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Joel Schmidt for Benton County Sheriff
This page ran 2 paid political ads on Facebook and Instagram between 11 August 2026 and 11 August 2026. Meta reports $400 – $598 of spend, which makes it the 16,524th 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 Joel M Schmidt for Benton County Sheriff.
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 ↗
2
ads
$499
reported spend, range $400 – $598
0.0%
of spend on federal races
$250
median spend per ad
Spend by week the ad started
Tone
Share of the 2 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.
For Joel Schmidt, service has never stopped when the uniform comes off. Whether responding to emergencies, coaching young people, mentoring students, or volunteering his time, Joel has spent more than two decades investing in the people and communities of Central Minnesota. Now, he’s ready to lead from the front and build a Benton County Sheriff’s Office that is faster, smarter and better prepared for tomorrow.
11 August 2026 · Joel Schmidt for Benton County Sheriff · $400 – $499 · 40K+ impressions · Promotional · Ad Library
For more than 22 years, Joel Schmidt has dedicated his career to protecting families and serving communities across Central Minnesota. Now, he’s ready to bring that experience, leadership and commitment to the Benton County Sheriff’s Office. Follow our campaign to learn more about Joel and his vision for a better, safer and stronger Benton County.
11 August 2026 · Joel Schmidt for Benton County Sheriff · $0 – $99 · 4K+ 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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