Which PACs gave the most to Brian Bengs?

No Surrender Fund ($10K), Back the Bold ($5K), Votevets ($5K) in 2026.

Which super PACs spent on Brian Bengs's race?

South Dakota Conservative PAC ($985K against), Retire Career Politicians ($755K for), Great Plains Voices PAC ($50K for) in 2026.

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Politician

Brian Bengs

Independent / other · South Dakota · ran 1 time since 2020, won 0

FEC candidate S6SD01117

Brian Bengs (Independent / other) raised $1.9M for the 2026 South Dakota Senate race, $43K of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $880K for and $985K against them (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Oct 14, 2026). They lost.

Raised, all cycles

$1.9M

2026; counted once per cycle

From PAC checks

$43K from corporations, trade groups, unions and politicians

Outside money for

$880K

Super PACs and party groups helping

Outside money against

$985K

Spent attacking them

Every run

Each election and its result. Campaign receipts cover the whole cycle and can appear in both regular and special contests; they count once in the totals above.

Cycle	Race	Raised	PAC share	Outside for / against	Google ads	All money	Result
2026	South Dakota Senate	$1.9M	2%	$880K / $985K	–	$3.7M	✗ Lost

Who wrote the checks

The PACs that gave the most across every run, and what kind of money it is.

Super PAC $15KOther $5K

No Surrender FundSuper PAC$10K
Back the BoldOther$5K
VotevetsSuper PAC$5K

Outside money, for and against

Super PACs and party groups that spent the most on these races.

South Dakota Conservative PACagainst $985K
Retire Career Politiciansfor $755K
Great Plains Voices PACfor $50K
Bison PACfor $46K
United Independents Campaign Fundfor $16K

Figures are the candidate's principal committees as filed with the FEC, cycle by cycle. See About the data.

Questions people ask

Who funded Brian Bengs's 2026 campaign?: Brian Bengs (Independent / other) raised $1.9M for the 2026 South Dakota Senate race, $43K of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $880K for and $985K against them (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Oct 14, 2026). They lost.
Which PACs gave the most to Brian Bengs?: No Surrender Fund ($10K), Back the Bold ($5K), Votevets ($5K) in 2026.
Which super PACs spent on Brian Bengs's race?: South Dakota Conservative PAC ($985K against), Retire Career Politicians ($755K for), Great Plains Voices PAC ($50K for) in 2026.