WIRED Tracks America PAC's $26.7 Million Midterm Spending, With $21 Million Aimed at Seven Senate Races
As of October 6, America PAC has allocated $26.7 million for the 2026 midterm elections, with $21 million directed towards seven competitive US Senate races, as revealed by WIRED's examination of FEC records. Established in May 2024 and primarily financed by Elon Musk (95%), the super PAC previously expended $261 million two years ago. This year's expenditure is one-third of the $85.9 million spent by the same time in 2024. In Texas, over $7.6 million was spent opposing Democrat James Talarico and $1.1 million supporting Republican Ken Paxton. Since the onset of Trump's second term, the PAC has invested over $83 million, including $40 million to other Republican entities. By the end of June, it reported $274,171 in cash reserves and has since disbursed $31 million.
Key facts
- America PAC had spent $26.7 million on the 2026 midterms as of October 6, with $21 million going to seven key US Senate races
- The super PAC registered with the FEC in May 2024 and spent $261 million that cycle, about 95 percent funded by Elon Musk
- This year's $26.7 million is about a third of the $85.9 million spent by the same point in 2024
- For every dollar supporting a Republican, more than two went to opposing a Democrat; in Senate races the ratio was three to one
- In Texas, America PAC spent more than $7.6 million opposing Democrat James Talarico and $1.1 million backing Republican Ken Paxton
- The PAC has spent more than $83 million boosting Republican candidates and causes since the start of Donald Trump's second term
- Musk personally gave $40 million to other Republican groups between June 2025 and May 2026
- America PAC reported $274,171 in the bank at the end of June and has spent $31 million since; donors will not be disclosed until its October 15 report
Entities
Artists
- Elon Musk
- James Talarico
- Ken Paxton
- Josh Turek
- Ashley Hinson
- Sherrod Brown
- Jon Husted
- Donald Trump
- Dhruv Mehotra
- Maddy Varner
Institutions
- America PAC
- WIRED
- Federal Election Commission
- Tesla
- SpaceX
- Department of Justice
- Marist University
- Nvidia
- OpenAI
- Republican Party
- Democratic Party
Locations
- United States
- Texas
- Iowa
- Ohio
- Michigan
- Wisconsin