Elon Musk Is Almost Single-Handedly Funding the Republican Midterms Push
Elon Musk Is Almost Single-Handedly Funding the Republican Midterms Push
Save this storySave this storyElon Musk has quietly financed a major canvassing operation to help Republican candidates in the midterm elections that rivals his effort in the 2024 presidential election, according to federal filings posted Thursday night. To monitor the trillionaire’s overall influence on November’s elections, WIRED created a live-updating tracker that pulls federal filings daily.
根据周四晚间发布的联邦文件显示，埃隆·马斯克（Elon Musk）已悄然资助了一项大规模的拉票行动，旨在帮助共和党候选人参加中期选举，其规模足以与他在2024年总统大选中的投入相媲美。为了监测这位万亿富翁对11月选举的整体影响力，《连线》（WIRED）杂志创建了一个每日抓取联邦文件的实时更新追踪器。
The Musk-aligned America PAC has spent $76.7 million in the third quarter of 2026, $35.8 million of which has been spent on a field operation to drive turnout among President Donald Trump’s core base across all seven Senate battleground states and a number of House races, the filings show.
文件显示，马斯克支持的“美国政治行动委员会”（America PAC）在2026年第三季度花费了7670万美元，其中3580万美元用于实地行动，旨在推动唐纳德·特朗普（Donald Trump）总统的核心选民在所有七个参议院摇摆州以及多个众议院选区进行投票。
That compares with the roughly $45 million America PAC had spent on putting together a field operation at the same point in the 2024 cycle, when the super PAC effectively ran the vast majority of canvassing for Trump’s presidential campaign.
相比之下，在2024年选举周期的同一阶段，该委员会为组织实地行动花费了约4500万美元，当时该超级政治行动委员会实际上承担了特朗普总统竞选活动中绝大部分的拉票工作。
In short, Musk has assembled a presidential-level field operation this midterm cycle, underscoring the extent to which he has taken over the get-out-the-vote effort for the party and created something of a shadow Republican National Committee. With three weeks until Election Day, the total contributions are only set to rise even higher.
简而言之，马斯克在本届中期选举周期中组建了一支总统级别的实地行动团队，这凸显了他已在多大程度上接管了该党的动员投票工作，并建立了一个类似于“影子共和党全国委员会”的机构。距离选举日还有三周，总捐款额预计只会进一步增加。
Canvassing has been America PAC’s largest expense, ahead of the $23.7 million it spent on a combination of digital ads mostly attacking Democrats, campaign literature, and phone bank efforts.
拉票是“美国政治行动委员会”最大的支出项目，超过了其在数字广告（主要用于攻击民主党人）、竞选宣传资料和电话拉票活动上总计2370万美元的投入。
But in an effort to save Republicans’ Senate majority, Musk also gave $158 million to the Senate Leadership Fund, the main super PAC supporting the GOP’s candidates in that chamber. The same amount appears to have been funneled into Texas PAC, which was registered with the FEC in August 2026 and is backing embattled Republican candidate and Texas attorney general Ken Paxton.
但为了保住共和党在参议院的多数席位，马斯克还向“参议院领导基金”（Senate Leadership Fund）捐赠了1.58亿美元，这是支持共和党参议院候选人的主要超级政治行动委员会。同样数额的资金似乎也被注入了“德克萨斯政治行动委员会”（Texas PAC），该委员会于2026年8月在联邦选举委员会（FEC）注册，旨在支持陷入困境的共和党候选人、德克萨斯州总检察长肯·帕克斯顿（Ken Paxton）。
Musk has been particularly focused on the Senate race in Texas this midterm cycle, where he has extensive personal and business interests. Musk lives near Austin and his businesses SpaceX and Tesla are based in the state. Musk accounted for nearly 60 percent of the $273 million that the Senate Leadership Fund raised for Texas PAC.
马斯克在本届中期选举中特别关注德克萨斯州的参议院竞选，因为他在那里拥有广泛的个人和商业利益。马斯克居住在奥斯汀附近，他的企业SpaceX和特斯拉的总部也设在该州。“参议院领导基金”为“德克萨斯政治行动委员会”筹集的2.73亿美元资金中，马斯克的捐款占比近60%。
The stunning war chest that Musk has unleashed into all seven battleground Senate races and, to a lesser degree, a number of competitive House races, makes him the largest known donor in the midterms among both Republicans and Democrats.
马斯克向所有七个参议院摇摆州竞选以及部分竞争激烈的众议院竞选投入了惊人的资金，这使他成为中期选举中共和党和民主党阵营里已知的最大捐款人。
Since its inception, America PAC has relied primarily on outside firms to conduct paid canvassing, in which people are hired to knock on the doors of likely Trump or Republican voters to remind them to register to vote and vote early.
自成立以来，“美国政治行动委员会”主要依靠外部公司进行有偿拉票，即雇佣人员敲开潜在的特朗普或共和党选民的家门，提醒他们登记投票并尽早投票。
The super PAC has used mostly the same contractors as in the 2024 cycle, the filings show. The biggest canvassing contract went to Blitz Canvassing, a subsidiary of the political affairs firm GP3 Partners, which helped stand up America PAC.
文件显示，该超级政治行动委员会使用的承包商大多与2024年周期相同。最大的拉票合同授予了Blitz Canvassing，这是政治事务公司GP3 Partners的子公司，该公司曾协助建立了“美国政治行动委员会”。
The other vendors listed in America PAC’s filings were the firms Patriot Grassroots LLC, The Synapse Group, In Field Strategies, Echo Canyon Group, Threshold Strategies, and GEG Strategies LLC. All but the last two also worked for America PAC in 2024.
“美国政治行动委员会”文件中列出的其他供应商包括Patriot Grassroots LLC、The Synapse Group、In Field Strategies、Echo Canyon Group、Threshold Strategies和GEG Strategies LLC。除最后两家外，其余公司在2024年也曾为该委员会工作。
Going into the final stretch of campaigning, America PAC has more than $12 million remaining, though Musk, the richest man in the world, may contribute more to his PAC as required.
进入竞选的最后冲刺阶段，“美国政治行动委员会”还剩下超过1200万美元的资金，尽管作为世界首富，马斯克可能会根据需要向他的政治行动委员会投入更多资金。
America PAC has spent in 40 races in 17 states since July. The Texas Senate race drew the largest share, in which Musk’s team has spent $15.3 million attacking Democrat James Talarico and $3.5 million supporting Paxton.
自7月以来，“美国政治行动委员会”已在17个州的40场竞选中投入了资金。德克萨斯州的参议院竞选吸引了最大份额的资金，马斯克的团队已花费1530万美元攻击民主党人詹姆斯·塔拉里科（James Talarico），并花费350万美元支持帕克斯顿。
The super PAC has also spent about $5.3 million attacking Democrat Sherrod Brown in Ohio’s Senate race against Republican Jon Husted and $3.5 million attacking Democrat Abdul El-Sayed, who is running against Republican Mike Rogers in Michigan, according to the WIRED tracker.
根据《连线》追踪器的数据，该超级政治行动委员会还花费了约530万美元在俄亥俄州的参议院竞选中攻击民主党人谢罗德·布朗（Sherrod Brown），该竞选的共和党候选人是乔恩·赫斯特（Jon Husted）；此外还花费了350万美元攻击在密歇根州与共和党人迈克·罗杰斯（Mike Rogers）竞选的民主党人阿卜杜勒·埃尔-赛义德（Abdul El-Sayed）。