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Tyler Winklevoss

Individual

Founder, Winklevoss Capital · New York

11 gifts to 4 groups, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.

Loser

Tyler Winklevoss gave $12M 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, 1% ended up on the winning side ($29K won, $2.2M lost, with $177K in races still being counted).

Gave to outside spenders

$12M

100% of it helped Republicans

Ended up on the winning side

1%

$29K of the dollars in races already called

Spent on the losing side

$2.2M

$177K still being counted

Not spent yet

$9.6M

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
GroupGaveHow the group spent itWon / lost
Maga Inc.

$9.4M not spent yet

$11M
$2K / $1.0M
Congressional Leadership Fund

$131K not spent yet

$1.0M
$2K / $761K
Senate Leadership Fund

$47K not spent yet

$500K
$17K / $412K
Equality PAC$10K
$7K / $0

The trail

What the money bought

The candidates Tyler Winklevoss's money was spent for or against, pro-rated by Tyler Winklevoss's share of each group's funding.
CandidateRaceSpendingTheir sharePaid off?
James TalaricoTexas SenateAttacking$760K✗ No
Ken PaxtonTexas SenateSupporting$190K✗ No
Sherrod BrownOhio Senate (special)Attacking$126K✗ No
Abdul El-SayedMichigan SenateAttacking$69K✗ No
Josh TurekIowa SenateAttacking$68K✗ No
Christina HinesMichigan 10th DistrictAttacking$59K✗ No
Don DavisNorth Carolina 1st DistrictAttacking$55K✗ No
Troy JacksonMaine SenateAttacking$50K✗ No
William LawrenceMichigan 7th DistrictAttacking$47K✗ No
Cait ConleyNew York 17th DistrictAttacking$44K✗ No
Randy VillegasCalifornia 22nd DistrictAttacking$39K✗ No
Roy CooperNorth Carolina SenateAttacking$39K✗ No

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

Questions people ask

How much did Tyler Winklevoss spend on the 2026 elections, and did it win?
Tyler Winklevoss gave $12M 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, 1% ended up on the winning side ($29K won, $2.2M lost, with $177K in races still being counted).
Which super PACs did Tyler Winklevoss fund in 2026?
Maga Inc. ($11M), Congressional Leadership Fund ($1.0M), Senate Leadership Fund ($500K), Equality PAC ($10K).
Which candidates did Tyler Winklevoss's money end up backing or attacking in 2026?
against James Talarico (Texas Senate, about $760K, lost); for Ken Paxton (Texas Senate, about $190K, lost); against Sherrod Brown (Ohio Senate (special), about $126K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.