October 14, 2014
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Figure 1: Advertising Balance in U.S. Senate Races (Sept 26-October 9)

Media Market	Pro-Dem Ad Airings	Pro-GOP Ad Airings	GOP Ad Advantage
ALBANY, GA	362	197	-165
ALBUQUERQUE	869	673	-196
ALEXANDRIA	310	240	-70
AMARILLO	129	0	-129
ANCHORAGE	1,680	1,626	-54
ATLANTA	1,273	521	-752
AUGUSTA	518	412	-106
BANGOR	376	502	126
BATON ROUGE	935	552	-383
BEND	225	29	-196
BILLINGS	0	309	309
BILOXI	0	19	19
BLUEFIELD-BECKLEY	132	320	188
BOSTON	824	521	-303
BOWLING GREEN	293	421	128
BUTTE	0	58	58
CEDAR RAPIDS	1,808	1,646	-162
CHAMPAIGN	211	14	-197
CHARLESTON, SC	0	24	24
CHARLESTON, WV	726	1,302	576
CHARLOTTE	2,047	1,705	-342
CHARLOTTESVILLE	142	70	-72
CHATTANOOGA	0	52	52
CHICAGO	498	74	-424
CINCINNATI	812	804	-8
CLARKSBURG	184	508	324
COLORADO SPRINGS	1,650	1,343	-307
COLUMBIA, SC	0	43	43
COLUMBUS, GA	538	350	-188
COLUMBUS/TUPELO	0	33	33
DAVENPORT	974	1,246	272
DENVER	2,895	2,475	-420
DES MOINES	1,738	1,812	74
DETROIT	1,010	581	-429
DOTHAN	0	2	2
DULUTH	317	76	-241
EL PASO	365	0	-365
EUGENE	616	385	-231
EVANSVILLE	624	777	153
FAIRBANKS	807	523	-284
FARGO	152	76	-76
FLINT	666	367	-299
FORT SMITH	1,226	1,275	49
GRAND JUNCTION	277	764	487
GRAND RAPIDS	924	1,000	76
GREAT FALLS	0	131	131
GREENSBORO	1,542	1,512	-30
GREENVILLE, NC	763	3	-5
GREENVILLE, SC	865	963	98
HARRISONBURG	84	73	-11
HELENA	0	70	70
JACKSON, MS	0	33	33
JONESBORO	74	85	11
JUNEAU	1,030	774	-256
KANSAS CITY*	436	580	144
KNOXVILLE	54	118	64
LAFAYETTE, LA	643	543	-100
LAKE CHARLES	292	121	-171
LANSING	493	373	-120
LEXINGTON	1,087	1,529	442
LINCOLN	0	64	64
LITTLE ROCK	1,275	1,654	379
LOUISVILLE	1,316	13	0
MACON	494	319	-175
MANKATO	84	45	-39
MARQUETTE	39	77	38
MEDFORD-KLAMATH FALLS	391	47	-344
MEMPHIS	445	3	-2
MINNEAPOLIS	628	135	-493
MISSOULA	0	315	315
MONROE	794	556	-238
MYRTLE BEACH	0	14	14
NASHVILLE	60	94	34
NEW ORLEANS	1,045	693	-352
NORFOLK	634	463	-171
NORTH PLATTE	0	53	53
OKLAHOMA CITY	0	219	219
OMAHA	399	536	137
OTTUMWA	281	288	7
PADUCAH	541	537	-4
PANAMA CITY	0	1	1
PARKERSBURG	0	152	152
PEORIA	203	0	-203
PHILADELPHIA	277	0	-277
PORTLAND, ME	531	779	248
PORTLAND, OR	856	569	-287
PRESQUE ISLE	4	21	17
PROVIDENCE	450	0	-450
QUINCY	49	120	71
RALEIGH	1,629	1,499	-130
RAPID CITY	1,023	308	-715
RICHMOND	466	471	5
ROANOKE	742	325	-417
ROCHESTER, MN	748	248	-500
ROCKFORD	0	19	19
SALISBURY	76	0	-76
SAVANNAH	534	438	-96
SHERMAN	0	182	182
SHREVEPORT	1,043	794	-249
SIOUX CITY	870	1,254	384
SIOUX FALLS	1,413	269	-1,144
SPRINGFIELD, MO	196	284	88
SYRACUSE	0	1	1
TOPEKA*	476	436	-40
TRAVERSE CITY	314	496	182
TRI-CITIES	364	162	-202
TULSA	0	244	244
WASHINGTON DC	650	649	-1
WEST PALM BEACH	0	1	1
WHEELING-STEUBEN	99	414	315
WICHITA*	842	914	72
WILMINGTON	706	746	40
Figures are from September 26, 2014, to October 9, 2014. Numbers include broadcast television. *Numbers for independent candidate, Greg Orman, are reported in the Democratic columns. CITE SOURCE OF DATA AS: Kantar Media/CMAG with analysis by the Wesleyan Media Project.