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Vote For Ed Instead

This page ran 5 paid political ads on Facebook and Instagram between 23 July 2026 and 16 October 2026. Meta reports $100 – $595 of spend, which makes it the 18,259th 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 Ed Sternisha.

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 ↗

5

ads

$348

reported spend, range $100 – $595

0.0%

of spend on federal races

$50

median spend per ad

Spend by week the ad started

3 Aug
7 Sep
5 Oct
 Spend still counting
2 Nov

Tone

Promotional
100%

Share of the 4 ads with text that our model classified. Attack ads name an opponent.

Topics

Candidate profile
100%
Rallies & events
25%
Security, crime & immigration
25%

Spend by race: Local 57%, No specific race 43%.

Spend by ad language: English 86%.

The costliest ads

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

  • Ed Sternisha is the MOST accomplished candidate for Judge of the 8th Circuit Court of Ionia and Montcalm counties. He is an attorney and a police officer with many years of experience. Ed Sternisha brings people together. He has a proven track record of helping police officers and defense attorneys understand the other side and has even brought Republican and Democrat leaders together. For 8th Circuit Court Judge, "Vote for Ed Instead!"

    16 October 2026 · Vote For Ed Instead · $100 – $199 · 6K+ impressions · Promotional · Ad Library

  • I WAS STRUCK IN THE HEAD by… myself. Campaigning is more dangerous than I thought. I was pounding in a post for a campaign sign and the heavy steel post driver slipped out of my hands when my arms were extended all the way up and it smashed right into my head. The good news is the sign is installed. The bad news is I had to get five staples in my head. I’m OK and the campaign will continue. I want the Law to work the way it’s supposed to. So remember, for Circuit Court Judge in Ionia in Montca

    21 September 2026 · Vote For Ed Instead · $0 – $99 · 3K+ impressions · Promotional · Ad Library

  • EVERYONE IS WELCOME! Come and meet the candidate - ED STERNISHA FOR 8th Circuit Court Judge. Enjoy the delicious Taco Bar and see all the classic cars. Tuesday, September 22nd from 5:00pm to 7:00pm. Please share this post. Thank you! Committee to Elect Ed Sternisha, PO Box 222,Belding, MI 48809

    21 September 2026 · Vote For Ed Instead · $0 – $99 · 1K+ impressions · Promotional · Ad Library

  • IT WAS LABOR DAY WEEKEND in 2015 when I went back to police work. Initially, because my police certification had expired, I volunteered hundreds of hours as a Reserve Officer. But, after 5 years, wanting to serve even more, I went back through the MCOLES recertification program and was sworn in as a fully certified police officer again. Over the past 11 years, as a full-time attorney, I have fought in court for clients and as a part-time police officer, protected my community. But, because I

    15 September 2026 · Vote For Ed Instead · $0 – $99 · 3K+ 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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