# Aipac spent $55m on losing congressional candidates in midterm elections: Report

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/aipac-spent-55m-on-losing-congressional-candidates-in-midterm-elections-report-2/
- Published: 2026-11-05T19:15:56+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-05T20:54:04+00:00
- Original publisher: Middle East Eye (publisher lean: Left)
- Original article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/aipac-spent-55million-losing-congressional-candidates-report
- Topics: Americas, Elections, Geopolitics, Government, Middle East, Politics, World

## Key points

- Aipac spent about $55 million on candidates who lost.
- Abdul El-Sayed won despite heavy spending against him.
- Aipac still claims influence in Washington.

## Summary

A report says Aipac spent more than $84 million in the 2026 US midterm elections, with about $55 million backing candidates who lost. The results were among the organisation’s worst in years, as several candidates it opposed won, amid voter concerns over the US-Israeli war on Iran and the cost of living.

The largest reported outlay against a losing candidate was about $32 million targeting Michigan Democratic Senate victor Abdul El-Sayed; he cited $42 million in his victory speech, possibly including other groups’ spending. Aipac also spent nearly $6 million opposing Daniel Biss, who won Illinois’s 9th district. The group said more than 234 candidates it supported won, while critics pointed to 30 members elected without Aipac ties; the report says the organisation still has influence in Washington.

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