Independent, nonpartisan coverage of super PACs and the money behind American elections: who is raising it, who is spending it, and what it is buying in the 2026 midterms.
Latest analysis
- How Super PACs Can Hide Who Is Paying: Five Ways Donors and Spending Stay Out of ViewSuper PACs must disclose their donors and spending, but the system has gaps. Here are five ways the real source of super PAC money, or where it goes, stays out of view, with examples from both parties.
- Which Corporations Gave the Most to Super PACs in 2026?Corporations gave a record $737 million to super PACs in the 2026 midterms, led by crypto, online betting and tech companies. Here are the biggest corporate donors and the super PACs they funded.
- Did the Money Work? What Super PACs Got for Their 2026 SpendingOutside groups backing the losing side outspent the winners in several of 2026’s most expensive Senate races. Here is where the biggest super PACs spent and how their candidates did, with Alaska and Mississippi still uncalled.
- Early Scorecard: How the Biggest Super PAC Bets Fared in the 2026 MidtermsEarly results, Nov. 4, 2026: Democrats swept the House and Senate in a year when Republican-aligned super PACs outspent their rivals. Here is where the biggest super PAC bets went, and how they fared.
- The Spoiler Strategy: Super PACs Spend $16.5 Million Boosting Third-Party CandidatesSuper PACs with ties to both parties have spent more than $16.5 million promoting 43 third-party and independent candidates in close races, often far more than the candidates themselves.
New to super PACs?
A super PAC is a political committee that can raise and spend unlimited amounts of money to support or oppose candidates, as long as it does not coordinate with them. Super PACs have existed only since 2010, and they are now among the biggest spenders in every federal election.
Read our full explainer: What Is a Super PAC? →
Follow the money
- 2026 Midterm Super PAC Tracker: the major super PACs ranked by cash on hand, from their latest FEC filings.
- Major Super PACs Directory: profiles of 25 of the most consequential super PACs, from both parties and key industries.
- Campaign Finance Glossary: plain-English definitions, from dark money to independent expenditures.