Which super PACs did Lynn Stern fund in 2026?

Ab PAC ($1.0M), Votevets ($3K), Equality PAC ($500).

Which candidates did Lynn Stern's money end up backing or attacking in 2026?

against Ashley Hinson (Iowa Senate, about $47K, won); for James Talarico (Texas Senate, about $46K, won); for Abdul El-Sayed (Michigan Senate, about $38K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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Donor

Lynn Stern

Individual

Photographer, Self Employed · New York

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

Winner

Lynn Stern gave $1.0M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2026 federal elections, and 100% 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, 90% were on the winning side ($399K won, $42K lost, with $73K in races still being counted). $4K had no matched result and is excluded.

Gave to outside spenders

$1.0M

100% of it helped Democrats

Winning share of scored dollars

90%

$441K scored (44% of gifts)

Spent on the losing side

$42K

$73K still being counted

Not allocated or result unknown

$488K

$484K not allocated to tracked outside spending; $4K 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
Ab PAC $483K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$1.0M	$398K / $42K
Votevets $994 not allocated to tracked outside spending	$3K	$1K / $30
Equality PAC $343 not allocated to tracked outside spending	$500	$114 / $0

The trail

What the money bought

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

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
Ashley Hinson	Iowa Senate	Attacking	$47K	✓ Yes
James Talarico	Texas Senate	Supporting	$46K	✓ Yes
Abdul El-Sayed	Michigan Senate	Supporting	$38K	✓ Yes
Angie Nixon	Florida Senate (special)	Supporting	$28K	✗ No
Sherrod Brown	Ohio Senate (special)	Supporting	$28K	✓ Yes
Cindy Hyde-Smith	Mississippi Senate	Attacking	$25K	Counting
Jon Ossoff	Georgia Senate	Supporting	$24K	✓ Yes
Jon Husted	Ohio Senate (special)	Attacking	$20K	✓ Yes
Peggy Flanagan	Minnesota Senate	Supporting	$15K	✓ Yes
Josh Turek	Iowa Senate	Supporting	$15K	✓ Yes
Susie Lee	Nevada 3rd District	Supporting	$11K	✓ Yes
Joe Mitchell	Iowa 2nd District	Attacking	$11K	✓ Yes

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

Questions people ask

How much did Lynn Stern spend on the 2026 elections, and did it win?: Lynn Stern gave $1.0M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2026 federal elections, and 100% 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, 90% were on the winning side ($399K won, $42K lost, with $73K in races still being counted). $4K had no matched result and is excluded.
Which super PACs did Lynn Stern fund in 2026?: Ab PAC ($1.0M), Votevets ($3K), Equality PAC ($500).
Which candidates did Lynn Stern's money end up backing or attacking in 2026?: against Ashley Hinson (Iowa Senate, about $47K, won); for James Talarico (Texas Senate, about $46K, won); for Abdul El-Sayed (Michigan Senate, about $38K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.