Which super PACs did International Bancshares Corporation fund in 2026?

Senate Leadership Fund ($475K), Congressional Leadership Fund ($150K), Bold America ($150K), More Jobs, Less Government ($100K), Great Opportunity PAC, Inc. ($100K).

Which candidates did International Bancshares Corporation's money end up backing or attacking in 2026?

against Sherrod Brown (Ohio Senate (special), about $91K, lost); against Abdul El-Sayed (Michigan Senate, about $68K, lost); against Josh Turek (Iowa Senate, about $45K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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Donor

International Bancshares Corporation

Company / nonprofit

Texas

13 reported gifts; 10 recipient groups listed, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.

Backed losers

International Bancshares Corporation gave $1.1M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2026 federal elections, and 84% 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, 22% were on the winning side ($161K won, $581K lost, with $59K in races still being counted). $44K had no matched result and is excluded.

Gave to outside spenders

$1.1M

84% of it helped Republicans

Winning share of scored dollars

22%

$742K scored (65% of gifts)

Spent on the losing side

$581K

$59K still being counted

Not allocated or result unknown

$349K

$305K not allocated to tracked outside spending; $44K has no matched result. Neither is cash on hand.

Where the checks went

A company, LLC or nonprofit. Where its money came from is not reported. Each gift is split the way the group that received it split its spending between winners and losers, so a $10M check 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
Senate Leadership Fund $171K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$475K	$12K / $276K
Congressional Leadership Fund $22K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$150K	$363 / $122K
Bold America	$150K	$65K / $39K
More Jobs, Less Government $39K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$100K	$45K / $1K
Great Opportunity PAC, Inc. $34K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$100K	$12K / $54K
Americans for Prosperity Action $6K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$50K	$6K / $35K
The Sentinel Action Fund $26K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$50K	$3K / $21K
Glcf, Inc.	$25K	$4K / $21K
Thank You for Your Attention to This Matter PAC $1K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$25K	$5K / $12K
Keep America Great PAC, Inc. $5K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$25K	$10K / $0

The trail

What the money bought

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

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
Sherrod Brown	Ohio Senate (special)	Attacking	$91K	✗ No
Abdul El-Sayed	Michigan Senate	Attacking	$68K	✗ No
Josh Turek	Iowa Senate	Attacking	$45K	✗ No
Annie Andrews	South Carolina Senate	Attacking	$37K	✗ No
Troy Jackson	Maine Senate	Attacking	$33K	✗ No
Seth Bodnar	Montana Senate	Attacking	$28K	✓ Yes
Roy Cooper	North Carolina Senate	Attacking	$27K	✗ No
Amish Shah	Arizona 1st District (primary)	Attacking	$20K	✗ No
Mike Rogers	Michigan Senate	Supporting	$19K	✗ No
Jon Husted	Ohio Senate (special)	Supporting	$17K	✗ No
Darializa Avila Chevalier	New York 13th District (primary)	Attacking	$17K	✗ No
Monica De La Cruz	Texas 15th District	Attacking	$17K	✓ Yes

Company / nonprofit as classified from the FEC entity type and public reporting.

Questions people ask

How much did International Bancshares Corporation spend on the 2026 elections, and did it win?: International Bancshares Corporation gave $1.1M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2026 federal elections, and 84% 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, 22% were on the winning side ($161K won, $581K lost, with $59K in races still being counted). $44K had no matched result and is excluded.
Which super PACs did International Bancshares Corporation fund in 2026?: Senate Leadership Fund ($475K), Congressional Leadership Fund ($150K), Bold America ($150K), More Jobs, Less Government ($100K), Great Opportunity PAC, Inc. ($100K).
Which candidates did International Bancshares Corporation's money end up backing or attacking in 2026?: against Sherrod Brown (Ohio Senate (special), about $91K, lost); against Abdul El-Sayed (Michigan Senate, about $68K, lost); against Josh Turek (Iowa Senate, about $45K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.