GOP Super PAC Pulls Remaining North Carolina Senate Ads, Shifts To Kansas
The Senate Leadership Fund, a GOP super PAC, canceled all remaining October television ad bookings in North Carolina's Senate race on Friday, October 2, 2026.[1]
The group had planned roughly $71 million in North Carolina spending, had already spent more than $30 million, and canceled about $18 million in remaining TV reservations.[1] At the same time, the super PAC is launching its first 2026 ad buy in Kansas to back Sen. Roger Marshall against Democrat Adam Hamilton with a multi-million-dollar reservation.[1]
The super PAC had planned $71 million in North Carolina ad spending for the cycle.[1] It spent more than $30 million already, and the roughly $18 million in TV time it scraped is what the group canceled as it shifted priorities.[1]
The pullback reduces outside GOP ad pressure on the North Carolina contest in the campaign's final weeks and signals a move to contests the party now views as higher payoff, notably the Kansas Senate race.
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- On Friday, October 2, 2026, the Senate Leadership Fund canceled all remaining October ad bookings in North Carolina’s Senate race.
- The group had planned $71 million in North Carolina spending, has already spent over $30 million, and canceled roughly $18 million in remaining TV reservations.
- The super PAC is simultaneously launching its first 2026 ad buy in Kansas to support Sen. Roger Marshall against Democratic challenger Adam Hamilton with a multi-million-dollar reservation.
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