Which super PACs did Western Futures Fund fund in 2026?

The 1861 Initiative ($2.0M), Montana Freedom PAC ($825K), Nebraska Values PAC ($750K), Your Community PAC ($250K), Montana Voters PAC ($150K).

Which candidates did Western Futures Fund's money end up backing or attacking in 2026?

for Noah Taylor (Kansas Senate, about $952K, unknown); against Roger Marshall (Kansas Senate, about $793K, won); against Pete Ricketts (Nebraska Senate, about $705K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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Donor

Western Futures Fund

Company / nonprofit

Wyoming

13 reported gifts; 7 recipient groups listed, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.

Mixed results

Western Futures Fund gave $4.1M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2026 federal elections, and 98% of it helped Democrats (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Oct 14, 2026). Among dollars with a matched election-stage result, 46% were on the winning side ($1.3M won, $1.5M lost, with $63K in races still being counted). $985K had no matched result and is excluded.

Gave to outside spenders

$4.1M

98% of it helped Democrats

Winning share of scored dollars

46%

$2.8M scored (67% of gifts)

Spent on the losing side

$1.5M

$63K still being counted

Not allocated or result unknown

$1.3M

$298K not allocated to tracked outside spending; $985K 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	Won / lost
The 1861 Initiative $275K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$2.0M	$792K / $0
Montana Freedom PAC	$825K	$68K / $757K
Nebraska Values PAC	$750K	$7K / $743K
Your Community PAC	$250K	$188K / $0
Montana Voters PAC	$150K	$150K / $0
Fight for Nebraska PAC $15K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$113K	$65K / $0
Government That Works PAC $8K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$15K	$6K / $53

The trail

What the money bought

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

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
Noah Taylor	Kansas Senate (primary)	Supporting	$952K	Unknown
Roger Marshall	Kansas Senate	Attacking	$793K	✓ Yes
Pete Ricketts	Nebraska Senate	Attacking	$705K	✗ No
Seth Bodnar	Montana Senate	Supporting	$602K	✗ No
Kurt Alme	Montana Senate	Attacking	$121K	✗ No
Aaron Flint	Montana 1st District	Attacking	$116K	✓ Yes
Denise Powell	Nebraska 2nd District (primary)	Supporting	$65K	✓ Yes
Alani Bankhead	Montana Senate	Attacking	$52K	✓ Yes
Dan Osborn	Nebraska Senate	Supporting	$38K	✗ No
Kurt Alme	Montana Senate (primary)	Attacking	$34K	✗ No
Sam Forstag	Montana 1st District	Supporting	$34K	✓ Yes
John Cavanaugh	Nebraska 2nd District (primary)	Attacking	$33K	Unknown

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

Questions people ask

How much did Western Futures Fund spend on the 2026 elections, and did it win?: Western Futures Fund gave $4.1M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2026 federal elections, and 98% of it helped Democrats (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Oct 14, 2026). Among dollars with a matched election-stage result, 46% were on the winning side ($1.3M won, $1.5M lost, with $63K in races still being counted). $985K had no matched result and is excluded.
Which super PACs did Western Futures Fund fund in 2026?: The 1861 Initiative ($2.0M), Montana Freedom PAC ($825K), Nebraska Values PAC ($750K), Your Community PAC ($250K), Montana Voters PAC ($150K).
Which candidates did Western Futures Fund's money end up backing or attacking in 2026?: for Noah Taylor (Kansas Senate, about $952K, unknown); against Roger Marshall (Kansas Senate, about $793K, won); against Pete Ricketts (Nebraska Senate, about $705K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.