Which super PACs did Victor Kohn fund in 2026?

United Democracy Project ($850K), Elect Chicago Women Aka Ecw ($575K), Affordable Chicago Now! ($500K).

Which candidates did Victor Kohn's money end up backing or attacking in 2026?

for Donna Miller (Illinois 2nd District, about $490K, won); for Laura Fine (Illinois 9th District, about $226K, unknown); for Melissa Bean (Illinois 8th District, about $206K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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Donor

Victor Kohn

Individual

Retired, Retired · California

3 gifts to 3 groups, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.

Winner

Victor Kohn gave $1.9M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2026 federal elections, and 80% of it helped Democrats (FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 77% ended up on the winning side ($798K won, $238K lost, with $19K in races still being counted).

Gave to outside spenders

$1.9M

80% of it helped Democrats

Ended up on the winning side

77%

$798K of the dollars in races already called

Spent on the losing side

$238K

$19K still being counted

Not spent yet

$870K

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
United Democracy Project $425K not spent yet	$850K	$103K / $164K
Elect Chicago Women Aka Ecw $69K not spent yet	$575K	$206K / $74K
Affordable Chicago Now! $10K not spent yet	$500K	$490K / $0

The trail

What the money bought

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

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
Donna Miller	Illinois 2nd District (primary)	Supporting	$490K	✓ Yes
Laura Fine	Illinois 9th District (primary)	Supporting	$226K	Unknown
Melissa Bean	Illinois 8th District (primary)	Supporting	$206K	✓ Yes
Abdul El-Sayed	Michigan Senate	Attacking	$164K	✗ No
Haley Stevens	Michigan Senate (primary)	Supporting	$82K	Unknown
Daniel Biss	Illinois 9th District (primary)	Attacking	$74K	✗ No
Adrian Boafo	Maryland 5th District (primary)	Supporting	$45K	✓ Yes
Melissa Conyears-Ervin	Illinois 7th District (primary)	Supporting	$39K	Unknown
Thomas Massie	Kentucky 4th District (primary)	Attacking	$28K	✓ Yes
Cori Bush	Missouri 1st District (primary)	Attacking	$19K	✓ Yes
Tom Malinowski	New Jersey 11th District	Attacking	$18K	Unknown
Aisha Wahab	California 14th District	Attacking	$13K	Counting

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

Questions people ask

How much did Victor Kohn spend on the 2026 elections, and did it win?: Victor Kohn gave $1.9M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2026 federal elections, and 80% of it helped Democrats (FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 77% ended up on the winning side ($798K won, $238K lost, with $19K in races still being counted).
Which super PACs did Victor Kohn fund in 2026?: United Democracy Project ($850K), Elect Chicago Women Aka Ecw ($575K), Affordable Chicago Now! ($500K).
Which candidates did Victor Kohn's money end up backing or attacking in 2026?: for Donna Miller (Illinois 2nd District, about $490K, won); for Laura Fine (Illinois 9th District, about $226K, unknown); for Melissa Bean (Illinois 8th District, about $206K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.