Wired iconWiredSep 18, 2026

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

The reliably Republican South Dakota senate seat has an incumbent on the ballot. PACs associated with AI labs and investors have already spent more money on the race than actual residents have.

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

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The reliably Republican South Dakota senate seat has an incumbent on the ballot.

PACs associated with AI labs and investors have already spent more money on the race than actual residents have.

The reliably Republican South Dakota senate seat has an incumbent on the ballot. But PACs associated with AI labs and investors have already spent more money on the race than actual residents have.

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The reliably Republican South Dakota senate seat has an incumbent on the ballot. PACs associated with AI labs and investors have already spent more money on the race than actual residents have.

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