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Elon Musk has become the biggest political donor of the 2026 US midterm elections cycle, funneling about $366m into political groups and campaigns as he backs conservative candidates and rightwing causes.
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he → become → candidates
The world’s richest person has poured more than $276m into politics since July alone, some of the most rapid political spending in US history.
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person → pour → history
He’s targeting key races that will determine which party controls the US Senate.
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party → target → Senate
The New York Times first reported the spending numbers, which will be released in a federal filing on Thursday.
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which → report → Thursday
Musk’s spending outpaces his 2024 presidential election contributions, in which he sunk nearly $300m into Donald Trump’s re-election campaign.
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he → outpace → campaign
Musk’s political spending reasserts the SpaceX and Tesla CEO as the top Republican megadonor and furthers his rightwing political influence.
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spending → reassert → influence
Musk, who led the Trump administration’s efforts to gut federal agencies last year, has become an international linchpin for far-right political movements in recent years as he aligns himself with anti-immigrant, conservative leaders.
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he → lead → leaders
The tech mogul’s spending spree is also a reversal from a period in the middle of last year when Musk claimed he would step back from making such large-scale political donations.
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he → claim → donations
The failures of his so-called “department of government efficiency” (Doge) and costly public backlash to his political influence, as well as a dramatic falling out with Trump, appeared to have deterred his interest in Washington politics.
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failures → call → politics
Musk’s spending is spread throughout a series of political action committees, according to Reuters and the New York Times, including his own America Pac.
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spending → spread → Pac
His largest single spend was a $158m contribution to the Senate Leadership Fund, a Super Pac working to help Republicans retain control of the Senate.
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Republicans → work → Senate
Musk has also given $10m to a Pac supporting Ken Paxton, the Texas Republican Senate candidate who is facing Democratic nominee James Talarico in a closely watched and intense race.
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who → give → race
Other blockbuster Musk contributions include $76m for America Pac, $20m for the Congressional Leadership Fund Republican Super Pac and $10m for the Republican Governors Association.
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contributions → include → Association
Musk also gave $10m in January to Nate Morris, a Kentucky Republican Senate candidate who withdrew from the race in May after accepting an offer to become the US ambassador to Colombia.
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who → give → Colombia
Some of Musk’s money is going to advertising and messaging campaigns that focus on anti-transgender rhetoric and accuse Democratic candidates of being radical socialists.
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that → go → candidates
Musk has long used X, the social media platform he owns, to target his political opponents, push election misinformation and attack trans rights.
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he → use → rights
Over the weekend, he reposted a video from America Pac that showed Talarico’s previous statements on gender, calling it “madness”.
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that → reposte → it
Musk’s immense spending involves some of the largest political donations in US history, but is still only a tiny fraction of his nearly $1tn wealth.
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spending → involve → wealth
The $366m in midterms spending represents about less than 0.04% of his net worth.
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m → represent → worth
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