Antonio Martinez for SD City Council

This page ran 10 paid political ads on Facebook and Instagram between 12 October 2026 and 21 October 2026. Meta reports $1.2–2.2K of spend, which makes it the 11,129th largest advertiser of the 24,034 pages in our data. Advertiser type: Candidate. Most of its spend took no side. Race: Local. Paid for by Antonio Martinez for City Council 2026.

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 ↗

ads

$1.7K

reported spend, range $1.2–2.2K

0.0%

of spend on federal races

$50

median spend per ad

Spend by week the ad started

Spend still counting

2 Nov

Tone

Attack

80%

Promotional

20%

Share of the 10 ads with text that our model classified. Attack ads name an opponent.

Most attacked

Gerardo Ramirez$796

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

Topics

Corruption & governance

100%

Candidate profile

60%

Economy & cost of living

40%

Spend by race: Local 100%.

Spend by ad language: English 88%, Spanish 12%.

The costliest ads

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

District 8 families are struggling with high electric bills while powerful interests spend money trying to shape this election. Antonio Martinez has fought for lower rates and accountability. Now, SDG&E-connected money is being spent to attack him while special interests spend to benefit Gerardo Ramirez. Follow the money. See the record.
19 October 2026 · Antonio Martinez for SD City Council · $600 – $699 · 80K+ impressions · Promotional · Ad Library
Gerardo Ramirez calls himself a Democrat. But the San Diego County Democratic Party did not endorse him. District 8 Democrats should ask why. Look at who is backing him, who is spending to help him, and follow the money.
12 October 2026 · Antonio Martinez for SD City Council · $200 – $299 · 10K+ impressions · Attack · Ad Library
The Republican Lincoln Club's 2026 endorsement list includes Gerardo Ramirez, a Democrat running for San Diego City Council District 8. The same list includes Republican candidates Steve Hilton and Jim Desmond. Public reporting also documents contributions from landfill developers and Sempra to a PAC associated with independent spending supporting Ramirez. Review the endorsements and campaign-finance records. Follow the money. www.trumpdemocrats.com
21 October 2026 · Antonio Martinez for SD City Council · $200 – $299 · 25K+ impressions · Attack · Ad Library
Las familias del Distrito 8 están batallando para salir adelante mientras siguen subiendo los costos de electricidad. Antonio Martinez ha luchado por tarifas más bajas y por cuentas claras. Ahora, dinero vinculado a SDG&E se está usando para atacarlo mientras grupos de intereses especiales gastan para beneficiar a Gerardo Ramirez. Sigue el dinero. Conoce los hechos.
19 October 2026 · Antonio Martinez for SD City Council · $0 – $99 · 10K+ impressions · Attack · Ad LibrarySpanish
Gerardo Ramirez dice ser demócrata, pero el Partido Demócrata del Condado de San Diego NO lo respaldó. Los demócratas del Distrito 8 deberían preguntarse por qué. Mira quién lo apoya, quién está gastando para ayudarlo y sigue el dinero.
19 October 2026 · Antonio Martinez for SD City Council · $0 – $99 · 10K+ impressions · Attack · Ad LibrarySpanish

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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