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Musk Urged His Fans to Back GOP in Midterms—Then Didn’t Vote<!-- wp:html --><p>John Shearer/Getty</p> <p><a href="https://www.thedailybeast.com/elon-musk-is-a-right-wing-culture-warrior-above-all-else">Elon Musk</a>, who implored his army of Twitter followers to vote Republican in the 2022 midterms, did not vote in the election, state records show.</p> <p>The billionaire is registered in Cameron County, Texas, where his <a href="https://www.thedailybeast.com/how-elon-musks-spacex-beat-jeff-bezos-blue-origin-in-the-billionaire-space-race">rocket company SpaceX</a> has a launch base and development site. Musk lists a modest home as his residence, though he has been known to spend time at other luxury properties.</p> <p><a href="https://www.thedailybeast.com/whiny-elon-musk-officially-ditches-dems-to-vote-republican">Musk’s political advocacy</a> accelerated last spring, around the time he was maneuvering to <a href="https://www.thedailybeast.com/elon-musks-twitter-timeline-how-to-piss-away-dollar44-billion">acquire Twitter</a>. “In the past I voted Democrat, because they were (mostly) the kindness party. But they have become the party of division & hate, so I can no longer support them and will vote Republican,” he <a href="https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1526997132858822658?s=20&t=pmTiv5m0b8l_h2Hoq5tFGQ">tweeted</a> in May.</p> <p><a href="https://www.thedailybeast.com/elon-musk-didnt-vote-in-midterms-after-urging-fans-to-back-gop?source=articles&via=rss">Read more at The Daily Beast.</a></p> <p>Got a tip? Send it to The Daily Beast <a href="https://www.thedailybeast.com/tips">here</a></p><!-- /wp:html -->

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Elon Musk, who implored his army of Twitter followers to vote Republican in the 2022 midterms, did not vote in the election, state records show.

The billionaire is registered in Cameron County, Texas, where his rocket company SpaceX has a launch base and development site. Musk lists a modest home as his residence, though he has been known to spend time at other luxury properties.

Musk’s political advocacy accelerated last spring, around the time he was maneuvering to acquire Twitter. “In the past I voted Democrat, because they were (mostly) the kindness party. But they have become the party of division & hate, so I can no longer support them and will vote Republican,” he tweeted in May.

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