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Cat Carter for Howard County Council: District 5

This page ran 24 paid political ads on Facebook and Instagram between 19 October 2026 and 26 October 2026. Meta reports $3.1–5.5K of spend, which makes it the 7,097th largest advertiser of the 24,034 pages in our data. Advertiser type: Candidate. Most of its spend was on the Democrats’ side. Race: Local. Paid for by Cat Carter for Howard County Council.

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 ↗

24

ads

$4.3K

reported spend, range $3.1–5.5K

0.0%

of spend on federal races

$150

median spend per ad

Spend by week the ad started

 Spend still counting
2 Nov

Tone

Promotional
100%

Share of the 23 ads with text that our model classified. Attack ads name an opponent.

Topics

Candidate profile
61%
Education
30%
Economy & cost of living
17%
Social protection
17%
Jobs & youth
13%
Infrastructure & energy
8.7%

Spend by race: Local 100%.

Spend by ad language: English 99%.

The costliest ads

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

  • Teachers, working families, and environmental advocates agree: Cat Carter is the right choice for District 5. Recommended by educators and endorsed by AFSCME, the Metro Baltimore AFL-CIO, and the Sierra Club.

    19 October 2026 · Cat Carter for Howard County Council: District 5 · $300 – $399 · 20K+ impressions · Promotional · Ad Library

  • Everyone in District 5 deserves to thrive, no matter what’s coming out of Washington. District 5 needs a council member ready to fight back. That’s Cat Carter.

    19 October 2026 · Cat Carter for Howard County Council: District 5 · $300 – $399 · 25K+ impressions · Promotional · Ad Library

  • The farms, open land, and community of Western Howard County are what make District 5 home. Cat will fight to protect our green spaces and ensure that comprehensive rezoning — which happens once a decade — reflects what our community actually needs, not what outside developers want. Smart, community-centered growth means protecting what we have while making sure infrastructure keeps pace with what gets built.

    19 October 2026 · Cat Carter for Howard County Council: District 5 · $300 – $399 · 40K+ impressions · Promotional · Ad Library

  • Strong schools build strong communities. Recommended by educators, Cat Carter will make sure our schools get the support they need.

    19 October 2026 · Cat Carter for Howard County Council: District 5 · $300 – $399 · 45K+ impressions · Promotional · Ad Library

  • Local businesses and working people are the backbone of District 5. Backed by AFSCME and the Metro Baltimore AFL-CIO, Cat Carter will fight for good jobs and thriving Main Streets.

    19 October 2026 · Cat Carter for Howard County Council: District 5 · $200 – $299 · 25K+ impressions · Promotional · Ad Library

  • Our veterans and seniors served this community, and they deserve a council member who shows up for them. Cat Carter will stand up for the services and support they’ve earned.

    19 October 2026 · Cat Carter for Howard County Council: District 5 · $200 – $299 · 30K+ 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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