Which super PACs did Haim Saban fund in 2026?

United Democracy Project ($2.0M), House Majority PAC ($250K), DCCC ($30K).

Which candidates did Haim Saban's money end up backing or attacking in 2026?

against Abdul El-Sayed (Michigan Senate, about $284K, lost); for Haley Stevens (Michigan Senate, about $148K, unknown); for Adrian Boafo (Maryland 5th District, about $81K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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Haim Saban

Individual

CEO, Saban Capital Group · California

7 reported gifts; 3 recipient groups listed, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.

Mixed

Haim Saban gave $2.3M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2026 federal elections, and 93% of it helped Democrats (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Oct 14, 2026). Among dollars with a matched election-stage result, 49% were on the winning side ($286K won, $297K lost, with $82K in races still being counted). $338K had no matched result and is excluded.

Gave to outside spenders

$2.3M

93% of it helped Democrats

Winning share of scored dollars

49%

$584K scored (26% of gifts)

Spent on the losing side

$297K

$82K still being counted

Not allocated or result unknown

$1.6M

$1.3M not allocated to tracked outside spending; $338K 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	Won / lost
United Democracy Project $1.2M not allocated to tracked outside spending	$2.0M	$99K / $296K
House Majority PAC $14K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$250K	$187K / $1K
DCCC $30K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$30K	$0 / $0

The trail

What the money bought

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

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
Abdul El-Sayed	Michigan Senate (primary)	Attacking	$284K	✗ No
Haley Stevens	Michigan Senate (primary)	Supporting	$148K	Unknown
Adrian Boafo	Maryland 5th District (primary)	Supporting	$81K	✓ Yes
Melissa Conyears-Ervin	Illinois 7th District (primary)	Supporting	$70K	Unknown
Thomas Massie	Kentucky 4th District (primary)	Attacking	$51K	Unknown
Cori Bush	Missouri 1st District (primary)	Attacking	$35K	Unknown
Tom Malinowski	New Jersey 11th District	Attacking	$33K	Unknown
Aisha Wahab	California 14th District	Attacking	$23K	Counting
Scott Singer	Florida 25th District	Attacking	$14K	✓ Yes
Melissa Hernandez	California 14th District	Supporting	$12K	Counting
Tom Barrett	Michigan 7th District	Attacking	$11K	✓ Yes
Abdul El-Sayed	Michigan Senate	Attacking	$11K	✗ No

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

Questions people ask

How much did Haim Saban spend on the 2026 elections, and did it win?: Haim Saban gave $2.3M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2026 federal elections, and 93% of it helped Democrats (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Oct 14, 2026). Among dollars with a matched election-stage result, 49% were on the winning side ($286K won, $297K lost, with $82K in races still being counted). $338K had no matched result and is excluded.
Which super PACs did Haim Saban fund in 2026?: United Democracy Project ($2.0M), House Majority PAC ($250K), DCCC ($30K).
Which candidates did Haim Saban's money end up backing or attacking in 2026?: against Abdul El-Sayed (Michigan Senate, about $284K, lost); for Haley Stevens (Michigan Senate, about $148K, unknown); for Adrian Boafo (Maryland 5th District, about $81K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.