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The intelligence desk for Kansas · other states as the desk reaches themads and buys, what people are searching, feeling and paying for. Scanning now · last 09/27 21:32 CT

Spend 135 priced items in the window; every figure is a floor

Race   Window
$974,840
RED SIDE ↗
—
BLUE SIDE ↗
$140,979
UNATTRIBUTED ↗

TV planned = orders, estimates and contracts from the FCC files (what is booked); TV invoiced = station invoices in the same files (what actually ran and was billed). Scanned documents add nothing to either. FEC = independent expenditures as filed. Digital = the high end of platform-reported ranges (Meta, Google/YouTube). Nothing here is a projection.

By sponsor largest first

sponsorsideaboutTV plannedTV invoicedFEC fileddigital (range)medialatest
Republican Governors Association
21 stationsCox Kansas (system 002400), Cox Manhattan, Cox Salina, Cox Topeka, Cox Wichita/Hutchinson/El Dorado, KAKE, KBSD-DT, KBSH-DT, KBSL-DT, KCTV, KCWE, KLBY, KMBC-TV, KSHB-TV, KSNC, KSNG, KSNW, KUPK, KWCH-DT, WDAF-TV, WIBW-TV
red $922,330 $189,990
13 invoices
— $6,200–$7,300
2 ads
CableGoogle/YouTubeTV
covers 94%
2026-09-25
Governor
6 stationsKBSD-DT, KBSH-DT, KBSL-DT, KSCW-DT, KWCH-DT, WIBW-TV
unattributed $101,025 $238,750
12 invoices
— — TV
covers 55%
2026-09-24
Build American AI
6 stationsKAKE, KLBY, KSNC, KSNG, KSNW, KUPK
red $45,210 $48,840
6 invoices
— — TV
covers 43%
2026-09-25
Cindy Holscher
6 stationsKAKE, KLBY, KSNC, KSNG, KSNW, KUPK
unattributed Cindy Holscher $38,370 $3,625
3 invoices
— —–$1,485
15 ads
MetaTV
covers 43%
2026-09-24
Citizens for a Better Johnson County, Carri Person, Chair unattributed Cindy Holscher — — — —–$99
1 ads
Meta 2026-09-23
Ty Masterson
1 stationWIBW-TV
red Ty Masterson — $23,350
2 invoices
— — TV
covers 12%
2026-09-23

By week coral = red side, violet = blue side

09-21
$3,174,494

Candidate war chests federal committees from FEC reports; statewide candidates' raised, spent and cash on hand from their Kansas Public Disclosure Commission reports, and the itemized columns from the Secretary of State's contribution viewer

candidateraceraisedspentcash on handthroughitemized to datelast 30 dayslatest gift
Cindy Holscher blueKansas Governor
state
$412,630$527,588$64,9342026-07-23 $753,410
7755 gifts · 91% Kansas
— 2026-07-23
Ty Masterson redKansas Governor
state
$766,535$1,023,846$430,2122026-07-23
read by a model ⓘ
$1,462,533
807 gifts · 83% Kansas
— 2026-07-23

Kansas statewide candidates report twice a year and before each election; the July report covers through July 23. The itemized columns come from the Secretary of State's contribution viewer, pulled daily, and move the moment a new report or a last-minute filing is processed. Federal figures follow the FEC's quarterly filings. Cash on hand is what is left after spending, not what has been booked.

By market share = Kansas voters in the market, analyst estimate; coverage is the ceiling on exposure

marketvotersfiles$ floorsponsors
Wichita-Hutchinson
13 stationsCox Salina, Cox Wichita/Hutchinson/El Dorado, KAKE, KBSD-DT, KBSH-DT, KBSL-DT, KLBY, KSCW-DT, KSNC, KSNG, KSNW, KUPK, KWCH-DT
43%92$1,755,075Build American AI, Cindy Holscher, Governor
+1 moreRepublican Governors Association
Kansas City
5 stationsKCTV, KCWE, KMBC-TV, KSHB-TV, WDAF-TV
34%11$269,000Republican Governors Association
Topeka
3 stationsCox Manhattan, Cox Topeka, WIBW-TV
12%12$98,030Governor, Republican Governors Association, Ty Masterson
Other
1 stationCox Kansas (system 002400)
5%2$25,740Republican Governors Association

