Which super PACs did Elon Musk fund in 2026?

America PAC ($178M), Senate Leadership Fund ($168M), Congressional Leadership Fund ($30M), Fight for Kentucky ($10M), MAGA Inc. ($5.0M).

Which candidates did Elon Musk's money end up backing or attacking in 2026?

against Sherrod Brown (Ohio Senate (special), about $34M, lost); against James Talarico (Texas Senate, about $34M, lost); against Abdul El-Sayed (Michigan Senate, about $19M, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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Elon Musk

Individual

CEO, Tesla / SpaceX / xAI · Texas

28 reported gifts; 5 recipient groups listed, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.

Backed losers

Elon Musk gave $391M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2026 federal elections, and 100% of it helped Republicans (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Oct 14, 2026). Among dollars with a matched election-stage result, 2% were on the winning side ($4.4M won, $196M lost, with $8.4M in races still being counted). $6.5M 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.

$391M

Gave to outside spenders

100% of it helped Republicans

Winning share of scored dollars

$201M scored (51% of gifts)

$196M

Spent on the losing side

$8.4M still being counted

$182M

Not allocated or result unknown

$175M not allocated to tracked outside spending; $6.5M 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 Race not called yet Result not matched

Group	Gave	Won / lost
America PAC $107M not allocated to tracked outside spending	$178M	$225K / $69M
Senate Leadership Fund $61M not allocated to tracked outside spending	$168M	$4.1M / $98M
Congressional Leadership Fund $4.5M not allocated to tracked outside spending	$30M	$73K / $24M
Fight for Kentucky $1.1M not allocated to tracked outside spending	$10M	$0 / $2.5M
MAGA Inc. $2.2M not allocated to tracked outside spending	$5.0M	$16K / $2.6M

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?
Sherrod Brown	Ohio Senate (special)	Attacking	$34M	✗ No
James Talarico	Texas Senate	Attacking	$34M	✗ No
Abdul El-Sayed	Michigan Senate	Attacking	$19M	✗ No
Josh Turek	Iowa Senate	Attacking	$17M	✗ No
Troy Jackson	Maine Senate	Attacking	$13M	✗ No
Roy Cooper	North Carolina Senate	Attacking	$9.2M	✗ No
Nate Morris	Kentucky Senate (primary)	Supporting	$6.4M	Unknown
Mary Peltola	Alaska Senate	Attacking	$5.7M	Counting
Adam Hamilton	Kansas Senate	Attacking	$5.0M	✗ No
Ken Paxton	Texas Senate	Supporting	$4.9M	✗ No
Chris Pappas	New Hampshire Senate	Attacking	$4.4M	✗ No
Annie Andrews	South Carolina Senate	Attacking	$4.0M	✗ No

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

Questions people ask

How much did Elon Musk spend on the 2026 elections, and did it win?: Elon Musk gave $391M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2026 federal elections, and 100% of it helped Republicans (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Oct 14, 2026). Among dollars with a matched election-stage result, 2% were on the winning side ($4.4M won, $196M lost, with $8.4M in races still being counted). $6.5M had no matched result and is excluded.
Which super PACs did Elon Musk fund in 2026?: America PAC ($178M), Senate Leadership Fund ($168M), Congressional Leadership Fund ($30M), Fight for Kentucky ($10M), MAGA Inc. ($5.0M).
Which candidates did Elon Musk's money end up backing or attacking in 2026?: against Sherrod Brown (Ohio Senate (special), about $34M, lost); against James Talarico (Texas Senate, about $34M, lost); against Abdul El-Sayed (Michigan Senate, about $19M, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.