Which super PACs did Gideon Powell fund in 2026?

Americans for Prosperity Action ($1.2M), NRCC ($25K).

Which candidates did Gideon Powell's money end up backing or attacking in 2026?

against Sherrod Brown (Ohio Senate (special), about $129K, lost); against Abdul El-Sayed (Michigan Senate, about $120K, lost); for Jon Husted (Ohio Senate (special), about $108K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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Donor

Gideon Powell

Individual

CEO, Cholla Petroleum Inc. · Texas

2 reported gifts; 2 recipient groups listed, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.

Loser

Gideon Powell gave $1.2M 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, 14% were on the winning side ($140K won, $833K lost, with $89K in races still being counted). $0 had no matched result and is excluded.

Gave to outside spenders

$1.2M

100% of it helped Republicans

Winning share of scored dollars

14%

$973K scored (79% of gifts)

Spent on the losing side

$833K

$89K still being counted

Not allocated or result unknown

$171K

$171K 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
Americans for Prosperity Action $146K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$1.2M		$140K / $833K
NRCC $25K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$25K		$0 / $0

The trail

What the money bought

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

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
Sherrod Brown	Ohio Senate (special)	Attacking	$129K	✗ No
Abdul El-Sayed	Michigan Senate	Attacking	$120K	✗ No
Jon Husted	Ohio Senate (special)	Supporting	$108K	✗ No
Mike Rogers	Michigan Senate	Supporting	$106K	✗ No
Ashley Hinson	Iowa Senate	Supporting	$78K	✗ No
Josh Turek	Iowa Senate	Attacking	$64K	✗ No
Chris Pappas	New Hampshire Senate	Attacking	$50K	✗ No
Mike Rogers	Michigan Senate (primary)	Supporting	$48K	✓ Yes
Mary Peltola	Alaska Senate	Attacking	$39K	Counting
John E. Sununu	New Hampshire Senate	Supporting	$35K	✗ No
Dan J. Sullivan	Alaska Senate	Supporting	$33K	Counting
John E. Sununu	New Hampshire Senate (primary)	Supporting	$31K	✓ Yes

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

Questions people ask

How much did Gideon Powell spend on the 2026 elections, and did it win?: Gideon Powell gave $1.2M 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, 14% were on the winning side ($140K won, $833K lost, with $89K in races still being counted). $0 had no matched result and is excluded.
Which super PACs did Gideon Powell fund in 2026?: Americans for Prosperity Action ($1.2M), NRCC ($25K).
Which candidates did Gideon Powell's money end up backing or attacking in 2026?: against Sherrod Brown (Ohio Senate (special), about $129K, lost); against Abdul El-Sayed (Michigan Senate, about $120K, lost); for Jon Husted (Ohio Senate (special), about $108K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.