Which candidates did Senate Opportunity Fund's money end up backing or attacking in 2026?

for Kurt Alme (Montana Senate, about $235K, won); for Jon Husted (Ohio Senate (special), about $235K, lost); for Julia Letlow (Louisiana Senate, about $166K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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Senate Opportunity Fund

Company / nonprofit

Wyoming

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

Mixed

Senate Opportunity Fund gave $2.0M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2026 federal elections, and 100% of it helped Republicans (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Oct 14, 2026). Among dollars with a matched election-stage result, 42% were on the winning side ($597K won, $814K lost, with $121K in races still being counted). $117K had no matched result and is excluded.

Gave to outside spenders

$2.0M

100% of it helped Republicans

Winning share of scored dollars

42%

$1.4M scored (72% of gifts)

Spent on the losing side

$814K

$121K still being counted

Not allocated or result unknown

$438K

$321K not allocated to tracked outside spending; $117K 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
High Plains PAC $321K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$2.0M		$597K / $814K

The trail

What the money bought

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

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
Kurt Alme	Montana Senate	Supporting	$235K	✓ Yes
Jon Husted	Ohio Senate (special)	Supporting	$235K	✗ No
Julia Letlow	Louisiana Senate	Supporting	$166K	✓ Yes
Darline Graham	South Carolina Senate	Supporting	$131K	✗ No
Barry Moore	Alabama Senate	Supporting	$121K	✓ Yes
Dan J. Sullivan	Alaska Senate	Supporting	$121K	Counting
Ashley Hinson Arenholz	Iowa Senate	Supporting	$117K	Unknown
Abdul El-Sayed	Michigan Senate	Attacking	$117K	✗ No
Mike Rogers	Michigan Senate	Supporting	$117K	✗ No
Josh Turek	Iowa Senate	Attacking	$117K	✗ No
Annie Andrews	South Carolina Senate	Attacking	$97K	✗ No
Kevin Hern	Oklahoma Senate	Supporting	$75K	✓ Yes

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

Questions people ask

How much did Senate Opportunity Fund spend on the 2026 elections, and did it win?: Senate Opportunity Fund gave $2.0M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2026 federal elections, and 100% of it helped Republicans (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Oct 14, 2026). Among dollars with a matched election-stage result, 42% were on the winning side ($597K won, $814K lost, with $121K in races still being counted). $117K had no matched result and is excluded.
Which super PACs did Senate Opportunity Fund fund in 2026?: High Plains PAC ($2.0M).
Which candidates did Senate Opportunity Fund's money end up backing or attacking in 2026?: for Kurt Alme (Montana Senate, about $235K, won); for Jon Husted (Ohio Senate (special), about $235K, lost); for Julia Letlow (Louisiana Senate, about $166K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.