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AI super PACs lose their $4.8 million bet on South Carolina’s Senate race
See how this story connectsTwo super PACs linked to Leading the Future spent $4.8M backing Republican Darline Graham in South Carolina’s Senate race, and she lost to Democrat Annie Andrews on 3 November. Fortune found in its tally of the closest races that most Republicans backed by either side of the AI industry’s spending fight lost. AI super PACs spent $79M across 68 House and Senate seats this cycle, according to the tracker Tech Influence Watch.
Why it matters
Leading the Future, which seeks one national AI rulebook overriding state laws, ends the cycle with just over $20M, down from a launch war chest of about $100M.
- When
- 3 Nov 2026
- ID
WTA-N-2026-0729- Where
- United States, South Carolina
- Who
- Leading the Future, Public First, Guardrails Alliance; Darline Graham, Annie Andrews
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WTA-N-2026-0729: “AI super PACs lose their $4.8 million bet on South Carolina’s Senate race.” wheresthe.ai, 3 Nov 2026. https://wheresthe.ai/d/us-ai-super-pacs-lose-their-4-8-million-bet-on-south-carolin-2026-11/ (source: The Next Web).
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