Which super PACs did Senate Majority PAC (SMP) fund in 2026?

Defend the Vote ($12M), American Democracy Project ($300K).

Which candidates did Senate Majority PAC (SMP)'s money end up backing or attacking in 2026?

against Jon Husted (Ohio Senate (special), about $5.9M, won); against Mike Rogers (Michigan Senate, about $3.9M, won); against Luke Bronin (Connecticut 1st District, about $433K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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Senate Majority PAC (SMP)

Another PAC

5 gifts to 2 groups, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.

Winner

Senate Majority PAC (SMP) gave $12M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2026 federal elections, and 96% of it helped Democrats (FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 95% ended up on the winning side ($9.9M won, $479K lost, with $130K in races still being counted).

Gave to outside spenders

$12M

96% of it helped Democrats

Ended up on the winning side

95%

$9.9M of the dollars in races already called

Spent on the losing side

$479K

$130K still being counted

Not spent yet

$1.4M

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
Defend the Vote $1.4M not spent yet	$12M		$9.9M / $433K
American Democracy Project	$300K		$56K / $46K

The trail

What the money bought

The candidates Senate Majority PAC (SMP)'s money was spent for or against, pro-rated by Senate Majority PAC (SMP)'s share of each group's funding.

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
Jon Husted	Ohio Senate (special)	Attacking	$5.9M	✓ Yes
Mike Rogers	Michigan Senate	Attacking	$3.9M	✓ Yes
Luke Bronin	Connecticut 1st District (primary)	Attacking	$433K	✗ No
Chris Pappas	New Hampshire Senate (primary)	Supporting	$84K	✓ Yes
Jenny Costa Honeycutt	South Carolina 1st District	Attacking	$79K	Counting
David Leslie	Alaska Senate (primary)	Supporting	$68K	Unknown
Sydney Gruters	Florida 16th District	Attacking	$46K	✗ No
Aisha Wahab	California 14th District	Attacking	$19K	Counting
Jay Feely	Arizona 1st District	Attacking	$17K	Counting
Marlene Galan-Woods	Arizona 1st District (primary)	Attacking	$15K	✓ Yes
Mike Lawler	New York 17th District	Attacking	$12K	✓ Yes
Tom Suozzi	New York 3rd District	Supporting	$8K	✓ Yes

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

Questions people ask

How much did Senate Majority PAC (SMP) spend on the 2026 elections, and did it win?: Senate Majority PAC (SMP) gave $12M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2026 federal elections, and 96% of it helped Democrats (FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 95% ended up on the winning side ($9.9M won, $479K lost, with $130K in races still being counted).
Which super PACs did Senate Majority PAC (SMP) fund in 2026?: Defend the Vote ($12M), American Democracy Project ($300K).
Which candidates did Senate Majority PAC (SMP)'s money end up backing or attacking in 2026?: against Jon Husted (Ohio Senate (special), about $5.9M, won); against Mike Rogers (Michigan Senate, about $3.9M, won); against Luke Bronin (Connecticut 1st District, about $433K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.