Republican Senate Candidates Get Cash Boost Ahead of 2026 (1)

Aug. 1, 2025, 5:07 PM UTCUpdated: Aug. 1, 2025, 8:03 PM UTC

Republican hopes of holding onto power in the Senate after the 2026 midterms are receiving a potentially crucial early boost from powerful, well-funded super PACs.

New filings show large sums of cash flowing to aid Republican candidates in South Carolina, Louisiana, Florida, Michigan, and Maine — the last two states Senate general-election battlegrounds that will help determine who is in charge of the chamber for President Donald Trump’s final two years in office.

A super-PAC backing ex-Rep. Mike Rogers, the Republican candidate in Michigan, received $5 million this spring from Texas oil and gas businessman Tim Dunn, according to a ...

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