Which super PACs did Miriam Adelson fund in 2026?

Senate Leadership Fund ($30M), MAGA Inc. ($25M), Congressional Leadership Fund ($10M), Security Is Strength PAC ($1.0M), NRCC ($44K).

Which candidates did Miriam Adelson's money end up backing or attacking in 2026?

against Sherrod Brown (Ohio Senate (special), about $5.9M, lost); against Abdul El-Sayed (Michigan Senate, about $3.6M, lost); against Josh Turek (Iowa Senate, about $2.7M, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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Donor

Miriam Adelson

Individual

Physician, Las Vegas Sands · Nevada

5 reported gifts; 5 recipient groups listed, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.

Backed losers

Miriam Adelson gave $66M 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, 3% were on the winning side ($1.0M won, $39M lost, with $2.6M in races still being counted). $261K had no matched result and is excluded.

Gave to outside spenders

$66M

100% of it helped Republicans

Winning share of scored dollars

$40M scored (61% of gifts)

Spent on the losing side

$39M

$2.6M still being counted

Not allocated or result unknown

$23M

$23M not allocated to tracked outside spending; $261K 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	Won / lost
Senate Leadership Fund $11M not allocated to tracked outside spending	$30M	$730K / $17M
MAGA Inc. $11M not allocated to tracked outside spending	$25M	$38K / $13M
Congressional Leadership Fund $1.5M not allocated to tracked outside spending	$10M	$24K / $8.1M
Security Is Strength PAC $17K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$1.0M	$249K / $532K
NRCC $44K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$44K	$0 / $0

The trail

What the money bought

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

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
Sherrod Brown	Ohio Senate (special)	Attacking	$5.9M	✗ No
Abdul El-Sayed	Michigan Senate	Attacking	$3.6M	✗ No
Josh Turek	Iowa Senate	Attacking	$2.7M	✗ No
Troy Jackson	Maine Senate	Attacking	$2.1M	✗ No
Roy Cooper	North Carolina Senate	Attacking	$2.0M	✗ No
James Talarico	Texas Senate	Attacking	$1.7M	✗ No
Chris Pappas	New Hampshire Senate	Attacking	$1.1M	✗ No
Mary Peltola	Alaska Senate	Attacking	$1.1M	Counting
Annie Andrews	South Carolina Senate	Attacking	$1.0M	✗ No
Adam Hamilton	Kansas Senate	Attacking	$989K	✗ No
Jon Ossoff	Georgia Senate	Attacking	$785K	✗ No
Kathy Castor	Florida 14th District	Attacking	$760K	✗ No

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

Questions people ask

How much did Miriam Adelson spend on the 2026 elections, and did it win?: Miriam Adelson gave $66M 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, 3% were on the winning side ($1.0M won, $39M lost, with $2.6M in races still being counted). $261K had no matched result and is excluded.
Which super PACs did Miriam Adelson fund in 2026?: Senate Leadership Fund ($30M), MAGA Inc. ($25M), Congressional Leadership Fund ($10M), Security Is Strength PAC ($1.0M), NRCC ($44K).
Which candidates did Miriam Adelson's money end up backing or attacking in 2026?: against Sherrod Brown (Ohio Senate (special), about $5.9M, lost); against Abdul El-Sayed (Michigan Senate, about $3.6M, lost); against Josh Turek (Iowa Senate, about $2.7M, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.