Stations where the TV money lands

stationfiles$ floorsponsors
KSNW Wichita12$490,410Build American AI, Cindy Holscher
+1 moreRepublican Governors Association
KSNG Garden City12$430,410Build American AI, Cindy Holscher
+1 moreRepublican Governors Association
KSNC Great Bend12$404,645Build American AI, Cindy Holscher
+1 moreRepublican Governors Association
KMBC-TV Kansas City4$114,225Republican Governors Association
KSHB-TV Kansas City2$71,675Republican Governors Association
WDAF-TV Kansas City2$70,850Republican Governors Association
KUPK Garden City8$59,060Build American AI, Cindy Holscher
+1 moreRepublican Governors Association
KLBY Colby8$59,060Build American AI, Cindy Holscher
+1 moreRepublican Governors Association
KAKE Wichita8$59,060Build American AI, Cindy Holscher
+1 moreRepublican Governors Association
KWCH-DT Hutchinson/Wichita6$48,825Governor, Republican Governors Association
KBSD-DT Ensign/Dodge City6$48,825Governor, Republican Governors Association
KBSL-DT Goodland6$48,825Governor, Republican Governors Association

TV, cable & radio buys every flight by station and advertiser in the window, newest first · planned is a de-duped floor · filter by market or date; the total follows the filter

