Which candidates did Elisa Stad's money end up backing or attacking in 2026?

against Mike Thompson (California 4th District, about $2.0M, pending); against Mike Thompson (California 4th District, about $1.1M, lost); for Eric Jones (California 4th District, about $924K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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Elisa Stad

Individual

Self · California

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

Mixed

Elisa Stad gave $4.3M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2026 federal elections, and 68% 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, 46% were on the winning side ($924K won, $1.1M lost, with $2.0M in races still being counted). $0 had no matched result and is excluded.

Gave to outside spenders

$4.3M

68% of it helped Republicans

Winning share of scored dollars

46%

$2.0M scored (47% of gifts)

Spent on the losing side

$1.1M

$2.0M still being counted

Not allocated or result unknown

$275K

$275K 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
New Leadership Now $275K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$4.3M		$924K / $1.1M

The trail

What the money bought

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

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
Mike Thompson	California 4th District	Attacking	$2.0M	Counting
Mike Thompson	California 4th District (primary)	Attacking	$1.1M	✗ No
Eric Jones	California 4th District (primary)	Supporting	$924K	✓ Yes

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

Questions people ask

How much did Elisa Stad spend on the 2026 elections, and did it win?: Elisa Stad gave $4.3M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2026 federal elections, and 68% 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, 46% were on the winning side ($924K won, $1.1M lost, with $2.0M in races still being counted). $0 had no matched result and is excluded.
Which super PACs did Elisa Stad fund in 2026?: New Leadership Now ($4.3M).
Which candidates did Elisa Stad's money end up backing or attacking in 2026?: against Mike Thompson (California 4th District, about $2.0M, pending); against Mike Thompson (California 4th District, about $1.1M, lost); for Eric Jones (California 4th District, about $924K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.