Which super PACs did Way Back PAC fund in 2026?

Montana Freedom PAC ($900K), Wheel Dog PAC ($775K), Fight for Nebraska PAC ($755K), The 1861 Initiative ($200K).

Which candidates did Way Back PAC's money end up backing or attacking in 2026?

for Seth Bodnar (Montana Senate, about $674K, lost); for Bill Hill (Alaska at-large House seat, about $497K, won); for Denise Powell (Nebraska 2nd District, about $439K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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Way Back PAC

Another PAC

Wyoming

10 gifts to 4 groups, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.

Mixed

Way Back PAC gave $2.6M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2026 federal elections, and 76% of it helped Democrats (FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 56% ended up on the winning side ($1.1M won, $830K lost, with $538K in races still being counted).

Gave to outside spenders

$2.6M

76% of it helped Democrats

Ended up on the winning side

56%

$1.1M of the dollars in races already called

Spent on the losing side

$830K

$538K still being counted

Not spent yet

$205K

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	Won / lost
Montana Freedom PAC	$900K	$74K / $826K
Wheel Dog PAC	$775K	$233K / $4K
Fight for Nebraska PAC $96K not spent yet	$755K	$659K / $0
The 1861 Initiative	$200K	$91K / $0

The trail

What the money bought

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

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
Seth Bodnar	Montana Senate	Supporting	$674K	✗ No
Bill Hill	Alaska at-large House seat (primary)	Supporting	$497K	✓ Yes
Denise Powell	Nebraska 2nd District (primary)	Supporting	$439K	✓ Yes
Nick Begich III	Alaska at-large House seat	Attacking	$234K	Counting
John Cavanaugh	Nebraska 2nd District (primary)	Attacking	$220K	✓ Yes
Kurt Alme	Montana Senate (primary)	Attacking	$169K	✗ No
Noah Taylor	Kansas Senate (primary)	Supporting	$109K	Unknown
Roger Marshall	Kansas Senate	Attacking	$91K	✓ Yes
Alani Bankhead	Montana Senate	Attacking	$56K	✓ Yes
Eric Hafner	Alaska at-large House seat	Attacking	$44K	Counting

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

Questions people ask

How much did Way Back PAC spend on the 2026 elections, and did it win?: Way Back PAC gave $2.6M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2026 federal elections, and 76% of it helped Democrats (FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 56% ended up on the winning side ($1.1M won, $830K lost, with $538K in races still being counted).
Which super PACs did Way Back PAC fund in 2026?: Montana Freedom PAC ($900K), Wheel Dog PAC ($775K), Fight for Nebraska PAC ($755K), The 1861 Initiative ($200K).
Which candidates did Way Back PAC's money end up backing or attacking in 2026?: for Seth Bodnar (Montana Senate, about $674K, lost); for Bill Hill (Alaska at-large House seat, about $497K, won); for Denise Powell (Nebraska 2nd District, about $439K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.