Which candidates did Mohammad Waqas's money end up backing or attacking in 2026?

for Adam Hamawy (New Jersey 12th District, about $198K, won); for Nida Allam (North Carolina 4th District, about $141K, unknown); for Darializa Avila Chevalier (New York 13th District, about $108K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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Mohammad Waqas

Individual

CEO, Showcase Commerce Inc. · New York

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

Backed winners

Mohammad Waqas gave $1.1M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2026 federal elections, and 95% 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, 100% were on the winning side ($666K won, $1K lost, with $77K in races still being counted). $289K had no matched result and is excluded.

Gave to outside spenders

$1.1M

95% of it helped Democrats

Winning share of scored dollars

100%

$667K scored (63% of gifts)

Spent on the losing side

$1K

$77K still being counted

Not allocated or result unknown

$307K

$17K not allocated to tracked outside spending; $289K 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
American Priorities $17K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$1.1M		$666K / $1K

The trail

What the money bought

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

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
Adam Hamawy	New Jersey 12th District (primary)	Supporting	$198K	✓ Yes
Nida Allam	North Carolina 4th District (primary)	Supporting	$141K	Unknown
Darializa Avila Chevalier	New York 13th District (primary)	Supporting	$108K	✓ Yes
Adriano Espaillat	New York 13th District (primary)	Attacking	$64K	Unknown
Chris Rabb	Pennsylvania 3rd District (primary)	Supporting	$58K	✓ Yes
Mike Carey	Ohio 15th District	Attacking	$58K	✓ Yes
Claire Valdez	New York 7th District (primary)	Supporting	$55K	✓ Yes
Abdul El-Sayed	Michigan Senate (primary)	Supporting	$47K	✓ Yes
Jasmeet Bains	California 22nd District (primary)	Attacking	$42K	Unknown
Haley Stevens	Michigan Senate (primary)	Attacking	$39K	Unknown
Melissa Hernandez	California 14th District	Attacking	$27K	Counting
Randy Villegas	California 22nd District (primary)	Supporting	$21K	✓ Yes

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

Questions people ask

How much did Mohammad Waqas spend on the 2026 elections, and did it win?: Mohammad Waqas gave $1.1M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2026 federal elections, and 95% 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, 100% were on the winning side ($666K won, $1K lost, with $77K in races still being counted). $289K had no matched result and is excluded.
Which super PACs did Mohammad Waqas fund in 2026?: American Priorities ($1.1M).
Which candidates did Mohammad Waqas's money end up backing or attacking in 2026?: for Adam Hamawy (New Jersey 12th District, about $198K, won); for Nida Allam (North Carolina 4th District, about $141K, unknown); for Darializa Avila Chevalier (New York 13th District, about $108K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.