B
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209 -- contested races with ad reservations for US federal and state races (2026 midterms) (2026)
Campaigns, parties, and outside groups have committed $1.2 billion in future media reservations across 209 federal and state races for the 2026 midterms.
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209
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Data Vintage
2026
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Evidence Quality
B
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75
Source Trust
60
Citation Chain
20
Independence
30
Methodology
45
Freshness
95
Source
Kinetiq Political Insights
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Tier B
https://bialocal.curated.co/issues/830 ↗
Source Article
08/04/2026
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Kinetiq Political Insights
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US federal and state races (2026 midterms): 209 contested races with ad reservations. Source: Kinetiq Political Insights (2026). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/political-ad-races-2026-midterms
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