AIPAC Claims 234 Midterm Wins After $120 Million Spending Spree That Lost Stevens, Collins Their Seats

AIPAC told the public it won.

In a statement posted to X on Wednesday, the American Israel Public Affairs Committee said "more than 234 candidates supported by AIPAC members" had won their midterm races, with some contests still uncalled. The group congratulated Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer and House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries on what it called "resounding victories for their caucuses," without disclosing how many of the 234 were Democrats.

"AIPAC members are determined to expand their political activism in the cycles ahead," the organization said, pledging more support for Republicans and Democrats "committed to strengthening" the US-Israel relationship.

Federal Election Commission filings tell a more complicated story.

According to an October 29 analysis by The Intercept, AIPAC spent $53.3 million this cycle while its affiliated super PAC, United Democracy Project, spent another $66.7 million, a combined outlay of roughly $120 million. Figures compiled by Who Funds My Rep from those same FEC filings show where the money went, and where it failed.

The top of the list, and the losses

Haley Stevens, a Michigan Democrat, received more recorded support from AIPAC and allied pro-Israel PACs than any other candidate in the cycle: $15,872,030. Stevens had defended unconditional US military assistance to Israel and declined to call Israel's conduct in Gaza a genocide. She lost the Democratic Senate primary to Abdul El-Sayed, a vocal critic of US military aid to Israel who went on to become the first Muslim senator in US history.

Susan Collins of Maine, the highest-ranked Republican on the list, received $4,847,128 in recorded pro-Israel PAC support. She lost her Senate seat to Democrat Troy Jackson.

Wesley Bell of Missouri, who unseated Cori Bush with the help of pro-Israel spending, ranked second at $10,146,861 and won, later voting in July against ending $3.3 billion in US military financing. George Latimer of New York, who used pro-Israel backing to defeat Jamaal Bowman in a 2024 primary, ranked third at $8,587,893 and also won his seat.

AIPAC's statement did not mention Stevens or Collins by name, nor did it address the scale of spending behind candidates who lost. The 2024 security aid package that AIPAC-aligned leaders in Congress shepherded through, including $5.2 billion for Israeli missile-defense systems, remains a touchstone the group continues to defend through its political spending operation, win or lose.