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Musk gives another $76 million to boost Republicans as cycle total passes $442 million

Elon Musk has given another $76 million to boost Republicans in the first two weeks of October, taking his total spending on the 2026 midterms past $442 million, Politico reported on Thursday.

By James Calloway · · 2 min read

Elon Musk in a dark suit and tie at a public event
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Elon Musk has poured another $76 million into boosting Republicans in the first two weeks of October, bringing his total giving in the 2026 midterm cycle to more than $442 million, Politico reported on Thursday.

The additional funds went to his super PAC, America PAC, making the group one of the biggest super PACs of the cycle. America PAC has already spent tens of millions of dollars on digital advertising, mailers and text messages as it targets competitive House and Senate races across the country, according to Politico.

The new giving adds to the $366 million previously disclosed for this cycle — including $276 million given since July — figures first reported by The New York Times on 12 October and confirmed by America PAC spokesman Andrew Romeo. Of that earlier tranche, $158 million went to the Senate Leadership Fund, the main super PAC supporting Republican Senate candidates; $20 million to the Congressional Leadership Fund, which backs House Republicans; $10 million to the Lone Star Liberty PAC, backing Texas Senate candidate Ken Paxton; $10 million to the Republican Governors Association; and $2 million to the Republican Attorneys General Association.

America PAC has built out a major turnout operation around the money, deploying nearly 3,000 paid canvassers across seven Senate battlegrounds and nearly three dozen House races, with around 6.5 million doors knocked, Reuters reported. Musk is now by far the largest known donor of the cycle, with polling day just 11 days away on 3 November.

The scale marks a sharp reversal from May 2025, when Musk said he intended to spend “a lot less” on politics, telling the Qatar Economic Forum: “I think I’ve done enough.”

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