Which super PACs did Susan Sarofim fund in 2026?

Lone Star Rising PAC ($1.5M), House Majority PAC ($1.3M), Senate Majority PAC ($503K), Fighting for Michigan PAC ($200K), Votevets ($190K).

Which candidates did Susan Sarofim's money end up backing or attacking in 2026?

against Ken Paxton (Texas Senate, about $1.1M, won); for James Talarico (Texas Senate, about $289K, won); for Mary Peltola (Alaska Senate, about $177K, pending). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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Donor

Susan Sarofim

Individual

CEO, New Orleans Auction Galleries · Texas

19 gifts to 9 groups, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.

Winner

Susan Sarofim gave $4.0M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2026 federal elections, and 94% of it helped Democrats (FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 99% ended up on the winning side ($2.9M won, $29K lost, with $480K in races still being counted).

Gave to outside spenders

$4.0M

94% of it helped Democrats

Ended up on the winning side

99%

$2.9M of the dollars in races already called

Spent on the losing side

$29K

$480K still being counted

Not spent yet

$639K

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
Lone Star Rising PAC	$1.5M	$1.5M / $0
House Majority PAC	$1.3M	$1.0M / $7K
Senate Majority PAC No outside spending reported yet	$503K	$0 / $0
Fighting for Michigan PAC	$200K	$191K / $9K
Votevets	$190K	$142K / $4K
Midnight Sun PAC	$178K	$2K / $0
DCCC No outside spending reported yet	$84K	$0 / $0
Bold America	$35K	$14K / $9K
Leaders We Deserve $15K not spent yet	$25K	$3K / $797

The trail

What the money bought

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

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
Ken Paxton	Texas Senate	Attacking	$1.1M	✓ Yes
James Talarico	Texas Senate	Supporting	$289K	✓ Yes
Mary Peltola	Alaska Senate	Supporting	$177K	Counting
Jasmine Crockett	Texas Senate (primary)	Attacking	$152K	✓ Yes
Abdul El-Sayed	Michigan Senate (primary)	Supporting	$117K	✓ Yes
Scott Singer	Florida 25th District	Attacking	$77K	✓ Yes
Tom Barrett	Michigan 7th District	Attacking	$62K	✓ Yes
Casey Askar	Florida 22nd District	Attacking	$56K	✓ Yes
Ashley Hinson	Iowa Senate	Attacking	$54K	✓ Yes
Mike Rogers	Michigan Senate	Attacking	$54K	✓ Yes
Josh Turek	Iowa Senate	Supporting	$53K	✓ Yes
Laurie Buckhout	North Carolina 1st District	Attacking	$51K	✓ Yes

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

Questions people ask

How much did Susan Sarofim spend on the 2026 elections, and did it win?: Susan Sarofim gave $4.0M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2026 federal elections, and 94% of it helped Democrats (FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 99% ended up on the winning side ($2.9M won, $29K lost, with $480K in races still being counted).
Which super PACs did Susan Sarofim fund in 2026?: Lone Star Rising PAC ($1.5M), House Majority PAC ($1.3M), Senate Majority PAC ($503K), Fighting for Michigan PAC ($200K), Votevets ($190K).
Which candidates did Susan Sarofim's money end up backing or attacking in 2026?: against Ken Paxton (Texas Senate, about $1.1M, won); for James Talarico (Texas Senate, about $289K, won); for Mary Peltola (Alaska Senate, about $177K, pending). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.