Musk’s Republican midterm spending and deleted posts draw attention

Politics · First reported 4 Nov, 13:00 · Updated 13:46

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Elon Musk spent heavily backing Republicans in the 2026 midterms, while Democrats won control of both chambers of Congress. Reports say Musk later removed posts urging support for Republican candidates; the supplied coverage also notes that many of the candidates he backed had not won or were in races still uncalled.

Musk spent at least $458 million on Republican-aligned causes during the election cycle, including about $216 million for America PAC, according to the article’s account of Forbes figures.
The article says Democrats took control of the House and Senate. In Texas, the Associated Press called the Senate race for Democrat James Talarico.
Musk reportedly deleted a post telling followers to vote Republican and a pinned post urging votes for Republican senators.
Of 106 House and Senate candidates Musk backed, 19 had won, 47 had lost and 40 races were still uncalled as of Wednesday afternoon, according to the article.
A separate report’s headline says megadonors spent $1.7 billion on the midterms and that 13 of the 20 largest individual donors leaned Republican.

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Key facts

Musk’s reported spending: At least $458 million on Republican-aligned causes in the cycle.
America PAC contribution: About $216 million.
Candidates backed: 106 House and Senate candidates.
Reported candidate outcomes: 19 won, 47 lost and 40 races remained uncalled as of Wednesday afternoon.
Top individual donors: 13 of the top 20 were Republican-leaning, according to The Journal’s snippet.