Which candidates did Payward Inc's money end up backing or attacking in 2026?

against Sherrod Brown (Ohio Senate (special), about $127K, lost); for Jon Husted (Ohio Senate (special), about $93K, lost); against James Talarico (Texas Senate, about $15K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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Payward Inc

Company / nonprofit

Wyoming

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

Backed losers

Payward Inc gave $1.0M 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, 0% were on the winning side ($0 won, $266K lost). $0 had no matched result and is excluded.

Gave to outside spenders

$1.0M

100% of it helped Republicans

Winning share of scored dollars

$266K scored (27% of gifts)

Spent on the losing side

$266K

Not allocated or result unknown

$734K

$734K not allocated to tracked outside spending; $0 has no matched result. Neither is cash on hand.

Where the checks 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 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
Digital Freedom Fund $734K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$1.0M		$0 / $266K

The trail

What the money bought

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

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
Sherrod Brown	Ohio Senate (special)	Attacking	$127K	✗ No
Jon Husted	Ohio Senate (special)	Supporting	$93K	✗ No
James Talarico	Texas Senate	Attacking	$15K	✗ No
Josh Turek	Iowa Senate	Attacking	$14K	✗ No
Ken Paxton	Texas Senate	Supporting	$10K	✗ No
Ashley Hinson	Iowa Senate	Supporting	$6K	✗ No

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

Questions people ask

How much did Payward Inc spend on the 2026 elections, and did it win?: Payward Inc gave $1.0M 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, 0% were on the winning side ($0 won, $266K lost). $0 had no matched result and is excluded.
Which super PACs did Payward Inc fund in 2026?: Digital Freedom Fund ($1.0M).
Which candidates did Payward Inc's money end up backing or attacking in 2026?: against Sherrod Brown (Ohio Senate (special), about $127K, lost); for Jon Husted (Ohio Senate (special), about $93K, lost); against James Talarico (Texas Senate, about $15K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.