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2026 US Midterms Projected to Cost Record $12bn as Spending Shatters Records

OpenSecrets projects the 2026 midterms will cost nearly $12 billion, driven by billionaire donors like Elon Musk and record crypto PAC spending.

8 publishers · 9 articles · first seen 2 Nov 2026 · updated 2d ago

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8 publishers have covered this in 9 articles since 2 Nov 2026. BBC News published first, on 2 November at 20:54 UTC; Times of India followed 8h 00m later. The most recent article, from Cointelegraph.com News, appeared on 4 November at 22:17 UTC.

Outlets reporting it: Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera (major outlet), The Hill (major outlet), News Feed (major outlet), BBC News, Times of India, Quartz, Fortune, Cointelegraph.com News.

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  1. BBC NewsUS midterms campaign 'shattering' spending records to be most expensive ever
  2. Times of India$12 billion battle for US Congress: Musk, Soros and other billionaires pour in cash
  3. Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al JazeeraHow US midterms have cost a record $12bn as cost of living soars
  4. The HillYou're lame ducks now — take the hard votes while you can
  5. News FeedThe midterms have already cost Musk more than $60bn — and counting
  6. QuartzNearly $12 billion in 2026 midterm spending, and 6 races that show it
  7. Quartz9 midterm bets, from a $951,198 wager to a $67 million Texas Senate race
  8. FortuneCrypto PACs spent $170 million on the midterms—and came up nearly dry
  9. Cointelegraph.com NewsCrypto PACs eye 2028 “new map” as Democrats take Congress

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  1. The midterms have already cost Musk more than $60bn — and counting News Feed ·
  2. You're lame ducks now — take the hard votes while you can The Hill ·
  3. How US midterms have cost a record $12bn as cost of living soars Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera ·
  4. Crypto PACs eye 2028 “new map” as Democrats take Congress Cointelegraph.com News
  5. Crypto PACs spent $170 million on the midterms—and came up nearly dry Fortune
  6. 9 midterm bets, from a $951,198 wager to a $67 million Texas Senate race Quartz
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  1. Nearly $12 billion in 2026 midterm spending, and 6 races that show it Quartz
  2. $12 billion battle for US Congress: Musk, Soros and other billionaires pour in cash Times of India
  3. US midterms campaign 'shattering' spending records to be most expensive ever BBC News

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