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

**Published:** September 18, 2026
**Author:** Hugo Lowell
**Source:** Wired — Artificial Intelligence
**Language:** en-US
**HTML:** https://aiqazaqstan.com/en/articles/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. But PACs associated with AI labs and investors have already spent more money on the race than actual residents have.

> From the original source: **Wired — Artificial Intelligence**
> [Read full article at Wired — Artificial Intelligence](https://www.wired.com/story/ai-pacs-have-dumped-nearly-1-million-into-an-obscure-senate-race/)

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