dollars on independent expenditure advertising. Republicans won in 52 of the 66 seats where the NRCC made those expenditures. The NRCC made some of its biggest gains in New York, where two incumbents won reelection and five seats flipped from being held by Democrats to being held by Republicans. In Pennsylvania, the Committee retained seven incumbents and flipped five seats from being held by Democrats to being held by Republicans. The Committee made gains across the midwest, where it won control of both North and South Dakota, and made sizeable gains in Illinois, Wisconsin, and Michigan. The Committee targeted numerous veteran Democrats who held important posts in their party's leadership. The NRCC worked to help GOP candidates defeat Committee Chairmen John Spratt (Budget), Ike Skelton (Armed Services), and James Oberstar (Transportation and Infrastructure). In each of these cases, Republicans prevailed over the Democrats. See also National Republican Senatorial Committee Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee References External links NRCC Business Advisory Council site, referenced as part of the National Leadership Award solicitations. Cornell University Guide to the National Republican Congressional Committee Records, 1964?–1971 Donations to NRCC at OpenSecrets.com Donations to NRCC in 2004 from Campaignmoney.com Donations to NRCC in 2006 from Campaignmoney.com "Worried Over Soft Money, G.O.P. Readies Major Gala", New York Times "Politician or telemarketer?" MSNBC Nightly News, December 11. 2003 Jack Abramoff Lobbying and Political Contributions, 1999–2006 at CapitalEye.com {{|0=2011-07-21 }} 1886 establishments in the United States Congressional committee Hill committees Organizations established in 1886