Which super PACs did Howard Lutnick fund in 2026?

Congressional Leadership Fund ($5.0M).

Which candidates did Howard Lutnick's money end up backing or attacking in 2026?

against Christina Hines (Michigan 10th District, about $282K, lost); against Don Davis (North Carolina 1st District, about $244K, lost); against William Lawrence (Michigan 7th District, about $228K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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Howard Lutnick

Individual

Secretary of Commerce, United States Department of Commerce · New York

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

Loser

Howard Lutnick gave $5.0M 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, 0% were on the winning side ($12K won, $3.7M lost, with $515K in races still being counted). $0 had no matched result and is excluded.

Gave to outside spenders

$5.0M

100% of it helped Republicans

Winning share of scored dollars

$3.7M scored (75% of gifts)

Spent on the losing side

$3.7M

$515K still being counted

Not allocated or result unknown

$749K

$749K not allocated to tracked outside spending; $0 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	How the group spent it	Won / lost
Congressional Leadership Fund $749K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$5.0M		$12K / $3.7M

The trail

What the money bought

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

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
Christina Hines	Michigan 10th District	Attacking	$282K	✗ No
Don Davis	North Carolina 1st District	Attacking	$244K	✗ No
William Lawrence	Michigan 7th District	Attacking	$228K	✗ No
Cait Conley	New York 17th District	Attacking	$213K	✗ No
Randy Villegas	California 22nd District	Attacking	$187K	✗ No
Bob Brooks	Pennsylvania 7th District	Attacking	$164K	✗ No
Manny Rutinel	Colorado 8th District	Attacking	$159K	✗ No
Vicente Gonzalez	Texas 34th District	Attacking	$150K	✗ No
Kathy Castor	Florida 14th District	Attacking	$138K	✗ No
Amish Shah	Arizona 1st District	Attacking	$136K	Counting
Matthew Dunlap	Maine 2nd District	Attacking	$133K	Counting
Marie Gluesenkamp Perez	Washington 3rd District	Attacking	$132K	✗ No

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

Questions people ask

How much did Howard Lutnick spend on the 2026 elections, and did it win?: Howard Lutnick gave $5.0M 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, 0% were on the winning side ($12K won, $3.7M lost, with $515K in races still being counted). $0 had no matched result and is excluded.
Which super PACs did Howard Lutnick fund in 2026?: Congressional Leadership Fund ($5.0M).
Which candidates did Howard Lutnick's money end up backing or attacking in 2026?: against Christina Hines (Michigan 10th District, about $282K, lost); against Don Davis (North Carolina 1st District, about $244K, lost); against William Lawrence (Michigan 7th District, about $228K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.