Which candidates did Gopac Election Fund's money end up backing or attacking in 2026?

against Mark Lynch (South Carolina Senate, about $562K, unknown); against Ralph Norman (South Carolina Senate, about $508K, unknown); for Darline Graham (South Carolina Senate, about $113K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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Donor

Gopac Election Fund

Another PAC

Virginia

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

Limited result coverage

Gopac Election Fund gave $1.2M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2026 federal elections, and 80% 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, 10% were on the winning side ($12K won, $117K lost). $1.1M had no matched result and is excluded.

Gave to outside spenders

$1.2M

80% of it helped Democrats

Winning share of scored dollars

10%

$129K scored (11% of gifts)

Spent on the losing side

$117K

Not allocated or result unknown

$1.1M

$0 not allocated to tracked outside spending; $1.1M has no matched result. Neither is cash on hand.

Where the cheques went

Another political committee passing money along. The original donor is one step upstream. 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
Palmetto Action	$1.2M		$12K / $117K

The trail

What the money bought

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

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
Mark Lynch	South Carolina Senate (primary)	Attacking	$562K	Unknown
Ralph Norman	South Carolina Senate	Attacking	$508K	Unknown
Darline Graham	South Carolina Senate	Supporting	$113K	✗ No
Darline Graham	South Carolina Senate (primary)	Supporting	$12K	✓ Yes
Annie Andrews	South Carolina Senate	Attacking	$4K	✗ No

Another PAC as classified from the FEC entity type and public reporting.

Questions people ask

How much did Gopac Election Fund spend on the 2026 elections, and did it win?: Gopac Election Fund gave $1.2M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2026 federal elections, and 80% 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, 10% were on the winning side ($12K won, $117K lost). $1.1M had no matched result and is excluded.
Which super PACs did Gopac Election Fund fund in 2026?: Palmetto Action ($1.2M).
Which candidates did Gopac Election Fund's money end up backing or attacking in 2026?: against Mark Lynch (South Carolina Senate, about $562K, unknown); against Ralph Norman (South Carolina Senate, about $508K, unknown); for Darline Graham (South Carolina Senate, about $113K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.