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The 25 billionaires and millionaires who have already spent roughly $850 million ahead of the midterms

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Olivier Hoslet/Getty; Bloomberg/Getty; Getty Images; Tyler Le/BI The biggest donors have already given roughly $850 million ahead of November's midterm elections. Financier George Soros and his family have given more than $103 million. Other big donors include Elon Musk, Jeff Yass, Miriam Adelson, and more. Billionaires and millionaires are spending big money ahead of November's midterm elections. A Business Insider review of federal campaign data found that roughly $849 million has already been donated, including by some of the world's wealthiest individuals, such as SpaceX CEO Elon Musk, Walmart heir Jim Walton, and Wall Street financier Jeff Yass. Here are some of the biggest names. George, Alex, and Jonathan Soros: $103.3 million George Soros is seen during an event in 2022 Jason Alden/Bloomberg via Getty Images For decades, financier George Soros has been one of the biggest megadonors in US politics. If you take into account his donations, those of his sons Alex and Jonathan, and organizations aligned with the Soros family, they are the biggest donors ahead of the midterms at over $103.3 million thus far. Geosor, which Soros owns, has donated $62 million to Democracy PAC, an allied super PAC that Soros uses as a clearinghouse for donations. The Fund for Democracy, another Soros-aligned group, kicked in another $50 million to Democracy PAC. Directly, George Soros has donated just under $1 million thus far to the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee and the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, the Democratic Party's two main national arms for congressional races. Alex Soros, who took over leadership of Soros' Open Society Foundation in 2023, has directly given roughly $125,000 so far, the biggest recipient of which is a joint fundraising committee led by Sen. Raphael Warnock, a Democrat from Georgia. Jonathan Soros has directly given over $325,000 thus far, with the largest recipients being the Alaska and Iowa state Democratic Parties. George Soros is worth an estimated $9.7 billion, per Bloomberg. Jeff Yass: $95.3 million Billionaire Jeff Yass cofounded Susquehanna International Group. Illustration by Thomas Fuller/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images Wall Street veteran Jeff Yass, who has described himself as a libertarian, has donated roughly $92.6 million. Yass' largest recipient is V-PAC: Victors, Not Victims, a super PAC backing Vivek Ramaswamy's run for Ohio governor, to which he has given $20 million. Yass is also a big supporter of Club for Growth Action, a conservative group that once fought with President Donald Trump. The billionaire has given $17.5 million to the School Freedom Fund, a club-affiliated super PAC that backs candidates who support school choice, and another $16.5 million to the Club for Growth Action, the organization's main super PAC. A cofounder of Susquehanna International Group, Yass has been in the news for his and Susquehanna's stakes in TikTok. Bloomberg estimates Yass, the richest person in Pennsylvania, to be worth $91.1 billion. Elon Musk: $90.5 million SpaceX CEO Elon Musk Bloomberg/Getty Images SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has donated just shy of $91 million. It once seemed uncertain whether Musk would help the Republican Party after his brief falling-out with Trump, during which the Tesla CEO threatened to start his own party. Now, the world's richest person is back to cutting checks. Musk's largest recipient is America PAC, a super PAC he helped start, to which the billionaire has given over $50 million ahead of the midterms. He's also given $10 million each to the Congressional Leadership Fund, House Republicans' primary super PAC; the Senate Leadership Fund, Senate Republicans' primary super PAC; and Fight for Kentucky, a super PAC that backed Nate Morris, who was running for the Republican US Senate nomination in the state. Axios reported that Musk was impressed by Morris' message and business background. Morris dropped out of the race in May 2026 after Trump announced his intentions to nominate Morris to an ambassadorship. Bloomberg estimates Musk's net worth to be $924 billion. Richard and Elizabeth Uihlein: $70 million Elizabeth Uihlein and Jacob Peters Paul Morigi/Getty Images Richard Uihlein, who cofounded the Uline shipping company, and his wife, Elizabeth, have donated over $70 million. The Uihleins' largest recipient is Restoration of America PAC, a conservative super PAC that acts as a clearinghouse for other groups, to which they have given over $57.7 million. The couple has also given $4 million to Fair Courts America, a super PAC focused on judicial races, and $1.5 million to Northwoods PAC, a super PAC that backed Jessi Ebben, a Wisconsin Republican who ran for Congress but lost to Michael Alfonso, whose father-in-law is Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy. Richard Uihlein, who is also an heir to the Schlitz Brewing fortune, is estimated to be worth $7.2 billion. Elizabeth Uihlein, who cofounded Uline shipping, is also esti

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