Elon Musk's millions fail to deliver Texas for the Republicans in fierce midterms

Talarico's victory marked a key turning point in the midterms, helping solidify the Democrats' control of the US Congress in a wave of wins across the US.

Musk has increasingly made Texas the hub of his companies, from Tesla's Austin headquarters to SpaceX's Starbase launch site.

As well as backing Paxton through outside groups, the X owner took to his own platform to spread conspiracy theories about the Democrat, posting: "There is something deeply wrong with Talarico" after he briefly disappeared from the campaign trail in October.

"There is something deeply wrong with a political system that allows one trillionaire to buy his own personal US Senator," Talarico posted in response.