Which super PACs did The Anschutz Corporation fund in 2026?

Senate Leadership Fund ($850K), Congressional Leadership Fund ($250K).

Which candidates did The Anschutz Corporation's money end up backing or attacking in 2026?

against Sherrod Brown (Ohio Senate (special), about $204K, lost); against Josh Turek (Iowa Senate, about $107K, lost); against Abdul El-Sayed (Michigan Senate, about $101K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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Donor

The Anschutz Corporation

Company / nonprofit

Colorado

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

Loser

The Anschutz Corporation gave $1.1M 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, 3% ended up on the winning side ($30K won, $890K lost, with $67K in races still being counted).

Gave to outside spenders

$1.1M

100% of it helped Republicans

Ended up on the winning side

$30K of the dollars in races already called

Spent on the losing side

$890K

$67K still being counted

Not spent yet

$113K

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
Senate Leadership Fund $80K not spent yet	$850K		$30K / $700K
Congressional Leadership Fund $33K not spent yet	$250K		$619 / $190K

The trail

What the money bought

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

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
Sherrod Brown	Ohio Senate (special)	Attacking	$204K	✗ No
Josh Turek	Iowa Senate	Attacking	$107K	✗ No
Abdul El-Sayed	Michigan Senate	Attacking	$101K	✗ No
Troy Jackson	Maine Senate	Attacking	$83K	✗ No
Roy Cooper	North Carolina Senate	Attacking	$66K	✗ No
Mary Peltola	Alaska Senate	Attacking	$39K	Counting
Adam Hamilton	Kansas Senate	Attacking	$35K	✗ No
Annie Andrews	South Carolina Senate	Attacking	$28K	✗ No
Chris Pappas	New Hampshire Senate	Attacking	$27K	✗ No
Jon Ossoff	Georgia Senate	Attacking	$26K	✗ No
Dan Osborn	Nebraska Senate	Attacking	$19K	✓ Yes
Christina Hines	Michigan 10th District	Attacking	$14K	✗ No

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

Questions people ask

How much did The Anschutz Corporation spend on the 2026 elections, and did it win?: The Anschutz Corporation gave $1.1M 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, 3% ended up on the winning side ($30K won, $890K lost, with $67K in races still being counted).
Which super PACs did The Anschutz Corporation fund in 2026?: Senate Leadership Fund ($850K), Congressional Leadership Fund ($250K).
Which candidates did The Anschutz Corporation's money end up backing or attacking in 2026?: against Sherrod Brown (Ohio Senate (special), about $204K, lost); against Josh Turek (Iowa Senate, about $107K, lost); against Abdul El-Sayed (Michigan Senate, about $101K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.