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Musk’s 2026 midterm political spending hits record $474 million, NYT finds

Social media amplifies the $474M record-spending figure

2 Nov 3 11:35 AM · 5d ago · 2 posts · 2 sources · development 2 of 2

Coverage of the Times finding spread on social platforms ahead of Tuesday's vote, with posts framing it as the largest single-cycle donation ever by a non-self-funding donor.

Social media amplifies the $474M record-spending figure
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“That's much money Elon Musk has contributed to this year's midterm campaigns. It's the most anyone has ever donated in a single election cycle”

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Elon MuskElon Musk Tesla/SpaceX/X CEO and top political donorDonald TrumpDonald Trump US PresidentTheodore Schleifer New York Times reporterKen PaxtonKen Paxton Republican Senate nominee, TexasGreg BrockmanGreg Brockman OpenAI co-founder

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