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The staggering $446m Elon Musk has spent on the US midterms – visualized

BusinessBy Nick Robins-Early, Andrew Witherspoon, Will Craft, Alvaro Dominguez, and Daniel WolfeOct 31, 2026, 10:00 AM
The staggering $446m Elon Musk has spent on the US midterms – visualized
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PUBLISHEDOct 31, 2026, 10:00 AM
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The tech mogul’s midterm donations backing Republicans have made him the largest single-cycle political donor in modern US history Elon Musk has poured so much money into US politics this midterms election cycle that his donations could fund half a dozen SpaceX rocket launches or buy thousands of Tesla Cybertrucks.

At the Tesla Diner in Los Angeles , Musk could order more than 31. 9m cheeseburgers with the money he has spent on the midterms. Musk, the world’s richest person, has funnelled at least $445. 77m into Republican-aligned political action committees (Pacs) and groups…

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