Which super PACs did Truist fund in 2026?

Americans for Prosperity Action ($1.1M).

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

against Sherrod Brown (Ohio Senate (special), about $113K, lost); against Abdul El-Sayed (Michigan Senate, about $106K, lost); for Jon Husted (Ohio Senate (special), about $95K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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Donor

Truist

Company / nonprofit

Virginia

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

Backed losers

Truist 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, 14% were on the winning side ($124K won, $742K lost, with $71K in races still being counted). $0 had no matched result and is excluded.

Gave to outside spenders

$1.1M

100% of it helped Republicans

Winning share of scored dollars

14%

$866K scored (81% of gifts)

Spent on the losing side

$742K

$71K still being counted

Not allocated or result unknown

$129K

$129K 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
Americans for Prosperity Action $129K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$1.1M		$124K / $742K

The trail

What the money bought

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

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
Sherrod Brown	Ohio Senate (special)	Attacking	$113K	✗ No
Abdul El-Sayed	Michigan Senate	Attacking	$106K	✗ No
Jon Husted	Ohio Senate (special)	Supporting	$95K	✗ No
Mike Rogers	Michigan Senate	Supporting	$93K	✗ No
Ashley Hinson	Iowa Senate	Supporting	$69K	✗ No
Josh Turek	Iowa Senate	Attacking	$56K	✗ No
Chris Pappas	New Hampshire Senate	Attacking	$44K	✗ No
Mike Rogers	Michigan Senate (primary)	Supporting	$43K	✓ Yes
Mary Peltola	Alaska Senate	Attacking	$34K	Counting
John E. Sununu	New Hampshire Senate	Supporting	$30K	✗ No
Dan J. Sullivan	Alaska Senate	Supporting	$29K	Counting
John E. Sununu	New Hampshire Senate (primary)	Supporting	$27K	✓ Yes

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

Questions people ask

How much did Truist spend on the 2026 elections, and did it win?: Truist 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, 14% were on the winning side ($124K won, $742K lost, with $71K in races still being counted). $0 had no matched result and is excluded.
Which super PACs did Truist fund in 2026?: Americans for Prosperity Action ($1.1M).
Which candidates did Truist's money end up backing or attacking in 2026?: against Sherrod Brown (Ohio Senate (special), about $113K, lost); against Abdul El-Sayed (Michigan Senate, about $106K, lost); for Jon Husted (Ohio Senate (special), about $95K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.