Here’s how the candidates backed by AI super PACs fared

Leading AI-focused super PACs spent roughly $79 million during the 2024 election cycle, with the bulk deployed before November, and the article assesses how the candidates they backed performed. The spending marks one of the first large-scale efforts by AI-industry donors to shape electoral outcomes, making the results a test of whether concentrated, tech-funded independent expenditures can move races. Much of the money flowed through groups such as Leading the Future and Public First Action, which backed candidates across both parties. Watch for whether these organizations sustain or expand their budgets in the 2026 midterms and whether their win rate encourages more AI executives to fund independent political spending.