Elon Musk's millions fail to deliver Texas for the Republicans in fierce midterms
3 sources·Updated November 4, 2026
Texas midterm elections
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- Wired·2h agoVoters Set $400 Million of Elon Musk’s Money on Fire
Elon Musk almost single-handedly funded the Republican midterms push. But of every traceable dollar Musk put into races that have been decided, more than 99 cents went to a race he lost.
Read at Wired → - The Verge·3h agoNot even $200 million could help Elon Musk buy Texas
James Talarico, the Democratic Texas senator-elect, not only managed to flip the state in yesterday's midterms but prevailed in the most expensive Senate election to date. More than $573 million was spent on advertisements between Talarico, his Republican opponent Ken Paxton,…
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