Watchdog · Money flow
$1.36B in outside money, followed to the dollar.
Super PACs and outside groups have spent $1.36B in the 16 closest Senate and governor races this fall. Here is who funds them, where the money lands, and which side it helps.
The river
The biggest donors on the left, the groups they fund in the middle, the races those groups spend in on the right. Hover any band.
DonorsOutside groupsRaces
Race by race
Where the outside money lands
Click a stateTX Senate
The forecast$308Moutside money in the general election
$56.5M helps James Talarico$252M helps Ken Paxton
The campaigns, per Ledger
James Talarico$68.6M raised
Ken Paxton$9.3M raised
The groups spending
Texas PACagainst James Talarico$149MMAGA Inc.against James Talarico$30.4MAmerica PACagainst James Talarico$26.6MLone Star Rising PACagainst Ken Paxton$21.6MLone Star Liberty PACagainst James Talarico$20.1MTexas Foreveragainst Ken Paxton$10.9MLower Costs Nowagainst Ken Paxton$9.9MDefend US PACagainst James Talarico$9.4M
Source: public compilations of FEC filings, as of 2026-10-21 totals; 2026-10-20 groups.
Every race with outside money
The biggest outside groups
This cycle| Group | Raised | Spent | Cash | Biggest donor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| R Senate Leadership Fund | $527M | $377M | $155M | Elon Musk $158M |
| R MAGA Inc. | $424M | $301M | $164M | Miriam Adelson $25.0M |
| D Senate Majority PAC | $325M | $222M | $112M | Majority Forward $61.0M |
| R No Going Back PAC | n/a | $192M | n/a | MAGA Inc. $200M |
| R Texas PAC | $158M | $132M | $26.2M | Senate Leadership Fund $158M |
| R America PAC | $139M | $129M | $12.4M | Elon Musk $76.0M |
| Both Fairshake | $138M | $119M | $83.9M | Ripple Labs Inc. $48.0M |
| R Congressional Leadership Fund | $258M | $104M | $155M | American Action Network $42.0M |
| Both United Democracy Project | $110M | $83.6M | $54.9M | American Israel Public Affairs Committee $30.0M |
| D House Majority PAC | $177M | $46.5M | $135M | House Majority Forward $61.7M |
| R Club for Growth Action | $52.0M | $44.6M | $7.7M | Restoration of America PAC $20.0M |
| R Americans for Prosperity Action | $93.8M | $43.4M | $54.4M | Koch Inc. $30.0M |
| R Defend American Jobs | $38.3M | $33.9M | $5.7M | Fairshake $37.0M |
| D Protect Progress | $33.8M | $29.6M | $6.2M | Fairshake $33.0M |
| R Lone Star Liberty PAC | $28.2M | $27.6M | $518K | Elon Musk $10.0M |
| D Lone Star Rising PAC | $31.3M | $23.5M | $7.8M | Reid Hoffman $11.5M |
| D Future Forward | $30.1M | $23.1M | $6.9M | Deborah Simon $1.0M |
| D WinSenate | $22.3M | $21.7M | $546K | SMP / Senate Majority PAC $21.1M |
Biggest Google political ad buyers
Last 90 days, per LedgerKalshi Inc348 ads · $57.4M all time$35.3M
Winsenate1,768 ads · $41.9M all time$13.1M
Blockratize Inc74 ads · $22.9M all time$11.6M
One Nation1,253 ads · $25.3M all time$8.1M
CLF1,052 ads · $6.5M all time$6.5M
Fresh outside spending
From the Ledger tapeYour Community PACTV advertising against Brad Finstad, paid to SKDKnickerbocker$954K
Your Community PACTV advertising against Max Miller, paid to Canal Partners Media$729K
Your Community PACTV advertising against Robert J. Wittman, paid to Old Town Media$545K
Your Community PACTV advertising against Robert J. Wittman, paid to Old Town Media$544K
Your Community PACdigital advertising and production against Max Miller, paid to GPS Impact$500K
Race totals count independent expenditures in the general election that help each side: spending for a candidate plus spending against the opponent. Figures come from public compilations of FEC filings as of 2026-10-22, and from Ledger, On Point's FEC tracker. Sources can differ by a few days of filings.