Senate Republicans are sinking hundreds of millions of dollars into defending GOP-held seats but also eyeing unseating Democrats in battleground states. The Senate Leadership Fund (SLF) this week announced a whopping $342 million ad buy dedicated to maintaining control of the U.S. Senate. The GOP has committed $79 million to the Ohio special election to fill the Senate seat vacated by now-Vice President J.D. Vance, a Republican, and $71 million to the regularly-scheduled election for the Senate seat currently held by Thom Tillis (R-N.C.), who is not running for reelection.
The SLF, closely linked to Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.), will also spend $42 million defending Senator Susan Collins (R-Maine) and $15 million defending Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) in their respective reelection bids. Another $29 million has been set aside for Iowa, where incumbent Senator Joni Ernst (R) will not be running for reelection.
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