Which super PACs did Kenneth Langone fund in 2026?

Senate Leadership Fund ($1.5M), Congressional Leadership Fund ($500K).

Which candidates did Kenneth Langone's money end up backing or attacking in 2026?

against Sherrod Brown (Ohio Senate (special), about $361K, lost); against Josh Turek (Iowa Senate, about $188K, lost); against Abdul El-Sayed (Michigan Senate, about $179K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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Kenneth Langone

Individual

CEO, Invemed · New York

3 gifts to 2 groups, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.

Loser

Kenneth Langone gave $2.0M 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, 3% ended up on the winning side ($53K won, $1.6M lost, with $124K in races still being counted).

Gave to outside spenders

$2.0M

100% of it helped Republicans

Ended up on the winning side

$53K of the dollars in races already called

Spent on the losing side

$1.6M

$124K still being counted

Not spent yet

$207K

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
Senate Leadership Fund $141K not spent yet	$1.5M		$52K / $1.2M
Congressional Leadership Fund $65K not spent yet	$500K		$1K / $381K

The trail

What the money bought

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

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
Sherrod Brown	Ohio Senate (special)	Attacking	$361K	✗ No
Josh Turek	Iowa Senate	Attacking	$188K	✗ No
Abdul El-Sayed	Michigan Senate	Attacking	$179K	✗ No
Troy Jackson	Maine Senate	Attacking	$147K	✗ No
Roy Cooper	North Carolina Senate	Attacking	$117K	✗ No
Mary Peltola	Alaska Senate	Attacking	$68K	Counting
Adam Hamilton	Kansas Senate	Attacking	$63K	✗ No
Annie Andrews	South Carolina Senate	Attacking	$50K	✗ No
Chris Pappas	New Hampshire Senate	Attacking	$48K	✗ No
Jon Ossoff	Georgia Senate	Attacking	$46K	✗ No
Dan Osborn	Nebraska Senate	Attacking	$33K	✓ Yes
Christina Hines	Michigan 10th District	Attacking	$29K	✗ No

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

Questions people ask

How much did Kenneth Langone spend on the 2026 elections, and did it win?: Kenneth Langone gave $2.0M 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, 3% ended up on the winning side ($53K won, $1.6M lost, with $124K in races still being counted).
Which super PACs did Kenneth Langone fund in 2026?: Senate Leadership Fund ($1.5M), Congressional Leadership Fund ($500K).
Which candidates did Kenneth Langone's money end up backing or attacking in 2026?: against Sherrod Brown (Ohio Senate (special), about $361K, lost); against Josh Turek (Iowa Senate, about $188K, lost); against Abdul El-Sayed (Michigan Senate, about $179K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.