AFSCME

This page ran 611 paid political ads on Facebook and Instagram between 1 May 2026 and 26 October 2026. Meta reports $818.7K – $1.1M of spend, which makes it the 67th largest advertiser of the 24,034 pages in our data. Advertiser type: Group or campaign. Most of its spend was on the Democrats’ side. Race: Federal. Paid for by AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE COUNTY & MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES.

Data from the Meta Ad Library, pulled 4 November 2026. Election on 3 November 2026. · Every ad of this page in Meta’s Ad Library ↗

611

ads

$942.5K

reported spend, range $818.7K – $1.1M

43%

of spend on federal races

$450

median spend per ad

Spend by week the ad started

4 May

1 Jun

6 Jul

3 Aug

7 Sep

5 Oct

Spend still counting

2 Nov

Tone

Attack

41%

Promotional

56%

Informational

2.0%

Share of the 593 ads with text that our model classified. Attack ads name an opponent.

Most attacked

Juan Ciscomani$44K
Derek Merrin$39.5K
Zach Nunn$35K
Tom Tiffany$29.8K
Valadao$25K
Finstad$16.7K

Targets as the ads name them, by spend; the spellings of Donald Trump are counted together, other names as written.

Topics

Economy & cost of living

63%

Jobs & youth

42%

Health

27%

Candidate profile

21%

Corruption & governance

17%

Social protection

12%

Electoral process & turnout

8.4%

Infrastructure & energy

7.3%

Spend by race: Federal 43%, State 23%, Ballot measures 2.1%, Local 0.6%, No specific race 31%.

Spend by ad language: English 81%, Spanish 4.7%.

The costliest ads

The highest-spend ad of each distinct text, as it ran.

Juan Ciscomani is a threat to our Social Security - and the memories we want to make.
15 October 2026 · AFSCME · $25–30K · 1M+ impressions · Attack · Ad Library
Randy Villegas luchará para proteger nuestro acceso a la salud y bajar los costo de la vida.
2 October 2026 · AFSCME · $15–20K · 1M+ impressions · Promotional · Ad LibrarySpanish
Gas hit $4.50 a gallon, and Zach Nunn dismissed your costs as “overhyped.”
12 September 2026 · AFSCME · $15–20K · 1M+ impressions · Attack · Ad Library
Gas. Rent. Student loans. Manny Rutinel gets how hard it is to build a life right now. Vote for Manny by Nov. 3rd.
23 October 2026 · AFSCME · $10–15K · 700K+ impressions · Promotional · Ad Library
Amy Acton has a plan: lower prescription costs, forgive medical debt, and cut our energy bills.
5 October 2026 · AFSCME · $10–15K · 700K+ impressions · Promotional · Ad Library
Maryland’s working people deserve more. Respect. Fair wages. Safe working conditions. We can vote for our futures at the ballot box this year with Question 1. Vote for Question 1 to strengthen union rights in Maryland. This year, stand up for workers and vote FOR Question 1.
20 October 2026 · AFSCME · $10–15K · 900K+ impressions · Promotional · Ad Library

Figures cover domestic political ads paid in dollars, from 4 May 2026. Spend is the sum of Meta’s range midpoints; impressions above one million are reported as “1M+”, so impression figures are floors. Each ad counts in the week its delivery started, with its lifetime spend at our last pull; ads still running before the vote are counted as of 31 October 2026.

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