# 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/
- Published: 2026-11-05T20:10:46+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-05T20:23:34+00:00
- Original publisher: Middle East Eye (publisher lean: Left)
- Original article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/aipac-spent-55m-losing-congressional-candidates-midterm-elections-report
- Topics: Americas, Elections, Middle East, Politics, World

## Key points

- Aipac spent over $84 million in the 2026 midterms.
- About $55 million backed candidates who lost.
- Roughly $32 million went towards defeating Abdul El-Sayed.

## Summary

Aipac spent more than $84 million during the 2026 US midterm elections, but about $55 million went towards candidates who lost, according to a report by Responsible Statecraft. The poor results mark one of the organisation’s weakest election performances in years and suggest its spending did not reliably translate into victories.

Around $32 million was spent trying to defeat Democratic Senator-elect Abdul El-Sayed in Michigan. The article links the results to voter concern over the US-Israeli war on Iran and its contribution to rising living costs. By comparison, Aipac’s United Democracy Project spent money on winning races in 69 per cent of cases in 2022 and 87 per cent in 2024.

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