# The staggering $446m Elon Musk has spent on the US midterms – visualized

- Source: Guardian Business
- Published: 2026-10-31T10:00:40+00:00
- Category: Local
- Original: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-interactive/2026/oct/31/elon-musk-midterms-spending-visualized
- Canonical: https://groundlevelnews.com/story/the-staggering-446m-elon-musk-has-spent-on-the-us-midterms-visualized-e44a88/

The tech mogul’s midterm donations backing Republicans have made him the largest single-cycle political donor in modern US history Elon Musk has poured so much money into US politics this midterms election cycle that his donations could fund half a dozen SpaceX rocket launches or buy thousands of Tesla Cybertrucks. At the Tesla Diner in Los Angeles , Musk could order more than 31.9m cheeseburgers

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