United States 2026 · Every advertiser

Joel Arnold for 5th Ward Flint City Council

This page ran 25 paid political ads on Facebook and Instagram between 16 June 2026 and 24 October 2026. Meta reports $800 – $3.3K of spend, which makes it the 10,243rd largest advertiser of the 24,034 pages in our data. Advertiser type: Candidate. Most of its spend took no side. Race: Local. Paid for by Friends of Joel Arnold.

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 ↗

25

ads

$2K

reported spend, range $800 – $3.3K

0.0%

of spend on federal races

$50

median spend per ad

Spend by week the ad started

6 Jul
3 Aug
7 Sep
5 Oct
 Spend still counting
2 Nov

Tone

Promotional
100%

Share of the 25 ads with text that our model classified. Attack ads name an opponent.

Topics

Candidate profile
76%
Security, crime & immigration
24%
Infrastructure & energy
24%
Electoral process & turnout
16%
Jobs & youth
16%
Agriculture & food
8.0%
Corruption & governance
8.0%
Rallies & events
8.0%

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.

  • Joel is running to represent Flint's 5th Ward on the Flint City Council. He is committed to creating safer neighborhoods, growing Flint together, fighting blight, and ensuring that council works for you. Together, we can bring real change to our city! Election Day: November 3rd, 2026

    12 August 2026 · Joel Arnold for 5th Ward Flint City Council · $300 – $399 · 20K+ impressions · Promotional · Ad Library

  • Joel is running to represent Flint's 5th Ward on the Flint City Council. He is committed to creating safer neighborhoods, providing safe, clean, affordable water, fighting blight, and ensuring that council works for you. Together, we can ensure that every neighborhood has a bright future! Election Day: November 3rd, 2026

    18 August 2026 · Joel Arnold for 5th Ward Flint City Council · $200 – $299 · 20K+ impressions · Promotional · Ad Library

  • We asked a few 5th Ward neighbors why they support Joel. Check out what they had to say!

    30 June 2026 · Joel Arnold for 5th Ward Flint City Council · $200 – $299 · 20K+ impressions · Promotional · Ad Library

  • Joel is running to represent Flint's 5th Ward on the Flint City Council. He is committed to creating safer neighborhoods, growing Flint together, fighting blight, and ensuring that council works for you. Vote Joel Arnold for 5th Ward Flint City Council! Primary Election Day: August 4th, 2026

    7 July 2026 · Joel Arnold for 5th Ward Flint City Council · $100 – $199 · 9K+ impressions · Promotional · Ad Library

  • Early voting has begun! Head to City Hall from October 24-November 1 and make your voice heard. Together, we can elect Joel as the 5th Ward City Councilman and bring real, positive change to our city! #joelforflint

    24 October 2026 · Joel Arnold for 5th Ward Flint City Council · $0 – $99 · 2K+ impressions · Promotional · Ad Library

  • Born and raised in a union household, I know how critical organized labor is to ensuring that all people have a dignified job that provides good wages, benefits, and a secure retirement. As a city, we must prioritize good paying jobs for our residents, and that means prioritizing good union labor. Our campaign is proud to have the endorsement of the Northern Midwest Regional Council of Carpenters. LIUNA LOCAL 1075, Bricklayers & Allied Craftworkers Union, Local 2 of Michigan, UA LOCAL 370, Iro

    18 October 2026 · Joel Arnold for 5th Ward Flint City Council · $0 – $99 · 1K+ 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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