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Elon Musk Pours $366 Million Into Republican Midterm Campaigns

Original: Elon Musk pours $366M into midterm Republican campaigns

Elon Musk has spent $366 million supporting Republican campaigns ahead of the US midterm elections, according to a CNBC report dated 22 October 2026. The scale of the contribution makes the Tesla and SpaceX chief executive one of the largest individual donors of the cycle, drawing attention to his growing political influence and the debate over billionaire spending in elections.

Why now: The sheer size of Musk's midterm spending and his high profile as a business leader make his political donations a major election story.

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