Elon Musk Is Almost Single-Handedly Funding the Republican Midterms Push

Key points

• Elon Musk has financed a major canvassing operation to help Republican candidates in the US midterm elections, according to federal filings. His America PAC has spent $76.7 million in the third quarter of 2026, with $35.8 million going to a field operation targeting Donald Trump's core voters across all seven Senate battleground states.
• Musk also gave $158 million to the Senate Leadership Fund, and a similar amount appears to have flowed to Texas PAC, which backs Republican Ken Paxton in the Texas Senate race.
• The filings suggest Musk is now the largest known donor in the midterms.