Which super PACs did K Rupert Murdoch fund in 2026?

Senate Leadership Fund ($2.0M).

Which candidates did K Rupert Murdoch's money end up backing or attacking in 2026?

against Sherrod Brown (Ohio Senate (special), about $337K, lost); against Josh Turek (Iowa Senate, about $177K, lost); against Abdul El-Sayed (Michigan Senate, about $168K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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Donor

K Rupert Murdoch

Individual

Executive Chairman, Fox Corporation · New York

1 reported gift; 1 recipient group listed, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.

Backed losers

K Rupert Murdoch gave $2.0M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2026 federal elections, and 100% 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, 4% were on the winning side ($49K won, $1.2M lost, with $67K in races still being counted). $906 had no matched result and is excluded.

Gave to outside spenders

$2.0M

100% of it helped Republicans

Winning share of scored dollars

$1.2M scored (61% of gifts)

Spent on the losing side

$1.2M

$67K still being counted

Not allocated or result unknown

$722K

$722K not allocated to tracked outside spending; $906 has no matched result. Neither is cash on hand.

Where the checks went

A person writing checks 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 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	How the group spent it	Won / lost
Senate Leadership Fund $722K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$2.0M		$49K / $1.2M

The trail

What the money bought

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

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
Sherrod Brown	Ohio Senate (special)	Attacking	$337K	✗ No
Josh Turek	Iowa Senate	Attacking	$177K	✗ No
Abdul El-Sayed	Michigan Senate	Attacking	$168K	✗ No
Troy Jackson	Maine Senate	Attacking	$138K	✗ No
Roy Cooper	North Carolina Senate	Attacking	$109K	✗ No
Adam Hamilton	Kansas Senate	Attacking	$60K	✗ No
Mary Peltola	Alaska Senate	Attacking	$58K	Counting
Annie Andrews	South Carolina Senate	Attacking	$47K	✗ No
Chris Pappas	New Hampshire Senate	Attacking	$45K	✗ No
Jon Ossoff	Georgia Senate	Attacking	$42K	✗ No
Dan Osborn	Nebraska Senate	Attacking	$31K	✓ Yes
Jon Husted	Ohio Senate (special)	Supporting	$10K	✗ No

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

Questions people ask

How much did K Rupert Murdoch spend on the 2026 elections, and did it win?: K Rupert Murdoch gave $2.0M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2026 federal elections, and 100% 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, 4% were on the winning side ($49K won, $1.2M lost, with $67K in races still being counted). $906 had no matched result and is excluded.
Which super PACs did K Rupert Murdoch fund in 2026?: Senate Leadership Fund ($2.0M).
Which candidates did K Rupert Murdoch's money end up backing or attacking in 2026?: against Sherrod Brown (Ohio Senate (special), about $337K, lost); against Josh Turek (Iowa Senate, about $177K, lost); against Abdul El-Sayed (Michigan Senate, about $168K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.