Republicans Spending $694M to Stop Democrats in These 7 Key Senate Races
Summary
Outside groups have spent $693.6 million opposing Democratic candidates in seven 2026 Senate battlegrounds, according to independent-expenditure filings analyzed by Newsweek. Across the seven states, spending benefiting Republicans totaled $939 million, compared with $528 million benefiting Democrats; the figures exclude campaign and party spending and some types of political ads.Key Facts
- The seven races are in Alaska, Iowa, Kansas, Maine, Michigan, Ohio and Texas.
- Outside groups spent $245.4 million supporting Republican candidates and $128.7 million supporting Democratic candidates in the seven states.
- Groups spent $399.3 million opposing Republican candidates and $693.6 million opposing Democratic candidates.
- Texas had the most outside spending, totaling $412.5 million across support for and opposition to candidates from both parties.
- Outside groups spent $207.6 million opposing Democrat James Talarico in Texas, the highest opposition spending against any candidate in the article.
- The article reports $168.5 million spent opposing Ohio Democrat Sherrod Brown and $127.8 million opposing Michigan Democrat Abdul El-Sayed.
- In Maine, outside groups spent $63.3 million opposing Democrat Troy Jackson and $32.3 million opposing Republican Susan Collins.
- The analysis excludes spending by campaigns and parties, as well as certain ads that mention candidates without explicitly advocating for or against them.
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