Elon Musk, other billionaires put $12 million behind pro-Ramaswamy super PAC in Ohio governor race

By: Siddarth Sivaraman

Outlets: Ohio Capital Journal

Published: July 22, 2026

Words: 1,127

Last Updated: 4 weeks, 1 day ago

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The world’s richest man is officially invested in the 2026 Ohio governor’s race.

Elon Musk, a former trillionaire and former co-leader of the unofficial Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) with now-Republican nominee for Ohio governor Vivek Ramaswamy, donated $5 million to a super PAC backing Ramaswamy in May, according to campaign finance reports released last week.

Musk joined billionaires Jeffrey Yass, Ratmir Timashev, Bill Ackman, and Ross Stevens as the primary backers of …

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