(Updated to reflect new spending data)
Former Gov. Jeff Colyer’s campaign laid down its first television ad buy for his 2026 campaign for governor, as TV spending on the GOP side now exceeds $3 million so far.
Colyer’s campaign new campaign emphasizes faith and patriotism with mentions of President Donald Trump and former President Ronald Reagan.
The new spend totals about $408,00, which augments the $823,000 that has been spent in support of Colyer by Kansas 1st, a social welfare group that is not required to disclose its donors.
The Colyer campaign is spending about $64,000 on satellite, about $137,00 in the Wichita market, about $45,000 in the Kansas City market, about $111,500 in Topeka and about $50,700 in the Joplin/Pittsburg market, according to the national ad tracking firm AdImpact.
The new ad buy runs from about May 5 through May 26.
Republican television spending in the Republican primary for governor now totals about $2.89 million, according to AdImpact
Republican Insurance Commissioner Vicki Schmidt has booked about $972,000 in television spending, followed by Johnson County businessman Philip Sarnecki, who has now booked or spent about $898,000.
About $1.3 million of all Republican television ad spending is going to Wichita, about $631,000 is going to Kansas City, about $674,900 is going into Topeka, about $336,000 has gone to satellite and about $162,400 has gone to the Pittsburg/Joplin market.
Democrats have not reported spending any money on television in the governor’s race so far.
