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

against James Talarico (Texas Senate, about $360K, lost); for Ken Paxton (Texas Senate, about $90K, lost); against Aftyn Behn (Tennessee 7th District, about $10K, unknown). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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Donor

Benjamin Landa

Individual

Healthcare Investor, Self-Employed · New York

1 gift to 1 group, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.

Loser

Benjamin Landa gave $5.0M 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 ($1K won, $495K lost, with $22K in races still being counted).

Gave to outside spenders

$5.0M

100% of it helped Republicans

Ended up on the winning side

$1K of the dollars in races already called

Spent on the losing side

$495K

$22K still being counted

Not spent yet

$4.5M

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	How the group spent it	Won / lost
Maga Inc. $4.5M not spent yet	$5.0M		$1K / $495K

The trail

What the money bought

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

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
James Talarico	Texas Senate	Attacking	$360K	✗ No
Ken Paxton	Texas Senate	Supporting	$90K	✗ No
Aftyn Behn	Tennessee 7th District	Attacking	$10K	Unknown
Matt Van Epps	Tennessee 7th District	Supporting	$10K	Counting
Darline Graham	South Carolina Senate	Supporting	$10K	✗ No
Abdul El-Sayed	Michigan Senate	Attacking	$4K	✗ No
Sherrod Brown	Ohio Senate (special)	Attacking	$3K	✗ No
Don Davis	North Carolina 1st District	Attacking	$2K	✗ No
Josh Turek	Iowa Senate	Attacking	$2K	✗ No
Shannon Taylor	Virginia 1st District	Attacking	$1K	Counting
Tom Perriello	Virginia 5th District	Attacking	$1K	Counting
Matthew Dunlap	Maine 2nd District	Attacking	$1K	Counting

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

Questions people ask

How much did Benjamin Landa spend on the 2026 elections, and did it win?: Benjamin Landa gave $5.0M 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 ($1K won, $495K lost, with $22K in races still being counted).
Which super PACs did Benjamin Landa fund in 2026?: Maga Inc. ($5.0M).
Which candidates did Benjamin Landa's money end up backing or attacking in 2026?: against James Talarico (Texas Senate, about $360K, lost); for Ken Paxton (Texas Senate, about $90K, lost); against Aftyn Behn (Tennessee 7th District, about $10K, unknown). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.