Why 🐵 UnitedStatesNews-NoOpEd picked: Elon Musk becomes biggest political donor of US midterms cycle with $366m spent

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Source: theguardian.com

<p>Musk’s midterm donations, mostly for rightwing candidates and causes, surpass his contributions to Trump in 2024</p><p>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. 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. He’s targeting key races that will determine which party controls the US Senate.</p><p>The New York Times <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/12/us/politics/elon-musk-midterms.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer ugc" target="_blank">first reported</a> the spending numbers, which will be released in a federal filing on Thursday. Musk’s spending outpaces his 2024 presidential election contributions, in which he sunk nearly $300m into Donald Trump’s re-election campaign.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/oct/13/elon-musk-political-donor-midterm-elections" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer ugc" target="_blank">Continue reading...</a>

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