winning side ($590 won, $262K lost, with $11K in races still being counted). $5K had no matched result and is excluded.
Which super PACs did Benjamin Horowitz fund in 2026?: Maga Inc. ($3.0M), DSCC ($66K).
Which candidates did Benjamin Horowitz's money end up backing or attacking in 2026?: against James Talarico (Texas Senate, about $191K, lost); for Ken Paxton (Texas Senate, about $48K, lost); against Aftyn Behn (Tennessee 7th District, about $5K, unknown). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.