Which super PACs did Charles Johnson fund in 2026?

Congressional Leadership Fund ($1.0M), Senate Leadership Fund ($525K), NRCC ($45K), Last Frontier PAC ($25K), The Sentinel Action Fund ($20K).

Which candidates did Charles Johnson's money end up backing or attacking in 2026?

against Sherrod Brown (Ohio Senate (special), about $91K, lost); against Christina Hines (Michigan 10th District, about $56K, lost); against Don Davis (North Carolina 1st District, about $49K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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Charles Johnson

Individual

Retired, Retired · Florida

96 reported gifts; 11 recipient groups listed, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.

Loser

Charles Johnson gave $1.6M 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, 2% were on the winning side ($17K won, $1.1M lost, with $137K in races still being counted). $239 had no matched result and is excluded.

Gave to outside spenders

$1.6M

100% of it helped Republicans

Winning share of scored dollars

$1.1M scored (67% of gifts)

Spent on the losing side

$1.1M

$137K still being counted

Not allocated or result unknown

$399K

$399K not allocated to tracked outside spending; $239 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
Congressional Leadership Fund $150K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$1.0M	$2K / $745K
Senate Leadership Fund $189K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$525K	$13K / $305K
NRCC $45K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$45K	$0 / $0
Last Frontier PAC	$25K	$0 / $9K
The Sentinel Action Fund $10K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$20K	$1K / $8K
DSCC $3K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$3K	$0 / $0
NRSC $1K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$1K	$0 / $0
DCCC $700 not allocated to tracked outside spending	$700	$0 / $0
House Majority PAC $7 not allocated to tracked outside spending	$126	$94 / $1
Common Sense for America PAC $80 not allocated to tracked outside spending	$100	$1 / $17
Progressive Turnout Project $17 not allocated to tracked outside spending	$25	$6 / $0

The trail

What the money bought

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

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
Sherrod Brown	Ohio Senate (special)	Attacking	$91K	✗ No
Christina Hines	Michigan 10th District	Attacking	$56K	✗ No
Don Davis	North Carolina 1st District	Attacking	$49K	✗ No
Abdul El-Sayed	Michigan Senate	Attacking	$47K	✗ No
Josh Turek	Iowa Senate	Attacking	$46K	✗ No
William Lawrence	Michigan 7th District	Attacking	$46K	✗ No
Cait Conley	New York 17th District	Attacking	$43K	✗ No
Randy Villegas	California 22nd District	Attacking	$37K	✗ No
Troy Jackson	Maine Senate	Attacking	$36K	✗ No
Bob Brooks	Pennsylvania 7th District	Attacking	$33K	✗ No
Manny Rutinel	Colorado 8th District	Attacking	$32K	✗ No
Mary Peltola	Alaska Senate	Attacking	$31K	Counting

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

Questions people ask

How much did Charles Johnson spend on the 2026 elections, and did it win?: Charles Johnson gave $1.6M 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, 2% were on the winning side ($17K won, $1.1M lost, with $137K in races still being counted). $239 had no matched result and is excluded.
Which super PACs did Charles Johnson fund in 2026?: Congressional Leadership Fund ($1.0M), Senate Leadership Fund ($525K), NRCC ($45K), Last Frontier PAC ($25K), The Sentinel Action Fund ($20K).
Which candidates did Charles Johnson's money end up backing or attacking in 2026?: against Sherrod Brown (Ohio Senate (special), about $91K, lost); against Christina Hines (Michigan 10th District, about $56K, lost); against Don Davis (North Carolina 1st District, about $49K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.