Which candidates did One Nation's money end up backing or attacking in 2026?

against Sherrod Brown (Ohio Senate (special), about $19M, lost); against Josh Turek (Iowa Senate, about $9.8M, lost); against Abdul El-Sayed (Michigan Senate, about $9.3M, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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One Nation

Dark money

Virginia

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

Loser

One Nation gave $71M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2026 federal elections, and 100% of it helped Republicans (FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026). 4% of the money with a result ended up on the winning side ($2.7M won, $64M lost, with $3.7M in races still being counted).

Nonprofit tied to the Senate Leadership Fund. It does not disclose its donors.

Gave to outside spenders

$71M

100% of it helped Republicans

Ended up on the winning side

$2.7M

Spent on the losing side

$64M

$3.7M still being counted

No result matched

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

Where the trail ends

What the IRS sees

One Nation is a 501(c)(4) social welfare group based in Haymarket, VA. It files a Form 990 with the IRS every year that shows how much money it moves, but never who gave it. That is the whole point of routing money this way.

IRS filings on ProPublica →

Revenue, 2023

$67M

from donors it does not have to name

Spent, 2023

$14M

Assets at year end, 2023

$61M

Tax year	Revenue	Spent	Assets	Filing
2023	$67M	$14M	$61M	990 PDF
2022	$125M	$156M	$8.2M	990 PDF
2021	$65M	$37M	$39M	990 PDF
2020	$172M	$196M	$12M	990 PDF
2019	$49M	$21M	$36M	e-file
2018	$58M	$64M	$6.9M	990 PDF
2024	filed, not yet digitised			990 PDF

The $71M it gave to super PACs in 2026 is 106% of what it took in during 2023, its latest year on file. The 990 lists what it spent on politics in a single line and leaves every donor blank.

One Nation also bought $26M of Google and YouTube ads under its own name this cycle. All ad buyers →

Where the cheques went

A nonprofit that does not have to say where its own money came from. The trail ends here. 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	$71M		$2.7M / $64M

The trail

What the money bought

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

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
Sherrod Brown	Ohio Senate (special)	Attacking	$19M	✗ No
Josh Turek	Iowa Senate	Attacking	$9.8M	✗ No
Abdul El-Sayed	Michigan Senate	Attacking	$9.3M	✗ No
Troy Jackson	Maine Senate	Attacking	$7.6M	✗ No
Roy Cooper	North Carolina Senate	Attacking	$6.1M	✗ No
Mary Peltola	Alaska Senate	Attacking	$3.5M	Counting
Adam Hamilton	Kansas Senate	Attacking	$3.3M	✗ No
Annie Andrews	South Carolina Senate	Attacking	$2.6M	✗ No
Chris Pappas	New Hampshire Senate	Attacking	$2.5M	✗ No
Jon Ossoff	Georgia Senate	Attacking	$2.4M	✗ No
Dan Osborn	Nebraska Senate	Attacking	$1.7M	✓ Yes
Jon Husted	Ohio Senate (special)	Supporting	$642K	✗ No

Dark money as classified from the FEC entity type and public reporting.

Questions people ask

How much did One Nation spend on the 2026 elections, and did it win?: One Nation gave $71M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2026 federal elections, and 100% of it helped Republicans (FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026). 4% of the money with a result ended up on the winning side ($2.7M won, $64M lost, with $3.7M in races still being counted).
Which super PACs did One Nation fund in 2026?: Senate Leadership Fund ($71M).
Which candidates did One Nation's money end up backing or attacking in 2026?: against Sherrod Brown (Ohio Senate (special), about $19M, lost); against Josh Turek (Iowa Senate, about $9.8M, lost); against Abdul El-Sayed (Michigan Senate, about $9.3M, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.