Eric Arias for Bakersfield City Council

This page ran 4 paid political ads on Facebook and Instagram between 30 September 2026 and 26 October 2026. Meta reports $300 – $696 of spend, which makes it the 16,562nd largest advertiser of the 24,034 pages in our data. Advertiser type: Candidate. Most of its spend took no side. Race: Local.

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

$498

reported spend, range $300 – $696

0.0%

of spend on federal races

$100

median spend per ad

Spend by week the ad started

5 Oct

Spend still counting

2 Nov

Tone

Promotional

100%

Share of the 4 ads with text that our model classified. Attack ads name an opponent.

Topics

Infrastructure & energy

75%

Security, crime & immigration

75%

Jobs & youth

50%

Electoral process & turnout

50%

Candidate profile

25%

Spend by race: Local 100%.

Spend by ad language: English 90%, Spanish 9.9%.

The costliest ads

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

I’m proud of how far we’ve come in Ward 1, but I’m not done yet. I’m running for re-election to keep working on the #UnfinishedBusiness in Southeast Bakersfield. • $22 million Transformative Climate Communities grant • More than $3 million in grant funding for Linnell Brahma Park • 92% reduction in catalytic converter thefts • 1,400 housing units in pre-construction along MLK Boulevard I’m ready to keep showing up for our Southeast neighborhoods!
30 September 2026 · Eric Arias for Bakersfield City Council · $200 – $299 · 20K+ impressions · Promotional · Ad Library
Election Day is 8 days away! For nearly six years, I’ve served Ward 1 and worked to bring major investments to Southeast Bakersfield, including a new park, neighborhood improvements, and a planned distribution center that will bring hundreds of jobs. We’ve made real progress, and there’s more I want to get done for our families. If you haven’t voted yet, I’m asking for your vote on November 3rd! 🗳️
26 October 2026 · Eric Arias for Bakersfield City Council · $100 – $199 · 5K+ impressions · Promotional · Ad Library
Ward 1 neighbors deserve clean, safe neighborhoods, just like every other part of Bakersfield. There’s more work to do on illegal dumping, homelessness, and public safety, and I’m ready to keep doing it. On November 3, I’m asking for your vote to continue serving Ward 1 and making sure our neighborhoods get the attention and resources they deserve.
20 October 2026 · Eric Arias for Bakersfield City Council · $0 – $99 · 5K+ impressions · Promotional · Ad Library
Las familias del sureste de Bakersfield merecen vecindarios seguros y oportunidades para sus hijos. Durante casi seis años, he trabajado para que el Ward 1 reciba la atención y las inversiones que merece. Quiero seguir haciendo ese trabajo. Si vives en Ward 1, busca mi nombre, Eric Arias, en tu boleta. ¡Vota por mí el 3 de noviembre!
26 October 2026 · Eric Arias for Bakersfield City Council · $0 – $99 · 8K+ impressions · Promotional · 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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