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title: "Crypto and AI super PACs spent $250M in 2026 midterms, but lost 9/12 competitive races called so far, spending $74.7M on losing candidates and $28.3M on winners (Molly White/Citation Needed)"
type: signal
url: https://frontiernewswire.com/s/crypto-and-ai-super-pacs-spent-250m-in-2026-midterms-but-lost-9-12-ba113647
published: 2026-11-04T15:15:31.000Z
byline: "Source: TECHMEME"
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# Crypto and AI super PACs spent $250M in 2026 midterms, but lost 9/12 competitive races called so far, spending $74.7M on losing candidates and $28.3M on winners (Molly White/Citation Needed)

Source: TECHMEME · Published 2026-11-04 · Canonical: https://frontiernewswire.com/s/crypto-and-ai-super-pacs-spent-250m-in-2026-midterms-but-lost-9-12-ba113647

Molly White / Citation Needed : Crypto and AI super PACs spent $250M in 2026 midterms, but lost 9/12 competitive races called so far, spending $74.7M on losing candidates and $28.3M on winners — Crypto and AI companies spent $250 million in the midterms in hopes of picking the lawmakers who will decide how — or whether — their industries will be regulated.

In this story: [AI regulation](https://frontiernewswire.com/topics/ai-regulation)

## Sources

- [Read the original at TECHMEME](https://www.techmeme.com/261104/p35#a261104p35)

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