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

for Tricia Pridemore (Georgia 11th District, about $6K, unknown); for Tim Moore (North Carolina 14th District, about $4K, lost); for Eric Flores (Texas 34th District, about $4K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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Palmetto Action

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South Carolina

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

Limited result coverage

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 with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Oct 14, 2026). Among dollars with a matched election-stage result, 62% were on the winning side ($7K won, $4K lost, with $708 in races still being counted). $16K had no matched result and is excluded.

Gave to outside spenders

$1.2M

100% of it helped Republicans

Winning share of scored dollars

62%

$11K scored (1% of gifts)

Spent on the losing side

$4K

$708 still being counted

Not allocated or result unknown

$1.2M

$1.2M not allocated to tracked outside spending; $16K has no matched result. Neither is cash on hand.

Where the checks 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 check 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 $1.2M not allocated to tracked outside spending	$1.2M		$7K / $4K

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	$6K	Unknown
Tim Moore	North Carolina 14th District	Supporting	$4K	✗ No
Eric Flores	Texas 34th District (primary)	Supporting	$4K	✓ Yes
Shelly Dezevallos	Texas 38th District (primary)	Supporting	$3K	Unknown
John Lujan	Texas 35th District (primary)	Supporting	$2K	Unknown
John Lujan	Texas 35th District	Supporting	$1K	Unknown
Matthew Boehnke	Washington 4th District (primary)	Supporting	$894	Unknown
Shelly Dezevallos	Texas 38th District	Supporting	$863	Unknown
Mark Teixeira	Texas 21st District (primary)	Supporting	$851	✓ Yes
Ralph Alvarado	Kentucky 6th District (primary)	Supporting	$772	✓ Yes
Brent Taylor	Tennessee 9th District	Supporting	$708	Counting
Lee Reeves	Tennessee 7th District	Supporting	$690	Unknown

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 with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Oct 14, 2026). Among dollars with a matched election-stage result, 62% were on the winning side ($7K won, $4K lost, with $708 in races still being counted). $16K had no matched result and is excluded.
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 $6K, unknown); for Tim Moore (North Carolina 14th District, about $4K, lost); for Eric Flores (Texas 34th District, about $4K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.