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Elon Musk, quietly the largest donor in the midterm elections to rescue the Republican Party

Elon Musk, quietly the largest donor in the midterm elections to rescue the Republican Party

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October 12th, 2026

Elon Musk, quietly the largest donor in the midterm elections to rescue the Republican Party

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Elon Musk, the world's sole trillionaire, has quietly established himself as the foremost donor in this year's midterm elections, pouring in more than $276 million since July in a bid to preserve the Republican majority in Congress.

世界唯一の兆万長者たるイーロン・マスクは、今年の中間選挙において密やかに最大の寄付者としての立場を確立し、7月以降2億7600万ドル超を投じることで、議会における共和党の多数派を維持せんとしている。

With this week's federal filing deadline fast approaching, this figure, first reported by The New York Times, was confirmed by Andrew Romeo, who serves as a spokesman for Musk's super PAC.

今週の連邦提出期限を目前に控え、ニューヨーク・タイムズ紙が最初に報じたこの数字は、マスクのスーパーPACの広報担当を務めるアンドリュー・ロメオ氏によって確認された。

According to the Times report, the funds in question encompass $158 million contributed to the Senate Leadership Fund, the principal super PAC supporting Republican Senate candidates — a sum that constitutes one of the largest political donations in American history.

タイムズ紙の報道によれば、当該資金には、共和党上院候補者を支援する主要スーパーPACたる上院リーダーシップ基金へ拠出された1億5800万ドルが包含されており、これは米国史上最大規模の政治献金の一角を成すものである。

Furthermore, $76 million was donated to America PAC, Musk's super PAC, which once again built a large-scale, door-to-door voter turnout operation of the same kind it had used in 2024 to help propel Donald Trump to the presidency.

さらに、7,600万ドルはマスクのスーパーPACたるアメリカPACに寄付され、同PACは、2024年にドナルド・トランプ大統領の当選を後押しするために用いたものと同種の、戸別訪問による大規模な投票率向上活動を再び構築した。

Musk further contributed $10 million to the Lone Star Liberty PAC, a political action committee supporting Republican Senate candidate Ken Paxton in Texas.

マスクはさらに、テキサス州における共和党の上院候補者ケン・パクストンを支援する政治活動委員会ローンスター・リバティPACに対し、1000万ドルを拠出した。

This race has become one of the principal focal points of Musk's efforts.

この選挙戦は、マスクの取り組みにおける主要な焦点の一つとなっている。

This represents a dramatic reversal from last May, when Musk declared his intention to curtail his future political spending.

これは、マスクが将来の政治支出を削減する意向を表明した昨年5月からの劇的な転換である。

"I think I've done enough," he remarked at the time.

「もう十分やったと思う」と彼は当時述べていた。

Despite the infusion of funds, Musk has largely maintained a lower profile compared with his standing around 2024.

資金注入にもかかわらず、マスクは概ね2024年当時に比して低いプロファイルを維持している。

In 2024, he appeared alongside Trump on the rally stage, and during the early part of the president's second term he headed the Department of Government Efficiency.

2024年にはトランプとともに集会の舞台に登場し、大統領の2期目の初期においては政府効率化省を率いていた。

The friction that arose between him and Trump upon his departure from a key government post subsequently culminated in the two of them repairing their relationship.

政府の要職を退くにあたって彼とトランプとの間に生じた軋轢は、その後、両者による関係の修復へと帰結した。

Last week, Trump awarded Musk the National Medal of Science.

先週、トランプはマスクに国家科学賞を授与した。

Musk's net worth has, over the course of this year, fluctuated broadly around the one-trillion-dollar mark in tandem with movements in stock prices; yet according to what Forbes has reported, it once again surpassed one trillion dollars last week.

マスクの純資産は本年、株価の変動に連動して概ね1兆ドル前後を推移してきたが、フォーブス誌の報じるところによれば、先週再び1兆ドルを突破した。

The Republican Party has established a pronounced financial advantage over the Democratic Party.

共和党は民主党に対し、著しい財政的優位を確立している。

Amid voters' deep-seated dissatisfaction with the president's performance, persistently elevated prices, and an unpopular war in Iran, this disparity constitutes a rare bright spot for a party bracing itself for potentially devastating losses.

この格差は、大統領の業績に対する有権者の根深い不満、高止まりする物価、そして不人気なイラン戦争という状況下にあって、甚大な潜在的打撃に備えつつある政党にとって、稀有な明るい材料となっている。

In the closing stretch of the campaign, they are deploying their funds with consummate skill, dominating the airwaves with a momentum that threatens to saturate them entirely.

彼らは選挙戦の最終盤において、その資金を縦横に駆使し、放送網を埋め尽くさんばかりの勢いで席巻している。

"Through these exceptionally potent investments, the Republican apparatus has acquired the means to disseminate its message, and Republicans have been afforded the opportunity to engage in a struggle against the tide of history," Romeo told The Times.

「これらの極めて強力な投資によって、共和党機構はメッセージを発信する術を得るとともに、共和党員らは歴史の潮流に抗する戦いに臨む好機を獲得し得た」とロメオ氏はタイムズ紙に語った。

In response to this news, the Democratic Party denounced the Republicans, accusing them of scheming to conceal their own failings by pouring in vast sums of money.

民主党はこのニュースに際し、共和党が莫大な資金を投じて自らの瑕疵を覆い隠さんと画策していると糾弾した。

"The Republican Party is scheming to buy these elections, pouring tens of millions of dollars into campaigns in order to escape an unpopular candidate, an unpopular president, and an unpopular economy," said Lauren French, a spokesperson for the Democrats' Senate Majority PAC.

「共和党はこれらの選挙を買収せんと企図しており、不人気な候補者、不人気な大統領、不人気な経済から遁れんがため、選挙戦に数千万ドルを注ぎ込んでいる」と、民主党の上院多数派PACの広報担当ローレン・フレンチ氏は述べた。

October 12th, 2026

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