Which super PACs did Tyler Winklevoss fund in 2026?

MAGA Inc. ($11M), Congressional Leadership Fund ($1.0M), Senate Leadership Fund ($500K), Equality PAC ($10K).

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

against James Talarico (Texas Senate, about $717K, lost); against Abdul El-Sayed (Michigan Senate, about $497K, lost); against Sherrod Brown (Ohio Senate (special), about $433K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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Donor

Tyler Winklevoss

Individual

Founder, Winklevoss Capital · New York

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

Backed losers

Tyler Winklevoss gave $12M 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, 1% were on the winning side ($33K won, $6.5M lost, with $580K in races still being counted). $20K had no matched result and is excluded.

Gave to outside spenders

$12M

100% of it helped Republicans

Winning share of scored dollars

$6.6M scored (54% of gifts)

Spent on the losing side

$6.5M

$580K still being counted

Not allocated or result unknown

$4.9M

$4.9M not allocated to tracked outside spending; $20K 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

Group	Gave	Won / lost
MAGA Inc. $4.5M not allocated to tracked outside spending	$11M	$16K / $5.4M
Congressional Leadership Fund $150K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$1.0M	$2K / $810K
Senate Leadership Fund $180K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$500K	$12K / $290K
Equality PAC $7K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$10K	$3K / $0

The trail

What the money bought

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

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
James Talarico	Texas Senate	Attacking	$717K	✗ No
Abdul El-Sayed	Michigan Senate	Attacking	$497K	✗ No
Sherrod Brown	Ohio Senate (special)	Attacking	$433K	✗ No
Jared Moskowitz	Florida 25th District	Attacking	$239K	✗ No
Kathy Castor	Florida 14th District	Attacking	$231K	✗ No
Ken Paxton	Texas Senate	Supporting	$214K	✗ No
Chris Pappas	New Hampshire Senate	Attacking	$199K	✗ No
Roy Cooper	North Carolina Senate	Attacking	$175K	✗ No
Pia Dandiya	Florida 22nd District	Attacking	$166K	✗ No
Johnny Garcia	Texas 35th District	Attacking	$137K	✗ No
Marie Gluesenkamp Perez	Washington 3rd District	Attacking	$135K	✗ No
Mike Rogers	Michigan Senate	Supporting	$135K	✗ No

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

Questions people ask

How much did Tyler Winklevoss spend on the 2026 elections, and did it win?: Tyler Winklevoss gave $12M 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, 1% were on the winning side ($33K won, $6.5M lost, with $580K in races still being counted). $20K had no matched result and is excluded.
Which super PACs did Tyler Winklevoss fund in 2026?: MAGA Inc. ($11M), Congressional Leadership Fund ($1.0M), Senate Leadership Fund ($500K), Equality PAC ($10K).
Which candidates did Tyler Winklevoss's money end up backing or attacking in 2026?: against James Talarico (Texas Senate, about $717K, lost); against Abdul El-Sayed (Michigan Senate, about $497K, lost); against Sherrod Brown (Ohio Senate (special), about $433K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.