Which super PACs did Irwin Jacobs fund in 2026?

House Majority PAC ($1.0M), Senate Majority PAC ($250K), Ab PAC ($100K), DSCC ($44K), Congressional Progressive Caucus PAC ($5K).

Which candidates did Irwin Jacobs's money end up backing or attacking in 2026?

against Scott Singer (Florida 25th District, about $59K, won); against Tom Barrett (Michigan 7th District, about $48K, won); against Casey Askar (Florida 22nd District, about $43K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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Donor

Irwin Jacobs

Individual

Retired, Retired · California

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

Winner

Irwin Jacobs gave $1.4M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2026 federal elections, and 100% of it helped Democrats (FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 98% ended up on the winning side ($858K won, $13K lost, with $231K in races still being counted).

Gave to outside spenders

$1.4M

100% of it helped Democrats

Ended up on the winning side

98%

$858K of the dollars in races already called

Spent on the losing side

$13K

$231K still being counted

Not spent yet

$297K

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
House Majority PAC	$1.0M	$778K / $5K
Senate Majority PAC No outside spending reported yet	$250K	$0 / $0
Ab PAC	$100K	$76K / $8K
DSCC No outside spending reported yet	$44K	$0 / $0
Congressional Progressive Caucus PAC	$5K	$3K / $0

The trail

What the money bought

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

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
Scott Singer	Florida 25th District	Attacking	$59K	✓ Yes
Tom Barrett	Michigan 7th District	Attacking	$48K	✓ Yes
Casey Askar	Florida 22nd District	Attacking	$43K	✓ Yes
Mike Bouchard Jr.	Michigan 10th District	Attacking	$40K	✓ Yes
Laurie Buckhout	North Carolina 1st District	Attacking	$39K	✓ Yes
Eric Flores	Texas 34th District	Attacking	$34K	✓ Yes
Paul LePage	Maine 2nd District	Attacking	$32K	Counting
Derrick Van Orden	Wisconsin 3rd District	Attacking	$31K	✓ Yes
Mike Beltran	Florida 14th District	Attacking	$31K	✓ Yes
David Valadao	California 22nd District	Attacking	$30K	✓ Yes
Brian Fitzpatrick	Pennsylvania 1st District	Attacking	$30K	✓ Yes
John Braun	Washington 3rd District	Attacking	$29K	✓ Yes

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

Questions people ask

How much did Irwin Jacobs spend on the 2026 elections, and did it win?: Irwin Jacobs gave $1.4M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2026 federal elections, and 100% of it helped Democrats (FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 98% ended up on the winning side ($858K won, $13K lost, with $231K in races still being counted).
Which super PACs did Irwin Jacobs fund in 2026?: House Majority PAC ($1.0M), Senate Majority PAC ($250K), Ab PAC ($100K), DSCC ($44K), Congressional Progressive Caucus PAC ($5K).
Which candidates did Irwin Jacobs's money end up backing or attacking in 2026?: against Scott Singer (Florida 25th District, about $59K, won); against Tom Barrett (Michigan 7th District, about $48K, won); against Casey Askar (Florida 22nd District, about $43K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.