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Cascade PBS

This page ran 68 paid political ads on Facebook and Instagram between 1 May 2026 and 16 October 2026. Meta reports $0 – $6.7K of spend, which makes it the 8,041st largest advertiser of the 24,034 pages in our data. Advertiser type: Media. Most of its spend took no side. Race: No specific race. Paid for by CASCADE PUBLIC MEDIA.

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 ↗

68

ads

$3.4K

reported spend, range $0 – $6.7K

5.9%

of spend on federal races

$50

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
4.5%
Promotional
3.0%
Informational
93%

Share of the 67 ads with text that our model classified. Attack ads name an opponent.

Most attacked

  • Donald Trump$99
  • GEO Group$50

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

Topics

Electoral process & turnout
33%
Corruption & governance
25%
Security, crime & immigration
24%
Economy & cost of living
16%
Social protection
13%
Health
12%
Infrastructure & energy
12%
Education
4.5%

Spend by race: Federal 5.9%, State 2.9%, Ballot measures 8.8%, Local 4.4%, No specific race 78%.

Spend by ad language: English 99%.

The costliest ads

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

  • The midterm election is less than 3 weeks away. This year, Washington voters will choose their members of Congress with all 10 U.S. House seats on the ballot. We’re reviewing congressional races in the 3rd, 4th and 5th Districts in the state, including one that is one of the closest in the nation.

    16 October 2026 · Cascade PBS · $0 – $99 · 1K+ impressions · Informational · Ad Library

  • Affordability and public safety are top among the issues in the city council race to represent district five, the northernmost part of Seattle.

    15 October 2026 · Cascade PBS · $0 – $99 · 100+ impressions · Informational · Ad Library

  • Backers of Initiative 645 are trying to repeal the new millionaires tax, saying it opens the door to a WA income tax. The campaign against I-645 says it would hurt education and health care funding.

    14 October 2026 · Cascade PBS · $0 – $99 · 2K+ impressions · Informational · Ad Library

  • This election cycle, a rare five of the nine Washington Supreme Court seats are on the ballot. The new court could issue rulings on the Millionaires Tax and other important cases.

    13 October 2026 · Cascade PBS · $0 – $99 · 2K+ impressions · Informational · Ad Library

  • Tacoma renters could have stronger protections if voters approve Initiative Measure 1, known as Safe Homes for All, on November’s ballot. The initiative makes the city responsible for going after and fining noncompliant landlords, rather than leaving enforcement of tenant protections up to litigation.

    13 October 2026 · Cascade PBS · $0 – $99 · 1K+ impressions · Informational · Ad Library

  • The affordability crisis is the biggest issue for voters this year, according to the hosts of The NPR Politics Podcast. At this recent live episode recording in Seattle, they also said voters are aware of the impact the Iran war has on everyday costs.

    9 October 2026 · Cascade PBS · $0 – $99 · 1K+ impressions · Informational · 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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