United States 2026 · Every advertiser
Michael For Lex 5th
This page ran 3 paid political ads on Facebook and Instagram between 14 May 2026 and 15 May 2026. Meta reports $2.9–4K of spend, which makes it the 7,945th 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 ↗
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ads
$3.4K
reported spend, range $2.9–4K
0.0%
of spend on federal races
$1.2K
median spend per ad
Spend by week the ad started
Tone
Share of the 3 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.
I am Michael McLaughlin and I am running to restore common sense leadership to our city council in Lexington. From day one of my campaign I identified traffic law enforcement as a priority. I will be ready on day one to provide the leadership on this priority and have it addressed in a meaningful way. Current ways we try to address the problem of speeding include posted flashing speed limit signs (Clever but blend into the scenery in the long term, no different than standard signs) - no lasting
14 May 2026 · Michael For Lex 5th · $1–1.5K · 50K+ impressions · Promotional · Ad Library
Lexington drivers are feeling it every day: rough patches, uneven pavement, steel plates, and temporary repairs that don’t hold up. In the 5th District for over a year and a half without answers or accountability we have one of the worst examples, Fontaine Road. Much of this is tied to important utility upgrades happening beneath our streets. But while projects are underway, contractors should still be held to consistent, and higher standards for temporary road repairs. Too often, temporary p
14 May 2026 · Michael For Lex 5th · $1–1.5K · 45K+ impressions · Attack · Ad Library
I am Michael McLaughlin and I am running to bring common-sense leadership to our City Council. I am a lifelong resident of Lexington, I have lived in the 5th District for 40+ years. My professional background is shaped by 25+ years of experience helping large enterprises solve problems, become more efficient, more accountable, and better prepared for the future. I believe in listening first. I believe in leading with solutions supported by 5th District neighbors. I believe being a Lexington Cou
15 May 2026 · Michael For Lex 5th · $900 – $999 · 70K+ 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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