GoKawiilGOP outside group spends $14M in final week to shore up red-state Senate seats
The Senate Leadership Fund has spent about $14 million in the past week across Kansas, South Carolina, Nebraska and Mississippi, according to federal filings reviewed by WIRED. More than $5 million went to Kansas, where GOP Senator Roger Marshall faces a closer-than-expected race against Democrat Adam Hamilton, and another roughly $5 million went to South Carolina to support Senator Lindsey Graham.
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These are states Trump won by double digits in 2024, so the scale of spending suggests Republican strategists are more worried about holding the Senate majority than public messaging indicates. Trump operatives tell WIRED they still expect to win these seats, framing the spending as reinforcing incumbents rather than signaling likely losses, but the diversion of resources could strain GOP efforts elsewhere in the final stretch.
- SLF spent roughly $14 million across Kansas, South Carolina, Nebraska and Mississippi in the week before the midterms.
- Kansas has drawn the largest spend, over $5 million, amid a tight race between Senator Roger Marshall and Democrat Adam Hamilton.
- Trump operatives say they still expect GOP wins in these traditionally red states but acknowledge unexpected spending pressure.
Source: wired.com — Hugo Lowell, 2026-10-28
Published there as: “This Is What the GOP’s Final Midterms Push Looks Like”
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