# How did AIPAC-backed candidates fare in the US midterm elections?

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/how-did-aipac-backed-candidates-fare-in-the-us-midterm-elections/
- Published: 2026-11-07T19:29:06+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-07T20:35:10+00:00
- Original publisher: Al Jazeera (publisher lean: Left)
- Original article: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/11/7/how-did-aipac-backed-candidates-fare-in-the-us-midterm-elections?traffic_source=rss
- Topics: Americas, Elections, Middle East, Politics, World

## Key points

- Talarico won Texas after rejecting AIPAC support.
- Pro-Israel groups spent about $84m in the election cycle.
- Roughly $55m went to candidates who lost.

## Summary

James Talarico won a US Senate seat in Texas by more than 12 percentage points after publicly rejecting AIPAC funding and criticising Israel’s actions in Gaza. His victory reflects a wider shift in which the pro-Israel lobbying group still backs many successful candidates, but faces greater scrutiny and some candidates now consider its support a political liability.

Pro-Israel groups including AIPAC and its affiliated United Democracy Project spent about $84m during the election cycle; around $55m went to candidates who lost, according to the Quincy Institute. Track AIPAC says the groups backed candidates in at least 32 of 35 Senate races, spending more than $100,000 in 26 races, with 21 of those candidates winning. AIPAC said it had counted 234 candidates it backed as winners, while much of its spending through affiliated groups makes the funding harder to track.

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