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Ben Midgley for Governor

This page ran 28 paid political ads on Facebook and Instagram between 4 May 2026 and 9 June 2026. Meta reports $10.2–14.2K of spend, which makes it the 3,734th largest advertiser of the 24,034 pages in our data. Advertiser type: Candidate. Most of its spend was on the Republicans’ side. Race: State. Paid for by Committee to Elect Ben Midgley for Governor.

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 ↗

28

ads

$12.2K

reported spend, range $10.2–14.2K

0.0%

of spend on federal races

$250

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
19%
Promotional
81%

Share of the 26 ads with text that our model classified. Attack ads name an opponent.

Most attacked

  • Nirav Shah$650
  • Janet Mills, Shenna Bellows, and their extreme Democrats$350

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

Topics

Candidate profile
50%
Security, crime & immigration
31%
Electoral process & turnout
19%
Economy & cost of living
15%
Infrastructure & energy
12%
Rallies & events
12%
Social protection
7.7%
Jobs & youth
7.7%

Spend by race: State 100%.

Spend by ad language: English 98%.

The costliest ads

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

  • 🔥Breaking: I took on Graham Platner this morning on the national Fox News Channel, on Fox & Friends. While he makes national news for all the wrong reasons, I represented what Maine can be with a conservative, solutions based, Governor.

    8 June 2026 · Ben Midgley for Governor · $1–1.5K · 70K+ impressions · Promotional · Ad Library

  • 🚨 Former First Lady Ann LePage Endorses Ben Midgley for Governor! Ann made Maine so proud during her time as First Lady as a dedicated advocate for our veterans and their families. Whether it was her work with Wreaths Across America, the Travis Mills Foundation or skydiving, Ann was always there. Remember when she made national news for waitressing? She still does that to this day. Sonia and I deeply humbled to have her support. We won’t let you down, Ann!

    28 May 2026 · Ben Midgley for Governor · $1–1.5K · 70K+ impressions · Promotional · Ad Library

  • REPUBLICANS MUST WIN IN NOVEMBER. So, I am running for Governor to not only win the June Primary, but to win in November. What sets me apart: ✅ I am not a lobbyist ✅ I am not a lifelong politician ✅ I have not been a government bureaucrat I am a job creating CEO who not only created 15,000 jobs but managed a billion dollar plus budget. I know how to make tough decisions, I have done it. I am running for a stronger Maine. I will help fix the budget, cut taxes, end woke extremism, stop fraud, fi

    8 May 2026 · Ben Midgley for Governor · $1–1.5K · 125K+ impressions · Promotional · Ad Library

  • 🔥MAINE REPUBLICAN HOUSE LEADER REP. BILLY BOB FAULKINGHAM says only Ben Midgley can win in November. Only Ben Midgley has the personal story and real plan to win and fight for Maine. Join Billy Bob and other Maine Republican leaders. Vote Ben Midgley on Tuesday.

    6 June 2026 · Ben Midgley for Governor · $900 – $999 · 90K+ impressions · Promotional · Ad Library

  • What is happening in Portland? Homelessness, needles, empty storefronts, housing issues, crime, the list goes on and on. It’s time to clean it up.

    5 June 2026 · Ben Midgley for Governor · $900 – $999 · 100K+ impressions · Attack · Ad Library

  • Final stop of the day yesterday was to see Governor Paul LePage and Congressman Jim Jordan! Huge focus on the welfare reform that Governor LePage accomplished while in office. Janet Mills has reversed it, but what do we say we go back to the days of common-sense?🇺🇸 🔥 Work Requirements for healthy adults 🔥 No welfare for illegal migrants 🔥 Finding and ELIMINATING fraud

    7 June 2026 · Ben Midgley for Governor · $800 – $899 · 80K+ 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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