advertiserflighttypestation · marketrace filed underspotsGRPplannedinvoiced
Republican Governors Association2026-10-13 – 2026-10-19TVKSNG +2 (network)
Wichita-Hutchinson
Kansas Governor173—$88,140—
Cindy Holscher2026-10-07 – 2026-10-13TVKSNG +1 (network)
Wichita-Hutchinson
Kansas Governor51—$14,125—
Republican Governors Association2026-10-06 – 2026-10-12TVKSNG +2 (network)
Wichita-Hutchinson
Kansas Governor171—$88,140—
Cindy Holscher2026-09-30 – 2026-10-06TVKSNG +2 (network)
Wichita-Hutchinson
Kansas Governor47—$12,645—
Republican Governors Association2026-09-29 – 2026-10-05TVKSNG +2 (network)
Wichita-Hutchinson
Kansas Governor182—$89,390—
Republican Governors Association2026-09-29 – 2026-10-05TVKSHB-TV
Kansas City
Kansas Governor39—$71,675—
Republican Governors Association2026-09-29 – 2026-10-05TVWDAF-TV
Kansas City
Kansas Governor57—$63,525—
Republican Governors Association2026-09-29 – 2026-10-05TVKMBC-TV
Kansas City
Kansas Governor54—$52,875—
Build American AI2026-09-24 – 2026-09-30TVKSNG +2 (network)
Wichita-Hutchinson
Kansas Governor58144.1$45,210—
Cindy Holscher2026-09-23 – 2026-09-29TVKSNG +1 (network)
Wichita-Hutchinson
Kansas Governor41—$11,600—
Republican Governors Association2026-09-22 – 2026-09-28TVWDAF-TV
Kansas City
Kansas Governor70—$70,850—
Republican Governors Association2026-09-22 – 2026-09-28TVKSNG +2 (network)
Wichita-Hutchinson
Kansas Governor171—$66,560—
Republican Governors Association2026-09-22 – 2026-09-28TVKMBC-TV
Kansas City
Kansas Governor60—$61,350—
Republican Governors Association2026-09-22 – 2026-09-28TVKSHB-TV
Kansas City
Kansas Governor32—$59,975—
Republican Governors Association2026-09-22 – 2026-09-28TVKUPK +2 (network)
Wichita-Hutchinson
Kansas Governor67—$59,060—
Governor2026-09-22 – 2026-09-28TVWIBW-TV
Topeka
Kansas Governor126—$46,550—
Republican Governors Association2026-09-22 – 2026-09-28TVKCWE
Kansas City
Kansas Governor45—$12,250—
Governor2026-09-22 – 2026-09-28TVKSCW-DT
Wichita-Hutchinson
Kansas Governor51—$5,650—
Governor2026-09-21 – 2026-09-28TVKBSL-DT +3 (network)
Wichita-Hutchinson
Kansas Governor98—$48,825—
Build American AI2026-09-17 – 2026-09-23TVKAKE +2 (network)
Wichita-Hutchinson
Kansas Governor69——$48,840
Cindy Holscher2026-09-16 – 2026-09-22TVKAKE +2 (network)
Wichita-Hutchinson
Kansas Governor17——$3,625
Republican Governors Association2026-09-15 – 2026-09-21TVKSNG +2 (network)
Wichita-Hutchinson
Kansas Governor171—$74,600—
Republican Governors Association2026-09-15 – 2026-09-21TVKAKE +2 (network)
Wichita-Hutchinson
Kansas Governor56——$52,040
Build American AI2026-09-10 – 2026-09-16TVKAKE +2 (network)
Wichita-Hutchinson
Kansas Governor73——$43,010
Republican Governors Association2026-08-25 – 2026-08-31TVKBSL-DT +3 (network)
Wichita-Hutchinson
Kansas Governor61——$62,350
Republican Governors Association2026-08-25 – 2026-08-31TVWIBW-TV
Topeka
Kansas Governor104——$101,800
Governor2026-08-24 – 2026-09-06TVKBSL-DT
Wichita-Hutchinson
Kansas Governor35——$33,600
Governor2026-08-24 – 2026-09-06TVKBSH-DT
Wichita-Hutchinson
Kansas Governor35——$33,600
Governor2026-08-24 – 2026-09-06TVKBSD-DT
Wichita-Hutchinson
Kansas Governor35——$33,600
Governor2026-08-24 – 2026-09-06TVKWCH-DT
Wichita-Hutchinson
Kansas Governor35——$33,600
Governor2026-08-24 – 2026-09-06TVWIBW-TV
Topeka
Kansas Governor60——$49,300
Governor2026-08-24 – 2026-09-06TVKSCW-DT
Wichita-Hutchinson
Kansas Governor18——$3,300
Governor2026-08-17 – 2026-08-30TVKBSL-DT
Wichita-Hutchinson
Kansas Governor44——$45,350
Governor2026-08-17 – 2026-08-30TVKBSH-DT
Wichita-Hutchinson
Kansas Governor44——$45,350
Governor2026-08-17 – 2026-08-30TVKBSD-DT
Wichita-Hutchinson
Kansas Governor44——$45,350
Governor2026-08-17 – 2026-08-30TVKWCH-DT
Wichita-Hutchinson
Kansas Governor44——$45,350
Governor2026-08-17 – 2026-08-30TVWIBW-TV
Topeka
Kansas Governor71——$53,200
Governor2026-08-17 – 2026-08-30TVKSCW-DT
Wichita-Hutchinson
Kansas Governor23——$4,150
Republican Governors Association2026-08-11 – 2026-08-17TVKBSL-DT +3 (network)
Wichita-Hutchinson
Kansas Governor79——$76,050
Republican Governors Association2026-08-11 – 2026-08-17TVWIBW-TV
Topeka
Kansas Governor138——$137,950
Ty Masterson2026-07-20 – 2026-08-09TVWIBW-TV
Topeka
Kansas Governor19——$23,350
Republican Governors Associationno datesCableCox Kansas (system 002400)
Other
Kansas Governor25—$25,740—
Republican Governors Associationno datesCableCox Manhattan
Topeka
Kansas Governor25—$25,740—
Republican Governors Associationno datesCableCox Salina
Wichita-Hutchinson
Kansas Governor25—$25,740—
Republican Governors Associationno datesCableCox Wichita/Hutchinson/El Dorado
Wichita-Hutchinson
Kansas Governor25—$25,740—
Republican Governors Associationno datesCableCox Topeka
Topeka
Kansas Governor25—$25,740—
Republican Governors Associationno datesCableCox Kansas (system 002400)
Other
Kansas Governor1—$4,358—
Republican Governors Associationno datesCableCox Manhattan
Topeka
Kansas Governor1—$4,358—
Republican Governors Associationno datesCableCox Salina
Wichita-Hutchinson
Kansas Governor1—$4,358—
Republican Governors Associationno datesCableCox Wichita/Hutchinson/El Dorado
Wichita-Hutchinson
Kansas Governor1—$4,358—
Republican Governors Associationno datesCableCox Topeka
Topeka
Kansas Governor1—$4,358—
Total ————

Broadcast (TV/cable/radio): planned = the station order (largest revision, counted once); invoiced = what the station later billed, shown beside planned and not added to it. Both are gross — what the advertiser pays, the figure the station quotes and the one a committee discloses to the FEC; where a filing breaks out the net, the order's own page shows what reached the station and what the agency kept. Spots = occurrences, how many times the ad airs on the flight, from the station's own schedule where the file was machine-readable — a floor, and a dash means the schedule was scanned or unread, not zero airings. Digital and FEC are not here — the platforms report delivery by state, not by media market. The flight dates tell you which fight a buy was really for.

