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The Washoe County Justice Report

This page ran 8 paid political ads on Facebook and Instagram between 5 May 2026 and 2 June 2026. Meta reports $23.7–28.3K of spend, which makes it the 2,148th largest advertiser of the 24,034 pages in our data. Advertiser type: Candidate. Most of its spend was on the Republicans’ side. Race: Local. Paid for by Committee to Elect Wes Duncan.

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 ↗

8

ads

$26K

reported spend, range $23.7–28.3K

0.0%

of spend on federal races

$2.7K

median spend per ad

Spend by week the ad started

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

Tone

Attack
100%

Share of the 8 ads with text that our model classified. Attack ads name an opponent.

Most attacked

  • Chris Hicks$24K
  • DA Hicks$2K

Targets as the ads name them, by spend; the spellings of Donald Trump are counted together, other names as written.

Topics

Security, crime & immigration
63%
Candidate profile
50%
Corruption & governance
50%
Electoral process & turnout
38%

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.

  • Corrupt Chris Hicks is soft on crime, letting criminals go, and employs his wife - costing tax payers $550,000.

    5 May 2026 · The Washoe County Justice Report · $7–8K · 250K+ impressions · Attack · Ad Library

  • "I was raped in my own home. I did everything I was supposed to do, and Chris Hicks did nothing."

    20 May 2026 · The Washoe County Justice Report · $5–6K · 700K+ impressions · Attack · Ad Library

  • Corrupt Chris Hicks attacks Wes Duncan’s military record by claiming he has no trial experience. The Facts about Wes Duncan: Iraq War Veteran Air Force Reservist who achieved the rank of Colonel (O-6) Experienced Prosecutor Former First Assistant Attorney General (#2 in the office) Current Sparks City Attorney Wes Duncan: ✅ Helped prosecute terrorists in Iraq ✅ Handled 43 courts-martial while on active duty ✅ Fought violent criminals in Nevada courtrooms including attempted murder, robb

    2 June 2026 · The Washoe County Justice Report · $2.5–3K · 400K+ impressions · Attack · Ad Library

  • An ethics complaint has been filed against Chris Hicks by a former police officer and school board member alleging ethics violations and criminal nepotism for the illegal promotion of his wife after she was demoted for creating a toxic work environment.

    26 May 2026 · The Washoe County Justice Report · $2.5–3K · 175K+ impressions · Attack · Ad Library

  • RINO Chris Hicks was passed over for a federal judgeship during the Trump Administration. While grassroots Republicans are rallying behind Wes Duncan, Chris Hicks is backed by the political establishment and liberal allies. Republicans deserve a District Attorney who shares our values. 👮 Law enforcement unanimously endorsed Wes Duncan. 🎖️ Iraq War veteran. Conservative leader. Proven prosecutor. Don’t settle for a Republican In Name Only. 🗳️ Vote Wes Duncan for District Attorney on June

    31 May 2026 · The Washoe County Justice Report · $1.5–2K · 250K+ impressions · Attack · Ad Library

  • DA Hicks is a RINO in the Republican primary. His last hope is Democrat support. Vote for a real Republican. Vote Wes Duncan.

    16 May 2026 · The Washoe County Justice Report · $1–1.5K · 70K+ impressions · Attack · 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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