The Republican NRCC has dumped over $7.8 million into 30 Congressional races as "independent expenditures". But the amount per district varies widely: three districts received over $600,000 EACH, while the bottom five districts received less than $40,000 each.
So I've ranked the Congressional Districts by the amount of the NRCC's spend. The amount per district reflects to some degree the importance the Republicans give to that race plus the media costs of campaigning in that district. Details at CQPolitics.com.
$662,124
Pennsylvania's 6th (Republican Rep. Jim Gerlach vs. Democrat Lois Murphy): $662,124 on issue ad placement and phone banks.
$639,858
Illinois' 6th (Open - Republican state Sen. Peter Roskam vs. Democrat Tammy Duckworth, for the seat of retiring Republican Rep. Henry J. Hyde): $639,858 on issue ad placement and mailings.
$604,881
Pennsylvania's 8th (Republican Rep. Michael G. Fitzpatrick vs. Democrat Patrick Murphy): $604,881 on issue ad placement and mailings.
$552,043
Ohio's 18th (Open - Republican state Sen. Joy Padgett vs. Democrat Zack Space, for the seat of retiring Republican Rep. Bob Ney): $552,043 on issue ad placement, mailings and phone banks.
$542,575
Pennsylvania's 7th (Republican Rep. Curt Weldon vs. Democrat and retired Vice Admiral Joe Sestak): $542,575 on issue ad placement.
$462,614
Iowa's 1st (Open - Republican Mike Whalen vs. Democrat Bruce Braley, for the seat of Republican Rep. Jim Nussle, who is running for governor): $462,614 on issue ad placement.
$440,028
Florida's 22nd (Republican Rep. Clay Shaw vs. Democratic state Sen. Ron Klein): $440,028 on mailings and issue ad placement.
$353,978
Indiana's 9th (Republican Rep. Mike Sodrel vs. Democratic former Rep. Baron Hill): $353,978 on issue ad placement and mailings.
$353,707
Kentucky's 4th (Republican Rep. Geoff Davis vs. Democratic former Rep. Ken Lucas): $353,707 on issue ad placement and phone banks.
$340,080
Connecticut's 2nd (Republican Rep. Rob Simmons vs. Democratic former state Rep. Joe Courtney): $340,080 on mailings and issue ad placement.
$321,833
Connecticut's 5th (Republican Rep. Nancy L. Johnson vs. Democratic state Sen. Chris Murphy): $321,833 on mailings and issue ad placement.
$275,879
Minnesota's 6th (Open - Republican state Sen. Michele Bachmann vs. Democrat Patty Wetterling, for the seat of Republican Rep. Mark Kennedy who is running for Senate): $275,879 on issue ad placement.
$258,431
New Mexico's 1st (Republican Rep. Heather A. Wilson vs. Democratic state Attorney General Patricia Madrid): $258,431 on issue ad placement.
$240,657
Arizona's 5th (Republican Rep. J.D. Hayworth vs. Democratic state Sen. Harry Mitchell): $240,657 on issue ad placement.
$216,964
Connecticut's 4th (Republican Rep. Christopher Shays vs. Democrat Diane Farrell): $216,964 on phone banks, mailings and issue ad placement.
$206,650
Ohio's 15th (Republican Rep. Deborah Pryce vs. Democrat Mary Jo Kilroy): $206,650 on issue ad placement.
$201,262
Ohio's 1st (Republican Rep. Steve Chabot vs. Democratic Cincinnati City Councilman John Cranley): $201,262 on issue ad placement and phone banks.
$186,035
New York's 24th (Open - Republican state Sen. Ray Meier vs. Democratic county prosecutor Mike Arcuri, for the seat of retiring Republican Rep. Sherwood Boehlert): $186,035 on issue ad placement.
$183,436
North Carolina's 11th (Republican Rep. Charles Taylor vs. Democrat Heath Shuler): $183,436 on phone banks, issue ad placement and mailings.
$165,717
Pennsylvania's 10th (Republican Rep. Don Sherwood vs. Democrat Chris Carney): $165,717 on issue ad placement and phone banks.
$132,450
Virginia's 2nd (Republican Rep. Thelma Drake vs. Democrat Phil Kellam): $132,450 on issue ad placement and mailings.
$99,465
Texas' 22nd (Open - Republican city councilwoman Shelley Sekula-Gibbs vs. Democratic former Rep. Nick Lampson, for the seat vacated by former House Majority Leader Tom DeLay): $99,465 on get-out-the-vote efforts.
$83,985
Wisconsin's 8th (Open - Republican state Rep. John Gard vs. Democrat Steve Kagen, for the seat of Republican Rep. Mark Green who is running for governor): $83,985 on issue ad placement.
$81,716
Georgia's 8th (Democratic Rep. Jim Marshall vs. Republican former Rep. Mac Collins): $81,716 on issue ad placement.
$62,495
Vermont's At-Large (Open - Democratic state Sen. Peter Welch vs. Republican Martha Rainville, for the seat of Independent Rep. Bernard Sanders who is running for Senate): $62,495 on issue ad placement.
$37,127
Illinois' 8th (Democratic Rep. Melissa Bean vs. Republican David McSweeney): $37,127 on issue ad placement and phone banks.
$23,781
Washington's 8th (Republican Rep. Dave Reichert vs. Democrat Darcy Burner): $23,781 on mailings.
$20,805
California's 11th (Republican Rep. Richard W. Pombo vs. Democrat Jerry McNerney): $20,805 on mailings.
$19,500
Colorado's 4th (Republican Rep. Marilyn Musgrave vs. Democratic state Rep. Angie Paccione): $19,500 on mailings.
$18,630
California's 50th (Republican Rep. Brian P. Bilbray vs. Democrat Francine Busby): $18,630 on mailings.