⤓ Spots by audience — age & gender (Excel) · who the TV spots reach, modeled from the daypart each runs in and public audience data (estimate, not measured ratings)

Digital, by platform & advertiser Kansas · 18 ads on Meta & Google/YouTube · platform-reported ranges, high end is the floor · the platforms report delivery by state, not by media market

advertisersideMetaGoogle/YouTubetotal (floor)impressionsadslatest
Republican Governors Associationred —$7,300 $7,300179,00022026-09-24
Cindy Holscherunattributed $1,485— $1,4859,585152026-09-22
Citizens for a Better Johnson County, Carri Person, Chairunattributed $99— $991,99912026-09-23
Total (floor) $1,584$7,300 $8,884190,584

Kansas-level only, and every ad here already cleared the platform's Kansas filter (Meta: delivered in Kansas; Google & Snap: Kansas in the targeting). There is no media-market split of digital to pull — Meta reports each ad's Kansas delivery share and Google/Snap report the geography a buy targeted, neither reports dollars by market. Spend is the platform's own range; the total is the high end, the floor the rest of the app uses. The per-ad geography is in the next card.

Digital ad targeting each ad's spend beside the geography it targeted or delivered to · Google geo-targeting, Snap regions, Meta Kansas delivery share

advertiserplatformspend (range)impressionstargeting / deliveryseenad
Republican Governors Association
RGA RIGHT DIRECTION PAC
Google/YouTube $6,000–$7,000 150,000–175,000 targets: Kansas,United States 2026-09-22 open ↗
Republican Governors Association
RGA RIGHT DIRECTION PAC
Google/YouTube $200–$300 3,000–4,000 targets: Kansas,United States 2026-09-24 open ↗
Cindy Holscher
Cindy Holscher for Kansas
Meta up to $99 0–99 not reported 2026-09-22 open ↗
Cindy Holscher
Cindy Holscher for Kansas
Meta up to $99 100–999 Kansas delivery 80% 2026-09-22 open ↗
Cindy Holscher
Cindy Holscher for Kansas
Meta up to $99 100–999 Kansas delivery 97% 2026-09-22 open ↗
Cindy Holscher
Cindy Holscher for Kansas
Meta up to $99 0–99 not reported 2026-09-22 open ↗
Cindy Holscher
Cindy Holscher for Kansas
Meta up to $99 100–999 Kansas delivery 75% 2026-09-22 open ↗
Cindy Holscher
Cindy Holscher for Kansas
Meta up to $99 100–999 Kansas delivery 67% 2026-09-22 open ↗
Cindy Holscher
Cindy Holscher for Kansas
Meta up to $99 0–99 not reported 2026-09-22 open ↗
Cindy Holscher
Cindy Holscher for Kansas
Meta up to $99 100–999 Kansas delivery 82% 2026-09-22 open ↗
Cindy Holscher
Cindy Holscher for Kansas
Meta up to $99 100–999 Kansas delivery 68% 2026-09-22 open ↗
Cindy Holscher
Cindy Holscher for Kansas
Meta up to $99 100–999 Kansas delivery 67% 2026-09-22 open ↗
Cindy Holscher
Cindy Holscher for Kansas
Meta up to $99 100–999 Kansas delivery 73% 2026-09-22 open ↗
Cindy Holscher
Cindy Holscher for Kansas
Meta up to $99 100–999 Kansas delivery 72% 2026-09-22 open ↗
Cindy Holscher
Cindy Holscher for Kansas
Meta up to $99 0–99 not reported 2026-09-22 open ↗
Cindy Holscher
Cindy Holscher for Kansas
Meta up to $99 0–99 not reported 2026-09-22 open ↗
Cindy Holscher
Cindy Holscher for Kansas
Meta up to $99 0–99 not reported 2026-09-22 open ↗
Citizens for a Better Johnson County, Carri Person, Chair
Citizens for a Better Johnson County
Meta up to $99 1,000–1,999 Kansas delivery 73% 2026-09-23 open ↗