Which super PACs did Elon Musk fund in 2024?

America PAC ($198M), Senate Leadership Fund ($10M), The Sentinel Action Fund ($2.3M), Hispanic Leadership Alliance ($825K).

Which candidates did Elon Musk's money end up backing or attacking in 2024?

for Donald Trump (President, about $65M, won); against Kamala Harris (President, about $43M, won); against Joe Biden (President, about $6.7M, unknown). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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Elon Musk

Individual

CEO, Tesla / SpaceX / xAI · Texas

19 reported gifts; 4 recipient groups listed, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.

Backed winners

Elon Musk gave $211M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2024 federal elections, and 100% of it helped Republicans (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Dec 31, 2024). Among dollars with a matched election-stage result, 94% were on the winning side ($122M won, $8.3M lost). $7.0M had no matched result and is excluded.

Another $38M reached America PAC through United States of America Inc., a company Musk controls, which the FEC lists as its own donor. Press tallies that add the two, plus his gifts to candidates and party committees this site does not track, put his total above $445M.

Gave to outside spenders

$211M

100% of it helped Republicans

Winning share of scored dollars

94%

$130M scored (62% of gifts)

Spent on the losing side

$8.3M

Not allocated or result unknown

$81M

$74M not allocated to tracked outside spending; $7.0M has no matched result. Neither is cash on hand.

Where the checks went

A person writing checks from their own fortune. Each gift is split the way the group that received it split its spending between winners and losers, so a $10M check to a group that spent 80% on losers counts as $8M on the losing side.

✓ Backed the winner or attacked the loser ✗ Backed the loser or attacked the winner Result not matched

Group	Gave	Won / lost
America PAC $69M not allocated to tracked outside spending	$198M	$116M / $6.3M
Senate Leadership Fund $3.0M not allocated to tracked outside spending	$10M	$5.0M / $2.0M
The Sentinel Action Fund $1.6M not allocated to tracked outside spending	$2.3M	$710K / $18K
Hispanic Leadership Alliance $393K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$825K	$134K / $0

The trail

What the money bought

The candidates Elon Musk's money was spent for or against, pro-rated by Elon Musk's share of each group's funding.

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
Donald Trump	President	Supporting	$65M	✓ Yes
Kamala Harris	President	Attacking	$43M	✓ Yes
Joe Biden	President	Attacking	$6.7M	Unknown
Sherrod Brown	Ohio Senate	Attacking	$2.2M	✓ Yes
Robert P. Casey Jr.	Pennsylvania Senate	Attacking	$1.8M	✓ Yes
Elissa Slotkin	Michigan Senate	Attacking	$1.1M	✗ No
Jon Tester	Montana Senate	Attacking	$793K	✓ Yes
Tammy Baldwin	Wisconsin Senate	Attacking	$738K	✗ No
Ken Calvert	California 41st District	Supporting	$709K	✓ Yes
Thomas H. Kean Jr.	New Jersey 7th District	Supporting	$706K	✓ Yes
Mike Lawler	New York 17th District	Supporting	$704K	✓ Yes
Michelle Steel	California 45th District	Supporting	$596K	✗ No

Individual as classified from the FEC entity type and public reporting.

Questions people ask

How much did Elon Musk spend on the 2024 elections, and did it win?: Elon Musk gave $211M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2024 federal elections, and 100% of it helped Republicans (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Dec 31, 2024). Among dollars with a matched election-stage result, 94% were on the winning side ($122M won, $8.3M lost). $7.0M had no matched result and is excluded.
Which super PACs did Elon Musk fund in 2024?: America PAC ($198M), Senate Leadership Fund ($10M), The Sentinel Action Fund ($2.3M), Hispanic Leadership Alliance ($825K).
Which candidates did Elon Musk's money end up backing or attacking in 2024?: for Donald Trump (President, about $65M, won); against Kamala Harris (President, about $43M, won); against Joe Biden (President, about $6.7M, unknown). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.