Which candidates did School Freedom Fund's money end up backing or attacking in 2026?

against Andy Barr (Kentucky Senate, about $368K, lost); against Josh Turek (Iowa Senate, about $314K, lost); against Dan Osborn (Nebraska Senate, about $171K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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Donor

School Freedom Fund

Another PAC

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

Backed losers

School Freedom Fund gave $1.9M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2026 federal elections, and 99% 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, 28% were on the winning side ($343K won, $892K lost, with $70K in races still being counted). $296K had no matched result and is excluded.

Gave to outside spenders

$1.9M

99% of it helped Republicans

Winning share of scored dollars

28%

$1.2M scored (65% of gifts)

Spent on the losing side

$892K

$70K still being counted

Not allocated or result unknown

$594K

$298K not allocated to tracked outside spending; $296K 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
Win It Back PAC $298K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$1.9M		$343K / $892K

The trail

What the money bought

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

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
Andy Barr	Kentucky Senate (primary)	Attacking	$368K	✗ No
Josh Turek	Iowa Senate	Attacking	$314K	✗ No
Dan Osborn	Nebraska Senate	Attacking	$171K	✓ Yes
Adam Hamilton	Kansas Senate	Attacking	$128K	✗ No
Taylor Burks	Missouri 5th District (primary)	Attacking	$114K	Unknown
Chris Collins	Florida 19th District (primary)	Attacking	$105K	Unknown
Rick Brattin	Missouri 5th District (primary)	Supporting	$80K	✓ Yes
Leela Gray	Florida 13th District	Attacking	$70K	Counting
Alex Mealer	Texas 9th District	Supporting	$43K	✗ No
Dan Barrios	Texas 32nd District	Attacking	$43K	✓ Yes
Earl Carter	Georgia Senate (primary)	Attacking	$41K	Unknown
Teresa Benitez-Thompson	Nevada 2nd District	Attacking	$35K	✗ No

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

Questions people ask

How much did School Freedom Fund spend on the 2026 elections, and did it win?: School Freedom Fund gave $1.9M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2026 federal elections, and 99% 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, 28% were on the winning side ($343K won, $892K lost, with $70K in races still being counted). $296K had no matched result and is excluded.
Which super PACs did School Freedom Fund fund in 2026?: Win It Back PAC ($1.9M).
Which candidates did School Freedom Fund's money end up backing or attacking in 2026?: against Andy Barr (Kentucky Senate, about $368K, lost); against Josh Turek (Iowa Senate, about $314K, lost); against Dan Osborn (Nebraska Senate, about $171K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.