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Democrats outraise Republicans despite Musk’s midterm millions

Global Published 17 October 2026, 06:45 · archived 17 Oct 2026

WASHINGTON: Democratic candidates have outraised Republican rivals by huge margins in key US congressional races, new campaign finance filings show, even as tech billionaire Elon Musk pumped record sums into efforts to keep President Donald Trump’s party in power. The figures emerged after candidates and political groups submitted their third-quarter fundraising reports to the Federal Election Commission (FEC) by Thursday’s deadline — the last quarterly disclosure before the November 3 midterm elections. In six states viewed as pivotal to Senate control — Texas, Alaska, Ohio, Maine, Michigan a...

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