Which super PACs did Michael Leffell fund in 2026?

Pine Tree Results PAC ($500K), United Democracy Project ($500K), Glcf, Inc. ($100K), NRSC ($45K).

Which candidates did Michael Leffell's money end up backing or attacking in 2026?

against Troy Jackson (Maine Senate, about $327K, lost); against Graham Platner (Maine Senate, about $173K, unknown); against Abdul El-Sayed (Michigan Senate, about $160K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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Michael Leffell

Individual

Investor, Portage Partners · New York

5 gifts to 4 groups, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.

Loser

Michael Leffell gave $1.1M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2026 federal elections, and 86% of it helped Republicans (FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 22% ended up on the winning side ($141K won, $508K lost, with $11K in races still being counted).

Gave to outside spenders

$1.1M

86% of it helped Republicans

Ended up on the winning side

22%

$141K of the dollars in races already called

Spent on the losing side

$508K

$11K still being counted

Not spent yet

$485K

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
Pine Tree Results PAC	$500K	$64K / $327K
United Democracy Project $250K not spent yet	$500K	$60K / $97K
Glcf, Inc.	$100K	$16K / $84K
NRSC No outside spending reported yet	$45K	$0 / $0

The trail

What the money bought

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

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
Troy Jackson	Maine Senate	Attacking	$327K	✗ No
Graham Platner	Maine Senate	Attacking	$173K	Unknown
Abdul El-Sayed	Michigan Senate	Attacking	$160K	✗ No
Haley Stevens	Michigan Senate (primary)	Supporting	$48K	Unknown
Mike Rogers	Michigan Senate	Supporting	$36K	✗ No
Adrian Boafo	Maryland 5th District (primary)	Supporting	$26K	✓ Yes
Melissa Conyears-Ervin	Illinois 7th District (primary)	Supporting	$23K	Unknown
Thomas Massie	Kentucky 4th District (primary)	Attacking	$16K	✓ Yes
Cori Bush	Missouri 1st District (primary)	Attacking	$11K	✓ Yes
Tom Malinowski	New Jersey 11th District	Attacking	$11K	Unknown
Aisha Wahab	California 14th District	Attacking	$8K	Counting
Melissa Hernandez	California 14th District	Supporting	$4K	Counting

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

Questions people ask

How much did Michael Leffell spend on the 2026 elections, and did it win?: Michael Leffell gave $1.1M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2026 federal elections, and 86% of it helped Republicans (FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 22% ended up on the winning side ($141K won, $508K lost, with $11K in races still being counted).
Which super PACs did Michael Leffell fund in 2026?: Pine Tree Results PAC ($500K), United Democracy Project ($500K), Glcf, Inc. ($100K), NRSC ($45K).
Which candidates did Michael Leffell's money end up backing or attacking in 2026?: against Troy Jackson (Maine Senate, about $327K, lost); against Graham Platner (Maine Senate, about $173K, unknown); against Abdul El-Sayed (Michigan Senate, about $160K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.