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Not even $200 million could help Elon Musk buy Texas

Global Published 4 November 2026, 20:33 · archived 4 Nov 2026

James Talarico, the Democratic Texas senator-elect, not only managed to flip the state in yesterday's midterms but prevailed in the most expensive Senate election to date. More than $573 million was spent on advertisements between Talarico, his Republican opponent Ken Paxton, and their aligned PACs. And a big chunk of that money came from just […]

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