Which super PACs did Samuel Walton fund in 2026?

Government That Works PAC ($500K), Bda PAC ($500K), Welcomepac ($290K), Project 218 ($250K), One for All Committee ($150K).

Which candidates did Samuel Walton's money end up backing or attacking in 2026?

against Eric Jones (California 4th District, about $125K, pending); for Josh Turek (Iowa Senate, about $78K, won); for Bobby Pulido (Texas 15th District, about $71K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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Donor

Samuel Walton

Individual

Self Employed, Restoration Works LLC · Colorado

8 reported gifts; 6 recipient groups listed, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.

Winner

Samuel Walton gave $1.7M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2026 federal elections, and 85% 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, 85% were on the winning side ($806K won, $141K lost, with $179K in races still being counted). $84K had no matched result and is excluded.

Gave to outside spenders

$1.7M

85% of it helped Democrats

Winning share of scored dollars

85%

$946K scored (54% of gifts)

Spent on the losing side

$141K

$179K still being counted

Not allocated or result unknown

$614K

$530K not allocated to tracked outside spending; $84K 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
Government That Works PAC $275K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$500K	$196K / $2K
Bda PAC $4K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$500K	$256K / $83K
Welcomepac $197K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$290K	$74K / $738
Project 218 $37K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$250K	$162K / $10K
One for All Committee $16K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$150K	$114K / $0
Montana Freedom PAC	$50K	$4K / $46K

The trail

What the money bought

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

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
Eric Jones	California 4th District	Attacking	$125K	Counting
Josh Turek	Iowa Senate	Supporting	$78K	✓ Yes
Bobby Pulido	Texas 15th District (primary)	Supporting	$71K	✓ Yes
Johnny Garcia	Texas 35th District	Supporting	$61K	✓ Yes
Bale Dalton	Florida 7th District (primary)	Supporting	$48K	✓ Yes
Darline Graham	South Carolina Senate	Attacking	$46K	✓ Yes
Eric Jones	California 4th District (primary)	Attacking	$41K	✗ No
Mike Thompson	California 4th District (primary)	Supporting	$41K	✓ Yes
Randy Villegas	California 22nd District (primary)	Attacking	$41K	✗ No
Troy Jackson	Maine Senate	Supporting	$37K	✓ Yes
Seth Bodnar	Montana Senate	Supporting	$36K	✗ No
Johnny Garcia	Texas 35th District (primary)	Supporting	$36K	✓ Yes

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

Questions people ask

How much did Samuel Walton spend on the 2026 elections, and did it win?: Samuel Walton gave $1.7M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2026 federal elections, and 85% 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, 85% were on the winning side ($806K won, $141K lost, with $179K in races still being counted). $84K had no matched result and is excluded.
Which super PACs did Samuel Walton fund in 2026?: Government That Works PAC ($500K), Bda PAC ($500K), Welcomepac ($290K), Project 218 ($250K), One for All Committee ($150K).
Which candidates did Samuel Walton's money end up backing or attacking in 2026?: against Eric Jones (California 4th District, about $125K, pending); for Josh Turek (Iowa Senate, about $78K, won); for Bobby Pulido (Texas 15th District, about $71K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.