The Republican National Committee is directing more than $50 million to the party’s House and Senate campaign committees, strengthening Republican efforts to defend congressional seats ahead of the 2026 midterm elections.

The RNC transferred more than $44 million between mid-August and mid-October, splitting the money approximately evenly between the National Republican Congressional Committee and the National Republican Senatorial Committee. Another $6 million is expected to be transferred before Election Day, according to a report published Tuesday by The New York Times.

The funding arrives as Republicans face competitive races in states and congressional districts that were previously considered relatively safe. Party officials are seeking to use their financial resources to support candidates and protect the GOP’s congressional majorities.

The RNC entered September with $126 million in its accounts, supported by fundraising efforts led by President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance, who oversees the party’s finance operation. The committee reported raising another $18.5 million during September.

The latest transfers exceed those made during the previous four election cycles, when the RNC sent between $8 million and $31 million to its congressional campaign committees. The larger sums give Republicans additional resources for advertising and other campaign operations during the final stretch before voters head to the polls.

A Supreme Court ruling in June striking down limits on coordinated spending between political parties and their candidates has also changed the campaign finance landscape. The decision expanded the ability of party committees to coordinate spending with candidates, potentially allowing party funds to have a greater direct impact on individual races. Republican committees currently have more money available to take advantage of the change than their Democratic counterparts.

According to media-tracking firm AdImpact, Republican House and Senate campaign committees have aired or reserved approximately $152 million in coordinated advertising. The largest share is supporting Sen. Jon Husted, R-Ohio, who is facing former Democratic Sen. Sherrod Brown in a closely contested race.

Democratic congressional campaign committees have aired or reserved about $102 million in coordinated advertising. Their largest share is going toward Brown’s campaign against Husted, highlighting the financial battle surrounding one of the country’s closely watched Senate contests.

The RNC is also spending $5 million on coordinated advertising with Rep. Ashley Hinson’s Senate campaign in Iowa. Party officials said they do not currently expect to establish similar arrangements with other candidates.

Both parties’ congressional campaign committees had raised roughly comparable amounts through Aug. 30. RNC officials attributed the subsequent Republican advantage in coordinated advertising to the committee’s transfers, noting that most of the advertising purchases were booked after that date.

“We're moving all this money directly into these campaigns, so we felt it was important that folks understood that investing with us meant that your dollar could cover all of those different use cases,” RNC Chief of Staff Mike Ambrosini told The New York Times.

Democrats, meanwhile, have faced financial constraints at the national party level. The Democratic National Committee has reported debt exceeding its available cash for nearly the entire 2025-2026 election cycle. In July, the DNC said it could not afford planned transfers to its congressional campaign committees.

DNC spokeswoman Mia Ehrenberg defended the committee’s spending priorities, saying it had made “historic, early, and aggressive investments in critical party infrastructure,” including allocating more than $1 million per month to state parties.

Beyond direct campaign support, the RNC reported spending approximately $56 million on canvassing and voter turnout operations through early October. It also spent $27 million on what it describes as election integrity efforts, $18 million on data operations and $11 million on digital operations.

Despite the substantial spending, RNC officials expect tens of millions of dollars to remain after the midterms. Some funds are restricted to designated purposes, including legal expenses and building renovations, limiting how much can be redirected to campaigns.

Ambrosini nevertheless indicated that the party intends to deploy as much available money as possible before Election Day.

“There's no saving money for a rainy day,” he said, adding, “Whatever we can get that can be deployed is going to be deployed.”