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

against Jon Husted (Ohio Senate (special), about $3.6M, won); against Michael Whatley (North Carolina Senate, about $497K, won); against Mike Beltran (Florida 14th District, about $353K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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Nrdc Action Fund

Company / nonprofit

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

Winner

Nrdc Action Fund gave $6.9M 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, 100% were on the winning side ($5.8M won, $0 lost, with $646K in races still being counted). $0 had no matched result and is excluded.

Gave to outside spenders

$6.9M

100% of it helped Democrats

Winning share of scored dollars

100%

$5.8M scored (84% of gifts)

Spent on the losing side

$646K still being counted

Not allocated or result unknown

$424K

$424K 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
Nrdc Action Votes $424K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$6.9M		$5.8M / $0

The trail

What the money bought

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

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
Jon Husted	Ohio Senate (special)	Attacking	$3.6M	✓ Yes
Michael Whatley	North Carolina Senate	Attacking	$497K	✓ Yes
Mike Beltran	Florida 14th District	Attacking	$353K	✓ Yes
Tom Barrett	Michigan 7th District	Attacking	$298K	✓ Yes
Zach Nunn	Iowa 3rd District	Attacking	$298K	✓ Yes
Anna Paulina Luna	Florida 13th District	Attacking	$298K	Counting
Rob Wittman	Virginia 1st District	Attacking	$298K	Counting
Jennifer Balkcom	North Carolina 11th District	Attacking	$248K	✓ Yes
Rob Bresnahan	Pennsylvania 8th District	Attacking	$248K	✓ Yes
Mariannette Miller-Meeks	Iowa 1st District	Attacking	$199K	✓ Yes
Juan Ciscomani	Arizona 6th District	Attacking	$50K	Counting
Derrick Van Orden	Wisconsin 3rd District	Attacking	$50K	✓ Yes

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

Questions people ask

How much did Nrdc Action Fund spend on the 2026 elections, and did it win?: Nrdc Action Fund gave $6.9M 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, 100% were on the winning side ($5.8M won, $0 lost, with $646K in races still being counted). $0 had no matched result and is excluded.
Which super PACs did Nrdc Action Fund fund in 2026?: Nrdc Action Votes ($6.9M).
Which candidates did Nrdc Action Fund's money end up backing or attacking in 2026?: against Jon Husted (Ohio Senate (special), about $3.6M, won); against Michael Whatley (North Carolina Senate, about $497K, won); against Mike Beltran (Florida 14th District, about $353K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.