United States 2026 · Every advertiser
Representative John Gillespie
This page ran 15 paid political ads on Facebook and Instagram between 18 May 2026 and 7 October 2026. Meta reports $6.5–8.8K of spend, which makes it the 5,053rd largest advertiser of the 24,034 pages in our data. Advertiser type: Candidate. Most of its spend was on the Republicans’ side. Race: State. Paid for by Friends of John Gillespie.
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 ↗
15
ads
$7.6K
reported spend, range $6.5–8.8K
0.0%
of spend on federal races
$150
median spend per ad
Spend by week the ad started
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Share of the 15 ads with text that our model classified. Attack ads name an opponent.
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Spend by race: State 100%.
Spend by ad language: English 100%.
The costliest ads
The highest-spend ad of each distinct text, as it ran.
John Gillespie voted to hire 200 more State Troopers and put more Troopers on Memphis roads. He also wrote the law requiring violent criminals to serve their full prison sentence. Stand up to violent crime in our community. Re-elect John Gillespie. Vote early October 14–29 or on Election Day, November 3.
7 October 2026 · Representative John Gillespie · $2.5–3K · 100K+ impressions · Promotional · Ad Library
John Gillespie strengthened Tennessee’s bail laws by requiring real monitoring and enforcement of conditions, voted to hire 200 more State Troopers, and personally fought for more Troopers patrolling Memphis interstates. Stand up to violent crime in our community. Re-elect John Gillespie. Vote early October 14–29 or on Election Day, November 3.
6 October 2026 · Representative John Gillespie · $800 – $899 · 100K+ impressions · Promotional · Ad Library
John Gillespie has a plan to reduce inflation: • Balanced budgets • Responsible spending • Fewer regulations Support responsible spending and less red tape. Re-elect John Gillespie. Vote early October 14–29 or on Election Day, November 3.
7 October 2026 · Representative John Gillespie · $300 – $399 · 15K+ impressions · Promotional · Ad Library
Since his election to the State House in 2020, John Gillespie’s mission has been to create a safer community. He sponsored the law denying probation to criminals who use a firearm and strengthened Tennessee’s bail laws. Stand up to violent crime in our community. Re-elect John Gillespie. Vote early October 14–29 or on Election Day, November 3.
6 October 2026 · Representative John Gillespie · $100 – $199 · 20K+ impressions · Promotional · Ad Library
On top of creating the new Tennessee Safe Task Force, we delivered $14 million to the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation for new positions and resources. Republicans are funding law enforcement in Tennessee, and those who would break the law are taking notice.
25 September 2026 · Representative John Gillespie · $100 – $199 · 6K+ impressions · Promotional · Ad Library
This year, we delivered $21 million in funding for 50 new state troopers in Tennessee. We need more enforcement of the law in Memphis, not less. It’s only common sense, and we’re delivering tangible results for all Tennesseans.
16 July 2026 · Representative John Gillespie · $100 – $199 · 7K+ 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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