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Mike Smith for Ruston City Court Judge

This page ran 36 paid political ads on Facebook and Instagram between 22 May 2026 and 25 October 2026. Meta reports $700 – $4.3K of spend, which makes it the 9,372nd 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 Committee to Elect Mke Smith.

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 ↗

36

ads

$2.5K

reported spend, range $700 – $4.3K

0.0%

of spend on federal races

$50

median spend per ad

Spend by week the ad started

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

Tone

Promotional
76%
Informational
24%

Share of the 29 ads with text that our model classified. Attack ads name an opponent.

Topics

Candidate profile
45%
Rallies & events
28%
Security, crime & immigration
21%
Other
17%
Electoral process & turnout
10%
Jobs & youth
3.4%

Spend by race: Local 100%.

Spend by ad language: English 66%.

The costliest ads

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

  • Thank you Donna and Luke Lewis! Cast your ballot this week at the Lincoln Parish Courthouse from 8:30 until 6:00. 🗳️🇺🇸

    24 October 2026 · Mike Smith for Ruston City Court Judge · $100 – $199 · 9K+ impressions · Informational · Ad Library

  • “For more than a decade, Mike has been a full-time Assistant District Attorney, handling the exact docket Ruston City Court hears. He has prosecuted thousands of the types of cases that come before the court. He knows the officers, the probation staff, the Marshal's office, the victims, and the repeat offenders. Mike has given Lincoln parish full-time service for twelve years as a prosecutor, available seven days a week to law enforcement and the public, and he will bring that same commitment

    15 October 2026 · Mike Smith for Ruston City Court Judge · $100 – $199 · 8K+ impressions · Promotional · Ad Library

  • Grayson and Oliver got their back to school haircuts thanks to our friend and barber Donald Brooks at Y2Kutzs. To say they were excited would be an understatement. Thank you Donald for your support and for helping our boys feel confident going into the new school year!

    25 October 2026 · Mike Smith for Ruston City Court Judge · $0 – $99 · 10K+ impressions · Promotional · Ad Library

  • Over 600 community leaders, professionals, and neighbors have publicly endorsed Mike Smith for City Court Judge for a reason. Mike has demonstrated his commitment to Lincoln Parish through his years of community service and by serving as the parish’s misdemeanor and juvenile prosecutor. As a prosecutor, he is the only candidate in the Ruston City Court race that has the experience managing a courtroom docket which gives him the closest equivalent experience to presiding over a courtroom—a signi

    24 October 2026 · Mike Smith for Ruston City Court Judge · $0 – $99 · 100+ impressions · Promotional · Ad Library

  • The Smith cross country season may be over, but our family had a great time cheering on for our friends at Choudrant Elementary! Thankful for their support and hard work this season! #MikeSmithForCityCourtJudge #ChoudrantLa

    19 October 2026 · Mike Smith for Ruston City Court Judge · $0 – $99 · 3K+ impressions · Informational · Ad Library

  • Mike and his family had a great time visiting with families, friends and handing out treats at the Simsboro Trunk-or-Treat event this past weekend! Thank you Simsboro Lions Club for all the work that went into planning this event. #MikeSmithForCityCourtJudge #Simsboro #LincolnParish

    19 October 2026 · Mike Smith for Ruston City Court Judge · $0 – $99 · 10K+ 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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