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Ariana Baio in New York

Elon Musk’s Super Pac spends $500,000 to back New York Republican in midterms

a man walks through a blue curtain on a red carpet
Representative Michael Lawler arrives to speak during an event with Donald Trump in Suffern, New York, on 22 May 2026. Photograph: Michael Nagle/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Elon Musk’s Super Pac has spent more than $500,000 in New York’s highly competitive 17th congressional district race to help Mike Lawler, the Republican incumbent, hold on to his seat.

Lawler, a moderate Republican, is fending off a challenge from Democrat Cait Conley in the Hudson valley. It is among the most-watched races that could determine whether Republicans hold on to their majority in Congress.

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