Which super PACs did Manzanita Action Fund fund in 2026?

United Democracy Project ($1.6M), Fight to Win America, Inc. ($150K).

Which candidates did Manzanita Action Fund's money end up backing or attacking in 2026?

against Abdul El-Sayed (Michigan Senate, about $228K, lost); for Haley Stevens (Michigan Senate, about $119K, unknown); against Steve Toth (Texas 2nd District, about $76K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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Donor

Manzanita Action Fund

Company / nonprofit

California

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

Backed losers

Manzanita Action Fund gave $1.8M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2026 federal elections, and 79% 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, 20% were on the winning side ($79K won, $314K lost, with $28K in races still being counted). $305K had no matched result and is excluded.

Gave to outside spenders

$1.8M

79% of it helped Democrats

Winning share of scored dollars

20%

$394K scored (22% of gifts)

Spent on the losing side

$314K

$28K still being counted

Not allocated or result unknown

$1.3M

$1.0M not allocated to tracked outside spending; $305K 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	How the group spent it	Won / lost
United Democracy Project $986K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$1.6M		$79K / $237K
Fight to Win America, Inc. $37K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$150K		$0 / $78K

The trail

What the money bought

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

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
Abdul El-Sayed	Michigan Senate (primary)	Attacking	$228K	✗ No
Haley Stevens	Michigan Senate (primary)	Supporting	$119K	Unknown
Steve Toth	Texas 2nd District (primary)	Attacking	$76K	✗ No
Adrian Boafo	Maryland 5th District (primary)	Supporting	$65K	✓ Yes
Melissa Conyears-Ervin	Illinois 7th District (primary)	Supporting	$56K	Unknown
Thomas Massie	Kentucky 4th District (primary)	Attacking	$40K	Unknown
Daniel Crenshaw	Texas 2nd District (primary)	Supporting	$34K	Unknown
Cori Bush	Missouri 1st District (primary)	Attacking	$28K	Unknown
Tom Malinowski	New Jersey 11th District	Attacking	$26K	Unknown
Aisha Wahab	California 14th District	Attacking	$19K	Counting
Melissa Hernandez	California 14th District	Supporting	$9K	Counting
Abdul El-Sayed	Michigan Senate	Attacking	$9K	✗ No

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

Questions people ask

How much did Manzanita Action Fund spend on the 2026 elections, and did it win?: Manzanita Action Fund gave $1.8M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2026 federal elections, and 79% 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, 20% were on the winning side ($79K won, $314K lost, with $28K in races still being counted). $305K had no matched result and is excluded.
Which super PACs did Manzanita Action Fund fund in 2026?: United Democracy Project ($1.6M), Fight to Win America, Inc. ($150K).
Which candidates did Manzanita Action Fund's money end up backing or attacking in 2026?: against Abdul El-Sayed (Michigan Senate, about $228K, lost); for Haley Stevens (Michigan Senate, about $119K, unknown); against Steve Toth (Texas 2nd District, about $76K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.