Which candidates did Equality Project's money end up backing or attacking in 2026?

for Scott Wiener (California 11th District, about $320K, won); for Ritchie Torres (New York 15th District, about $162K, won); for Marni von Wilpert (California 48th District, about $150K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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Equality Project

Company / nonprofit

13 gifts to 1 group, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.

Winner

Equality Project gave $1.2M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2026 federal elections, and 100% of it helped Democrats (FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 100% ended up on the winning side ($776K won, $0 lost, with $183K in races still being counted).

Gave to outside spenders

$1.2M

100% of it helped Democrats

Ended up on the winning side

100%

$776K of the dollars in races already called

Spent on the losing side

$183K still being counted

No result matched

$226K

Mostly primaries where the backed candidate's fate is not tracked

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
Equality PAC	$1.2M		$776K / $0

The trail

What the money bought

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

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
Scott Wiener	California 11th District (primary)	Supporting	$320K	✓ Yes
Ritchie Torres	New York 15th District (primary)	Supporting	$162K	✓ Yes
Marni von Wilpert	California 48th District (primary)	Supporting	$150K	✓ Yes
Julie Johnson	Texas 33rd District (primary)	Supporting	$137K	Unknown
Robert Garcia	California 42nd District	Supporting	$82K	✓ Yes
Shevrin Jones	Florida 24th District (primary)	Supporting	$57K	Unknown
Chris Pappas	New Hampshire Senate	Supporting	$57K	✓ Yes
Cait Conley	New York 17th District	Supporting	$42K	✓ Yes
Jim Desmond	California 48th District	Attacking	$36K	Counting
Eric Chung	Michigan 10th District (primary)	Supporting	$32K	Unknown
JoAnna Mendoza	Arizona 6th District	Supporting	$29K	Counting
Juan Ciscomani	Arizona 6th District	Attacking	$29K	Counting

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

Questions people ask

How much did Equality Project spend on the 2026 elections, and did it win?: Equality Project gave $1.2M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2026 federal elections, and 100% of it helped Democrats (FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 100% ended up on the winning side ($776K won, $0 lost, with $183K in races still being counted).
Which super PACs did Equality Project fund in 2026?: Equality PAC ($1.2M).
Which candidates did Equality Project's money end up backing or attacking in 2026?: for Scott Wiener (California 11th District, about $320K, won); for Ritchie Torres (New York 15th District, about $162K, won); for Marni von Wilpert (California 48th District, about $150K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.