# Musk becomes top Republican midterm donor with $276 million

> Elon Musk has given over $276 million to Republican groups since July, far exceeding any other known midterm donor and breaking his own pledge to spend less on politics.
- Title: Musk becomes top Republican midterm donor with $276 million
- Summary: Elon Musk has given over $276 million to Republican groups since July, far exceeding any other known midterm donor and breaking his own pledge to spend less…
- Keywords: elon musk, republican party, midterm elections, political donations, super pacs, senate leadership fund, technology, culture, Musk, becomes, top, Republican
- Source: The Verge — https://theverge.com/tech/1009604/elon-musk-2026-midterm-republican-donations
- Author: Jess Weatherbed
- Published: 2026-10-12T16:52:54+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: elon musk, republican party, midterm elections, political donations, super pacs, senate leadership fund, technology, culture
## Musk's record Republican spending
Elon Musk has donated at least two hundred seventy six million dollars to Republican groups since July, according to The New York Times, making him the party's top known donor and biggest established midterm donor.
## Senate Leadership Fund gets bulk
One hundred fifty eight million dollars of Musk's donations went to the Senate Leadership Fund, a super PAC aiming to secure and maintain a Republican Senate majority, including efforts to retain the party's Senate seat…
## Additional donations to conservative groups
Musk also gave over seventy six million dollars to America PAC, a super PAC he founded in twenty twenty four, plus twenty million to the Congressional Leadership Fund, ten million to Lone Star Liberty PAC…
## Musk breaks his spending pledge
Musk donated roughly three hundred sixty six million dollars to federal committees in the twenty twenty five to twenty twenty six election cycle, exceeding the two hundred ninety million he gave in twenty twenty four…

> In terms of political spending, I'm going to do a lot less in the future.
## Key takeaway

Elon Musk has donated over two hundred seventy six million dollars to Republican midterm efforts since July, making him the party's largest known donor, despite pledging in May last year to reduce political spending.