US midterms: Elon Musk fails $440 million bet as Republicans lose

Home Americas To display this content from YouTube, you must enable advertisement tracking and audience measurement. One of your browser extensions seems to be blocking the video player from loading. To watch this content, you may need to disable it on this site. Cover image: US midterms: Elon Musk fails $440 million bet as Republicans lose © agences 01:42 Issued on: 05/11/2026 - 12:29 The 2026 midterm elections were the most expensive on record, with nearly 12 billion dollars spent during the campaign. Tech tycoon Elon Musk was by far the largest individual donor ever, injecting over 440 million dollars of his money to support the GOP. Tuesday's resounding Democratic victory showed the limits of his money, power and influence. Keywords for this article Video content Video Americas Video content Video Americas Video content Video Americas Video content Video Americas Video content Video Middle East Video content Video Americas Video content Video Americas Video content Video Americas Video content Video Americas