The Next WebAna-Maria Stanciuc
Musk’s midterm donations hit a record $474M, The New York Times reports
Elon Musk has given $474 million to political groups during the 2026 midterm cycle, an analysis by The New York Times has found. No donor has given more in a single election cycle, apart from wealthy candidates who paid for their own campaigns.
Theodore Schleifer built the total for The New York Times from Federal Election Commission and Internal Revenue Service filings and state records. It covers disclosed donations to federal and state political groups since 1 January 2025.
Only Michael Bloomberg spent more in one cycle, in 2020, when he ran for president.
About $216 million went to America PAC, Musk’s own super PAC, which runs a field operation across the country. Another $168 million went to the Senate Leadership Fund, the main super PAC backing Senate Republicans.
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