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Robert Book

Individual

Chairman, Book Capital Enterprises · Florida

6 reported gifts; 4 recipient groups listed, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.

Backed losers

Robert Book gave $2.1M 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, 2% were on the winning side ($22K won, $1.2M lost, with $93K in races still being counted). $81K had no matched result and is excluded.

Gave to outside spenders

$2.1M

100% of it helped Republicans

Winning share of scored dollars

2%

$1.2M scored (57% of gifts)

Spent on the losing side

$1.2M

$93K still being counted

Not allocated or result unknown

$816K

$735K not allocated to tracked outside spending; $81K has no matched result. Neither is cash on hand.

Where the checks went

A person writing checks from their own fortune. 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
GroupGaveHow the group spent itWon / lost
MAGA Inc.

$647K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$1.5M
$2K / $773K
Congressional Leadership Fund

$75K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$500K
$1K / $405K
Maga Ky

$6K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$100K
$16K / $0
Texas Organizing Project PAC

$7K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$10K
$2K / $220

The trail

What the money bought

The candidates Robert Book's money was spent for or against, pro-rated by Robert Book's share of each group's funding.
CandidateRaceSpendingTheir sharePaid off?
James TalaricoTexas SenateAttacking$102K✗ No
Thomas H. MassieKentucky 4th District (primary)Attacking$78KUnknown
Abdul El-SayedMichigan SenateAttacking$65K✗ No
Sherrod BrownOhio Senate (special)Attacking$50K✗ No
Kathy CastorFlorida 14th DistrictAttacking$43K✗ No
Jared MoskowitzFlorida 25th DistrictAttacking$42K✗ No
Don DavisNorth Carolina 1st DistrictAttacking$33K✗ No
William LawrenceMichigan 7th DistrictAttacking$33K✗ No
Ken PaxtonTexas SenateSupporting$30K✗ No
Christina HinesMichigan 10th DistrictAttacking$29K✗ No
Marie Gluesenkamp PerezWashington 3rd DistrictAttacking$29K✗ No
Pia DandiyaFlorida 22nd DistrictAttacking$27K✗ No

Individual as classified from the FEC entity type and public reporting.

Questions people ask

How much did Robert Book spend on the 2026 elections, and did it win?
Robert Book gave $2.1M 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, 2% were on the winning side ($22K won, $1.2M lost, with $93K in races still being counted). $81K had no matched result and is excluded.
Which super PACs did Robert Book fund in 2026?
MAGA Inc. ($1.5M), Congressional Leadership Fund ($500K), Maga Ky ($100K), Texas Organizing Project PAC ($10K).
Which candidates did Robert Book's money end up backing or attacking in 2026?
against James Talarico (Texas Senate, about $102K, lost); against Thomas H. Massie (Kentucky 4th District, about $78K, unknown); against Abdul El-Sayed (Michigan Senate, about $65K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.