How did AIPAC-backed candidates fare in the US midterm elections?
Summary
James Talarico won a Texas Senate seat by more than 12 percentage points after publicly rejecting money from AIPAC, the American Israel Public Affairs Committee. Pro-Israel groups linked to AIPAC backed many winning candidates in the midterms, but about $55 million of the $84 million they spent went to candidates who lost.Key Facts
- Talarico’s opponent, Ken Paxton, received about $6,000 in support from pro-Israel groups allied with AIPAC.
- AIPAC said it had counted about 234 candidates it backed as winners by November 4.
- Pro-Israel groups backed candidates in at least 32 of the 35 Senate races, according to Track AIPAC.
- In 26 Senate races, the groups spent more than $100,000 on a candidate; 21 of those candidates won.
- The Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft estimated that AIPAC, its super PAC, and related groups spent $84 million during the election cycle.
- About $55 million of that spending went to candidates who lost, according to the Quincy Institute.
- AIPAC said it would stop endorsing candidates and making direct contributions after the election cycle; much of its spending has gone through affiliated political action committees.
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