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AI PACs Have Dumped Nearly $1 Million Into an Obscure Senate Race

Friday, September 18, 2026


PACs associated with artificial intelligence companies and investors have spent approximately $1 million in South Dakota's 2026 Senate race, according to available campaign finance data. The race involves an incumbent Republican senator seeking reelection. The spending by AI-affiliated PACs exceeds the amount contributed by South Dakota residents to the race during the same period.

Original reporting: https://www.wired.com/story/ai-pacs-have-dumped-nearly-1-million-into-an-obscure-senate-race/

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