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International Business Times UK
International Business Times UK
Politics
Stephanie Cruz

Elon Musk Pours Another $76.7M Into GOP Midterm Push, but Democrats Lead Senate Polls in Key Trump Strongholds

Texas, home to SpaceX and Tesla, has received the largest share of Musk’s midterm spending as Paxton trails Talarico in recent polls (Credit: Screnshot from YT: Joe Rogan Experience)

Elon Musk put another $76.78 million (£57.3 million) into his America PAC in the first two weeks of October, new federal filings show, even as polls put Democratic Senate candidates ahead in Texas, Alaska, and Ohio, three states Donald Trump won by double digits in 2024.

The money, aimed at turning out Republican voters before the 3 November midterms, pushes Musk's known political giving this cycle past $440 million (£328.5 million).

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