# How Elon Musk Frittered Away Nearly $500 Million on the Midterm Elections

- Source: NYT Politics
- Published: 2026-11-06T20:42:07+00:00
- Category: Local
- Original: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/11/06/us/politics/musk-trump-midterm-election-spending.html
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Behind the scenes, the world’s richest person spent a record amount over two years to bend the country’s politics to his will. He couldn’t.

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