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Elon Musk spent big on the midterms. His Texas neighbors voted differently

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Cameron County, home to SpaceX's launch site, overwhelmingly backed Democrats despite Elon Musk's spending on Ken Paxton and other Texas Republicans.
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Despite Musk's record donations in the midterm election campaign, his favorite in Texas lost to Democrat Talarico. Podcast analysis to failure.

Elon Musk’s nearly half a billion dollars spent supporting Republican candidates failed to prevent the defeat of some of them, including Ken Paxton in Texas. The failure has once again highlighted the limits of financial power in American elections. Increased public sensitivity to the influence of the wealthy, dissatisfaction with Trump’s performance, the gap between campaign promises and economic reality, and the pressure of tariffs on the cost…

Elon Musk was one of the most significant losers in mid-term voting in the U.S. The tycoon spent nearly $500 million on Republican candidate support, but his election forecasts were frustrated: Democrats achieved the majority in Congress and rose victorious in Texas, an area essential to the U.S.'s...

US billionaires threw record amounts of money behind Republican campaigns in the midterm elections. It was especially wasted money for Elon Musk, whose preferred candidates flopped big.

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Newsweek broke the news in New York, United States on Friday, November 6, 2026.
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