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

for Tricia Pridemore (Georgia 11th District, about $14K, unknown); for Tim Moore (North Carolina 14th District, about $9K, pending); for John Lujan (Texas 35th District, about $8K, unknown). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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Palmetto Action

Another PAC

South Carolina

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

Winner

Palmetto Action gave $1.2M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2026 federal elections, and 100% of it helped Republicans (FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 100% ended up on the winning side ($14K won, $0 lost, with $10K in races still being counted).

Gave to outside spenders

$1.2M

100% of it helped Republicans

Ended up on the winning side

100%

$14K of the dollars in races already called

Spent on the losing side

$10K still being counted

Not spent yet

$1.2M

Sitting with groups that have not spent

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
Gopac Election Fund $1.1M not spent yet	$1.2M		$14K / $0

The trail

What the money bought

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

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
Tricia Pridemore	Georgia 11th District (primary)	Supporting	$14K	Unknown
Tim Moore	North Carolina 14th District	Supporting	$9K	Counting
John Lujan	Texas 35th District	Supporting	$8K	Unknown
Eric Flores	Texas 34th District (primary)	Supporting	$7K	✓ Yes
Shelly Dezevallos	Texas 38th District	Supporting	$7K	Unknown
Matthew Boehnke	Washington 4th District (primary)	Supporting	$2K	Unknown
Mark Teixeira	Texas 21st District (primary)	Supporting	$2K	✓ Yes
Ralph Alvarado	Kentucky 6th District (primary)	Supporting	$2K	✓ Yes
Brent Taylor	Tennessee 9th District	Supporting	$1K	Counting
Lee Reeves	Tennessee 7th District	Supporting	$1K	Unknown
Houston Gaines	Georgia 10th District (primary)	Supporting	$1K	✓ Yes
Michael Echols	Louisiana 5th District (primary)	Supporting	$909	✓ Yes

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

Questions people ask

How much did Palmetto Action spend on the 2026 elections, and did it win?: Palmetto Action gave $1.2M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2026 federal elections, and 100% of it helped Republicans (FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 100% ended up on the winning side ($14K won, $0 lost, with $10K in races still being counted).
Which super PACs did Palmetto Action fund in 2026?: Gopac Election Fund ($1.2M).
Which candidates did Palmetto Action's money end up backing or attacking in 2026?: for Tricia Pridemore (Georgia 11th District, about $14K, unknown); for Tim Moore (North Carolina 14th District, about $9K, pending); for John Lujan (Texas 35th District, about $8K, unknown). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.