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Elon Musk has spent approximately $366 million on the U.S. midterm elections for 2026, with about $276 million going to Republican causes since July to help them retain control of Congress. This makes him likely the biggest political donor in this year’s races according to campaign finance records. The spending includes large donations to key Republican super PACs and his own America PAC, which is supporting multiple House races and battleground states.
Written locally by qwen2.5:14b on 2026-10-13,
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Elon Musk, the world's richest person, has become the biggest known donor in the 2026 U.S. midterm elections, spending over $366 million since January 1, 2025, and at least $276 million since July to support Republican candidates and groups. His largest contributions include $158 million to the Senate Leadership Fund and $20 million to the Congressional Leadership Fund. This spending aims to help Republicans retain control of Congress amid improved Democratic prospects in races for the U.S. House and Senate. Musk's significant donations also reflect his potential exposure to investigations by Democrats regarding his government contracts with SpaceX and his work under former President Donald Trump. The new giving will be publicly disclosed on Thursday, October 15, 2026, when many super PACs are required to disclose their third-quarter spending.
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Elon Musk has spent roughly $366 million in the 2026 U.S. midterm election cycle so far, $276 million of it since July to help Republicans retain control of Congress
right describes Musk's spending as aimed at helping Republicans
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$158 million went to the Senate Leadership Fund, the super PAC set up to help elect Republicans to the Senate that is aligned with Senate Majority Leader John Thune, a Republican from South Dakota.
right details specific donations to Republican-aligned groups
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$20 million went to the Congressional Leadership Fund, the super PAC set up for House Republicans that is aligned with House Speaker Mike Johnson, a Louisiana Republican.
right specifies contributions to support House Republicans
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Elon Musk has spent roughly $366 million in the 2026 U.S. midterm election cycle so far, $276 million of it since July to help Republicans retain control of Congress, even as Democrats’ chances of retaking the U.S. House and Senate have improved.
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chances → spend → House
Mr. Musk’s largesse, which was reported earlier by the New York Times, makes the world’s richest person likely the single-biggest political donor in this year’s races, according to campaign finance records.
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person → report → records
There is a lot at stake for Mr. Musk with Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives calling for investigations into his government contracts as CEO of aerospace company SpaceX, as well as his work running the Department of Government Efficiency under President Donald Trump.
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Democrats → be → Trump
A breakdown of his political spending, which was confirmed by a spokesman for his super PAC America PAC:
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which → confirm → PAC
Mr. Musk has spent $366 million so far this election cycle, which began January 1, 2025.
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which → spend → million
At least $276 million so far has gone to Republican groups and his own super PAC since July.
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million → go → July
Of the $276 million in third-quarter donations:
$158 million went to the Senate Leadership Fund, the super PAC set up to help elect Republicans to the Senate that is aligned with Senate Majority Leader John Thune, a Republican from South Dakota.
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that → go → Dakota
$20 million went to the Congressional Leadership Fund, the super PAC set up for House Republicans that is aligned with House Speaker Mike Johnson, a Louisiana Republican.
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that → go → Johnson
$76 million went to Musk’s America PAC.
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million → go → PAC
$10 million went to the Lone Star Liberty PAC, which is supporting Republican state Attorney General Ken Paxton’s run for the U.S. Senate in Texas, where recent polls have him in a dead heat against Democrat James Talarico.
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polls → go → Talarico
$10 million went to the Republican Governors Association.
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million → go → Association
$2 million went to the Republican Attorneys General Association.
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million → go → Association
America PAC is helping Republican candidates in seven battleground states and nearly three dozen House races.
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PAC → help → states
The new giving will be publicly disclosed when many super PACs are required to disclose their third-quarter spending on Thursday (October 15, 2026).
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PACs → disclose → Thursday
Mr. Musk has also donated more money through groups that do not disclose their donors, according to the New York Times report.
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that → donate → report
Roughly $90 million spent this cycle paid for work done in the prior election or supported other issues, including an unsuccessful candidate for the Wisconsin Supreme Court and a controversial program paying $1 million to registered voters who signed a petition supporting free speech and gun rights, according to an America PAC spokesman.
Mr. Musk spent roughly $290 million during the last election cycle in which Mr. Trump won the presidential election race against former Vice President Kamala Harris.
Published - October 13, 2026 06:42 am IST
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