Senate Leadership Fund has paused future advertising spending in North Carolina and redirected resources to Kansas, underscoring a more defensive Republican effort to preserve its Senate majority before the midterms. The group had reserved $9.8 million in Kansas advertising as of Friday after spending $17.5 million in the state during Roger Marshall's 2020 victory. Marshall is seeking re-election against pastor Adam Hamilton, with one recent poll showing a statistical tie. The PAC has spent more than $30 million in North Carolina this year supporting Republican nominee Michael Whatley, but sources said it has halted future advertising there as former Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper holds a polling edge. Republicans can lose up to three Senate seats and retain their majority, while the party is also targeting Democratic-held seats in New Hampshire and Michigan and defending seats including Maine and Texas.