United States 2026 · Every advertiser
Handley for Howard County Council
This page ran 10 paid political ads on Facebook and Instagram between 19 May 2026 and 18 June 2026. Meta reports $11.1–13.3K of spend, which makes it the 3,730th largest advertiser of the 24,034 pages in our data. Advertiser type: Candidate. Most of its spend was on the Democrats’ 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 ↗
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$12.2K
reported spend, range $11.1–13.3K
0.0%
of spend on federal races
$400
median spend per ad
Spend by week the ad started
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Share of the 10 ads with text that our model classified. Attack ads name an opponent.
Topics
Spend by race: Local 100%.
Spend by ad language: English 100%.
The costliest ads
The highest-spend ad of each distinct text, as it ran.
James Handley is a military veteran who fought for our country and came home to fight for our communities. As a Maryland Assistant Attorney General, James Handley sued the Trump Administration for illegally laying off federal employees in Howard County. On the Howard County Council, he’ll push back against the Trump administration’s illegal and unethical actions, protect our workers, and fight to keep our community affordable for all of us.
18 June 2026 · Handley for Howard County Council · $4.5–5K · 350K+ impressions · Promotional · Ad Library
Howard County is a great place to call home, but that dream is increasingly out of reach for too many families. James Handley is running for Howard County Council to make sure our taxes are fair, our wages are liveable, and our schools are funded. No PAC or special interest money.
19 May 2026 · Handley for Howard County Council · $1.5–2K · 30K+ impressions · Promotional · Ad Library
As Courtney Watson - State Delegate explains, she rarely endorses in a race like this, but the times require a strong, principled leader on the County Council. I’m grateful for her support and mentorship!
10 June 2026 · Handley for Howard County Council · $500 – $599 · 30K+ impressions · Promotional · Ad Library
James Handley is a military veteran who fought for our country and came home to fight for our communities. As a Maryland Assistant Attorney General, James Handley sued the Trump Administration for illegally laying off federal employees in Howard County. On the Howard County Council, he’ll push back against the Trump administration’s illegal and unethical actions, protect our workers, and fight to keep our community affordable for all of us.
19 May 2026 · Handley for Howard County Council · $100 – $199 · 2K+ 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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