Which super PACs did American Petroleum Institute fund in 2026?

Congressional Leadership Fund ($4.0M), Senate Leadership Fund ($4.0M).

Which candidates did American Petroleum Institute's money end up backing or attacking in 2026?

against Sherrod Brown (Ohio Senate (special), about $962K, lost); against Josh Turek (Iowa Senate, about $502K, lost); against Abdul El-Sayed (Michigan Senate, about $476K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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American Petroleum Institute

Company / nonprofit

8 gifts to 2 groups, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.

Loser

American Petroleum Institute gave $8.0M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2026 federal elections, and 100% of it helped Republicans (FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 2% ended up on the winning side ($149K won, $6.3M lost, with $611K in races still being counted).

Gave to outside spenders

$8.0M

100% of it helped Republicans

Ended up on the winning side

$149K of the dollars in races already called

Spent on the losing side

$6.3M

$611K still being counted

Not spent yet

$899K

Sitting with groups that have not spent

Where the cheques 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 cheque 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
Congressional Leadership Fund $523K not spent yet	$4.0M		$10K / $3.0M
Senate Leadership Fund $377K not spent yet	$4.0M		$139K / $3.3M

The trail

What the money bought

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

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
Sherrod Brown	Ohio Senate (special)	Attacking	$962K	✗ No
Josh Turek	Iowa Senate	Attacking	$502K	✗ No
Abdul El-Sayed	Michigan Senate	Attacking	$476K	✗ No
Troy Jackson	Maine Senate	Attacking	$391K	✗ No
Roy Cooper	North Carolina Senate	Attacking	$312K	✗ No
Christina Hines	Michigan 10th District	Attacking	$231K	✗ No
Don Davis	North Carolina 1st District	Attacking	$199K	✗ No
William Lawrence	Michigan 7th District	Attacking	$186K	✗ No
Mary Peltola	Alaska Senate	Attacking	$182K	Counting
Cait Conley	New York 17th District	Attacking	$174K	✗ No
Adam Hamilton	Kansas Senate	Attacking	$167K	✗ No
Randy Villegas	California 22nd District	Attacking	$154K	✗ No

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

Questions people ask

How much did American Petroleum Institute spend on the 2026 elections, and did it win?: American Petroleum Institute gave $8.0M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2026 federal elections, and 100% of it helped Republicans (FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 2% ended up on the winning side ($149K won, $6.3M lost, with $611K in races still being counted).
Which super PACs did American Petroleum Institute fund in 2026?: Congressional Leadership Fund ($4.0M), Senate Leadership Fund ($4.0M).
Which candidates did American Petroleum Institute's money end up backing or attacking in 2026?: against Sherrod Brown (Ohio Senate (special), about $962K, lost); against Josh Turek (Iowa Senate, about $502K, lost); against Abdul El-Sayed (Michigan Senate, about $476K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.