United States 2026 · Every advertiser
Phil Buffington for MS
This page ran 13 paid political ads on Facebook and Instagram between 6 October 2026 and 22 October 2026. Meta reports $600 – $1.9K of spend, which makes it the 12,689th largest advertiser of the 24,034 pages in our data. Advertiser type: Candidate. Most of its spend took no side. Race: State. Paid for by BUFFINGTON FOR MISSISSIPPI.
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 ↗
13
ads
$1.2K
reported spend, range $600 – $1.9K
4.0%
of spend on federal races
$50
median spend per ad
Spend by week the ad started
Tone
Share of the 13 ads with text that our model classified. Attack ads name an opponent.
Topics
Spend by race: Federal 4.0%, State 96%.
Spend by ad language: English 100%.
The costliest ads
The highest-spend ad of each distinct text, as it ran.
Today, I’m announcing my candidacy for Mississippi State Auditor. I’m running because Mississippians deserve a government that is transparent, accountable, and responsible with every taxpayer dollar. For more than 40 years, my career has been built around helping financial institutions and businesses assess risk, prevent problems, ensure compliance, and hold people accountable. I believe the Auditor’s Office should bring that same focus to protecting the public trust. This campaign will be ab
6 October 2026 · Phil Buffington for MS · $300 – $399 · 10K+ impressions · Promotional · Ad Library
Mississippians deserve a government that's transparent, accountable, and responsible with every taxpayer dollar. As your State Auditor, I'll be the leader you can trust.
20 October 2026 · Phil Buffington for MS · $200 – $299 · 15K+ impressions · Promotional · Ad Library
For more than 40 years, I've helped banks and businesses prevent fraud and hold people accountable. Now I'm running for Mississippi State Auditor to bring that same approach to protecting your tax dollars.
19 October 2026 · Phil Buffington for MS · $100 – $199 · 10K+ impressions · Promotional · Ad Library
Every dollar the government spends started with someone who worked hard to earn it. Mississippi taxpayers deserve to know their money is being handled responsibly and when it isn’t, they deserve an Auditor who will find out why. As State Auditor, protecting taxpayers and holding the government accountable will always be the priority.
22 October 2026 · Phil Buffington for MS · $0 – $99 · 0+ impressions · Promotional · Ad Library
I’ve really enjoyed getting out and talking with people about this campaign and the future of Mississippi. The conversations are a good reminder of why I decided to run in the first place. People want the government to work, they want their tax dollars protected, and they expect their elected officials to be accountable. I’m looking forward to a lot more conversations like these in the months ahead.
19 October 2026 · Phil Buffington for MS · $0 – $99 · 100+ impressions · Promotional · Ad Library
The State Auditor has an important job: protecting taxpayer dollars and holding the government accountable. I’ve spent my career working in finance and law, and I’m running to put that experience to work for Mississippi. There’s a lot of work ahead, and I’m ready to get started.
15 October 2026 · Phil Buffington for MS · $0 – $99 · 100+ 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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