House Republicans' top super PAC is putting $22 million more behind its fall offensive in Florida and Virginia, betting that fresh maps in one state and a court win in the other have widened the path to holding the chamber in November.

The Congressional Leadership Fund, aligned with House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., disclosed the buy this week, steering nearly $19 million into Florida and $3.1 million into the Norfolk, Virginia, media market.

The Florida money chases the new congressional lines that Gov. Ron DeSantis signed on May 4 after a special legislative session, a map projected to add as many as four GOP-leaning seats.

The Florida Supreme Court let the map stand on June 10, clearing the way for its use this fall even as legal challenges continue.

The CLF said it has booked $9.9 million in Miami, $6.5 million in Tampa, and $2.6 million in West Palm Beach, all aimed at districts the party hopes to flip.

Democrats defending those markets include Rep. Kathy Castor, D-Fla., in the Tampa-anchored 14th District, and Rep. Jared Moskowitz, D-Fla., in the 25th, which stretches from the Miami area toward West Palm Beach.

The open 22nd District, also reaching north of Miami, rounds out the immediate target list.

Virginia tilted the other way.

The state Supreme Court on May 8 struck down a voter-approved constitutional amendment that would have authorized a Democrat mid-decade redraw, ruling 4-3 that the General Assembly violated procedural requirements when it placed the measure on the ballot.

The U.S. Supreme Court rejected an emergency appeal a week later, leaving Virginia's existing lines in place and refocusing both parties on a familiar set of swing districts, including Rep. Jen Kiggans, R-Va., in the southeastern 2nd.

CLF President Chris Winkelman framed the buy as a show of force, saying the additional $22 million "underscores CLF's strength heading into the fall" and that the group is "well resourced with battle-tested incumbents, high-quality candidates, and favorable terrain."

He cast Democrats as "overextended" and "locked in brutal primary battles."

The Democratic Party side is not ceding the map.

House Majority PAC last week added $11.5 million in Florida and Virginia, with nearly 80% directed at districts Democrats are trying to flip, and reservations covering Miami, West Palm Beach, Norfolk, and Richmond.

HMP's overall 2026 commitments now top $283 million across 68 media markets, compared with more than $175 million across 41 markets for CLF. HMP President Mike Smith said his group "continues to expand the map and go on offense."

With Republicans holding a narrow House majority, Democrats need to net at least three seats to take control.

The redistricting fight, ignited by President Donald Trump's push for new Texas lines last summer, has largely played out across the country, leaving the late ad spending in places like Tampa, Miami, and Norfolk as one of the clearest tests of whether either side's map gambits actually move seats.