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Kelcy Warren

Individual

Executive Chairman, Energy Transfer · Texas

2 reported gifts; 2 recipient groups listed, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.

Loser

Kelcy Warren gave $13M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2026 federal elections, and 91% 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, 9% were on the winning side ($122K won, $1.2M lost, with $47K in races still being counted). $131K had no matched result and is excluded.

Gave to outside spenders

$13M

91% of it helped Republicans

Winning share of scored dollars

9%

$1.4M scored (10% of gifts)

Spent on the losing side

$1.2M

$47K still being counted

Not allocated or result unknown

$11M

$11M not allocated to tracked outside spending; $131K 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
GroupGaveHow the group spent itWon / lost
Maga Inc.

$11M not allocated to tracked outside spending

$13M
$2K / $1.1M
Texans for a Conservative Majority

$33K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$400K
$120K / $139K

The trail

What the money bought

The candidates Kelcy Warren's money was spent for or against, pro-rated by Kelcy Warren's share of each group's funding.
CandidateRaceSpendingTheir sharePaid off?
James TalaricoTexas SenateAttacking$796K✗ No
Ken PaxtonTexas SenateSupporting$199K✗ No
Ken PaxtonTexas Senate (primary)Attacking$139K✗ No
Ken PaxtonTexas SenateAttacking$120K✓ Yes
Wesley HuntTexas Senate (primary)Attacking$53KUnknown
John CornynTexas Senate (primary)Supporting$51KUnknown
Aftyn BehnTennessee 7th DistrictAttacking$22KUnknown
Matt Van EppsTennessee 7th DistrictSupporting$22KCounting
Darline GrahamSouth Carolina SenateSupporting$22K✗ No
Abdul El-SayedMichigan SenateAttacking$9K✗ No
Sherrod BrownOhio Senate (special)Attacking$6K✗ No
Don DavisNorth Carolina 1st DistrictAttacking$5K✗ No

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

Questions people ask

How much did Kelcy Warren spend on the 2026 elections, and did it win?
Kelcy Warren gave $13M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2026 federal elections, and 91% 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, 9% were on the winning side ($122K won, $1.2M lost, with $47K in races still being counted). $131K had no matched result and is excluded.
Which super PACs did Kelcy Warren fund in 2026?
Maga Inc. ($13M), Texans for a Conservative Majority ($400K).
Which candidates did Kelcy Warren's money end up backing or attacking in 2026?
against James Talarico (Texas Senate, about $796K, lost); for Ken Paxton (Texas Senate, about $199K, lost); against Ken Paxton (Texas Senate, about $139K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.