Which super PACs did The Anschutz Corporation fund in 2026?

Senate Leadership Fund ($850K), Congressional Leadership Fund ($250K).

Which candidates did The Anschutz Corporation's money end up backing or attacking in 2026?

against Sherrod Brown (Ohio Senate (special), about $143K, lost); against Josh Turek (Iowa Senate, about $75K, lost); against Abdul El-Sayed (Michigan Senate, about $71K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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Donor

The Anschutz Corporation

Company / nonprofit

Colorado

4 reported gifts; 2 recipient groups listed, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.

Backed losers

The Anschutz Corporation gave $1.1M 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, 3% were on the winning side ($21K won, $696K lost, with $38K in races still being counted). $385 had no matched result and is excluded.

Gave to outside spenders

$1.1M

100% of it helped Republicans

Winning share of scored dollars

$718K scored (65% of gifts)

Spent on the losing side

$696K

$38K still being counted

Not allocated or result unknown

$344K

$344K not allocated to tracked outside spending; $385 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
Senate Leadership Fund $307K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$850K		$21K / $494K
Congressional Leadership Fund $37K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$250K		$605 / $203K

The trail

What the money bought

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

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
Sherrod Brown	Ohio Senate (special)	Attacking	$143K	✗ No
Josh Turek	Iowa Senate	Attacking	$75K	✗ No
Abdul El-Sayed	Michigan Senate	Attacking	$71K	✗ No
Troy Jackson	Maine Senate	Attacking	$58K	✗ No
Roy Cooper	North Carolina Senate	Attacking	$46K	✗ No
Adam Hamilton	Kansas Senate	Attacking	$25K	✗ No
Mary Peltola	Alaska Senate	Attacking	$25K	Counting
Annie Andrews	South Carolina Senate	Attacking	$20K	✗ No
Chris Pappas	New Hampshire Senate	Attacking	$19K	✗ No
Jon Ossoff	Georgia Senate	Attacking	$18K	✗ No
Christina Hines	Michigan 10th District	Attacking	$14K	✗ No
Dan Osborn	Nebraska Senate	Attacking	$13K	✓ Yes

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

Questions people ask

How much did The Anschutz Corporation spend on the 2026 elections, and did it win?: The Anschutz Corporation gave $1.1M 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, 3% were on the winning side ($21K won, $696K lost, with $38K in races still being counted). $385 had no matched result and is excluded.
Which super PACs did The Anschutz Corporation fund in 2026?: Senate Leadership Fund ($850K), Congressional Leadership Fund ($250K).
Which candidates did The Anschutz Corporation's money end up backing or attacking in 2026?: against Sherrod Brown (Ohio Senate (special), about $143K, lost); against Josh Turek (Iowa Senate, about $75K, lost); against Abdul El-Sayed (Michigan Senate, about $71K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.