Elon Musk pours another $76 million into US midterms as his Republican war chest tops $442 million

Texas Senate hopeful Ken Paxton is the biggest winner, with $158 million of Musk money routed through the Senate Leadership Fund to a pro-Paxton super PAC. Musk also sent $10 million to the Lone Star Liberty PAC, another group backing Paxton. the individual rival James Talarico accused Musk of trying to 'buy his own personal U.S. Senator'. The fresh cash reached America PAC in October, ahead of the 3 November vote. • Musk's midterm spending already dwarfs the $288 million he gave in 2024. • Between July and September alone, Musk handed $276 million to Republican causes. • Worth $909.8 billion, Musk briefly became the first trillionaire after SpaceX's record IPO.