Ryan Nicol
The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee has reserved more than $1.9 million for TV ads to support House candidates in the 2018 midterms. The ads will run during the fall as the campaigns seek to finish strong in the run-up to election day.
That move follows an even bigger buy from the National Republican Congressional Committee, which will spend $3.2 million in the Miami market.
South Florida will be the site of a handful of competitive Congressional races. One of the highest profile will be the open race for Florida’s 27th Congressional District.
Longtime Republican U.S. Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen has decided not to run for re-election. That’s prompted a number of entrants into the race, with nine Republicans, five Democrats and one independent registered to run.
Democrats also have their eyes on seats held by Reps. Carlos Curbelo and Mario Diaz-Balart. In Broward, Democratic Reps. Alcee Hastings, Ted Deutch and Debbie Wasserman Schultz will try to fend off Republican challengers.
The nearly $2 million ad buy is part of a $12.6 million countrywide campaign by the DCCC.
Other major areas where ads are set to run are Minneapolis-St. Paul, Philadelphia and Washington, D.C. More than $66 million was spent on TV ads by the DCCC in the 2016 cycle, meaning there may be plenty more money to come.
The DCCC will be aided by the House Majority PAC, which also supports Democrats. That group has already reserved $1.1 million in TV ads for the Miami market.
