Which super PACs did Charles Schwab fund in 2026?

Congressional Leadership Fund ($1.0M), Senate Leadership Fund ($1.0M), NRSC ($45K).

Which candidates did Charles Schwab's money end up backing or attacking in 2026?

against Sherrod Brown (Ohio Senate (special), about $240K, lost); against Josh Turek (Iowa Senate, about $126K, lost); against Abdul El-Sayed (Michigan Senate, about $119K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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Charles Schwab

Individual

Chairman, Charles Schwab Corporation · Florida

11 gifts to 3 groups, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.

Loser

Charles Schwab gave $2.0M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2026 federal elections, and 100% of it helped Republicans (FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 2% ended up on the winning side ($37K won, $1.6M lost, with $153K in races still being counted).

Gave to outside spenders

$2.0M

100% of it helped Republicans

Ended up on the winning side

$37K of the dollars in races already called

Spent on the losing side

$1.6M

$153K still being counted

Not spent yet

$270K

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
Congressional Leadership Fund $131K not spent yet	$1.0M	$2K / $761K
Senate Leadership Fund $94K not spent yet	$1.0M	$35K / $824K
NRSC No outside spending reported yet	$45K	$0 / $0

The trail

What the money bought

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

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
Sherrod Brown	Ohio Senate (special)	Attacking	$240K	✗ No
Josh Turek	Iowa Senate	Attacking	$126K	✗ No
Abdul El-Sayed	Michigan Senate	Attacking	$119K	✗ No
Troy Jackson	Maine Senate	Attacking	$98K	✗ No
Roy Cooper	North Carolina Senate	Attacking	$78K	✗ No
Christina Hines	Michigan 10th District	Attacking	$58K	✗ No
Don Davis	North Carolina 1st District	Attacking	$50K	✗ No
William Lawrence	Michigan 7th District	Attacking	$47K	✗ No
Mary Peltola	Alaska Senate	Attacking	$45K	Counting
Cait Conley	New York 17th District	Attacking	$44K	✗ No
Adam Hamilton	Kansas Senate	Attacking	$42K	✗ No
Randy Villegas	California 22nd District	Attacking	$39K	✗ No

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

Questions people ask

How much did Charles Schwab spend on the 2026 elections, and did it win?: Charles Schwab gave $2.0M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2026 federal elections, and 100% of it helped Republicans (FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 2% ended up on the winning side ($37K won, $1.6M lost, with $153K in races still being counted).
Which super PACs did Charles Schwab fund in 2026?: Congressional Leadership Fund ($1.0M), Senate Leadership Fund ($1.0M), NRSC ($45K).
Which candidates did Charles Schwab's money end up backing or attacking in 2026?: against Sherrod Brown (Ohio Senate (special), about $240K, lost); against Josh Turek (Iowa Senate, about $126K, lost); against Abdul El-Sayed (Michigan Senate, about $119K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.