# Musk pours more than $150 million into Texas GOP races

https://mins.news/en/video/118264

- CNN, 2026-10-27 23:30 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0IShDWTZBoo

> Elon Musk, the world’s richest man, is the election cycle’s largest single disclosed donor. His giving had topped $400 million by mid-October, including $158 million for Ken Paxton’s campaign. Spending in the Texas Senate race has reached $557 million, and the election is still underway, leaving Musk’s total financial impact uncounted.

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