Which super PACs did Defend the Vote Action Fund fund in 2026?

Senate Majority PAC ($3.0M), Defend the Vote ($901K).

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

against Jon Husted (Ohio Senate (special), about $364K, won); against Mike Rogers (Michigan Senate, about $237K, won); against Luke Bronin (Connecticut 1st District, about $27K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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Donor

Defend the Vote Action Fund

Company / nonprofit

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

Winner

Defend the Vote Action Fund gave $3.9M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2026 federal elections, and 100% 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, 96% were on the winning side ($606K won, $27K lost). $0 had no matched result and is excluded.

Gave to outside spenders

$3.9M

100% of it helped Democrats

Winning share of scored dollars

96%

$632K scored (16% of gifts)

Spent on the losing side

$27K

Not allocated or result unknown

$3.3M

$3.3M not allocated to tracked outside spending; $0 has no matched result. Neither is cash on hand.

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 Majority PAC $3.0M not allocated to tracked outside spending	$3.0M		$0 / $0
Defend the Vote $269K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$901K		$606K / $27K

The trail

What the money bought

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

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
Jon Husted	Ohio Senate (special)	Attacking	$364K	✓ Yes
Mike Rogers	Michigan Senate	Attacking	$237K	✓ Yes
Luke Bronin	Connecticut 1st District (primary)	Attacking	$27K	✗ No
Chris Pappas	New Hampshire Senate (primary)	Supporting	$5K	✓ Yes

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

Questions people ask

How much did Defend the Vote Action Fund spend on the 2026 elections, and did it win?: Defend the Vote Action Fund gave $3.9M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2026 federal elections, and 100% 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, 96% were on the winning side ($606K won, $27K lost). $0 had no matched result and is excluded.
Which super PACs did Defend the Vote Action Fund fund in 2026?: Senate Majority PAC ($3.0M), Defend the Vote ($901K).
Which candidates did Defend the Vote Action Fund's money end up backing or attacking in 2026?: against Jon Husted (Ohio Senate (special), about $364K, won); against Mike Rogers (Michigan Senate, about $237K, won); against Luke Bronin (Connecticut 1st District, about $27K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.