United States 2026 · Parties and candidates · House, Nebraska 1
Christopher Backemeyer
Result: Lost · 46.2% Unofficial count as of 6 November 2026.
Christopher Backemeyer’s FEC committees ran 177 paid political ads on Facebook and Instagram from 1 page between 4 May 2026 and 26 October 2026. Meta reports $17.3–38.8K of spend. That makes Christopher Backemeyer the 278th largest spender of the 1181 federal candidates with ads. Running for House, Nebraska 1. Party: Democrats.
Data from the Meta Ad Library, pulled 4 November 2026. Election on 3 November 2026.
177
ads on 1 page
$28.1K
reported spend, range $17.3–38.8K
100%
of spend on federal races
$50
median spend per ad
Meta and Google side by side
On MetaFacebook · Instagram
$28.1K
177 ads on 1 page, midpoint of Meta’s ranges, 4 May 2026 to 31 October 2026
- Largest page
- Chris Backemeyer for Congress · $28.1K
- Federal races
- 100%
- Median spend per ad
- $50
- Attack ads, of text ads
- 54%
On Google and YouTubeSearch · YouTube · Display
$15.5–18K
3 ads from 1 verified advertiser account, Google’s ranges, 4 May 2026 to 27 October 2026
- Against Meta spend
- 0.6×
- Formats
- 3 video
- Impressions
- 800K–925K
- Targeting declared
- no age or gender
- States named
- Nebraska
- Last ad shown
- 27 Oct
Google advertiser accounts
| Advertiser | Ads | Formats | States | First ad | Last ad | Spend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Backemeyer for Nebraska | 3 | 3 video | NE | 6 Oct | 27 Oct | $15.5–18K |
Google publishes no ad text; the link on each account opens its ads in Google’s Ads Transparency Center. An account is tied to this page by its FEC committee; a party page lists its 1 largest.
Spend by week the ad started
Tone
Share of the 175 ads with text that our model classified. Attack ads name an opponent.
Most attacked
- Mike Flood$8.5K
- Elon Musk and his DOGE minions; MAGA Mike Flood$948
- Mike Flood, Trump$696
- Donald Trump$450
- Elon Musk$298
- GOP and Mike Flood$198
Targets as the ads name them, by spend; the spellings of Donald Trump are counted together, other names as written.
Topics
Spend by race: Federal 100%.
Spend by ad language: English 100%.
FEC committees
| FEC committee | Ads | Spend ($) |
|---|---|---|
| BACKEMEYER FOR NEBRASKA C00925750 | 177 | $28.1K |
The committees whose ads count for the candidate, as the FEC names them.
The costliest ads
The highest-spend ad of each distinct text, as it ran.
Our average gift from Facebook is just $26. That speaks to the kind of campaign we’re running: one powered by ordinary people — not shady special interests. And it’s working. The latest polling has us within 𝘵𝘸𝘰 𝘱𝘰𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘴 of defeating Mike Flood and flipping this seat. And voters across the district are making it clear they’re ready for new leadership. In a race this close, every dollar makes a difference. It means we can talk to 25, 50, 100, or more new voters. It means we can supply ou
19 July 2026 · Chris Backemeyer for Congress · $2.5–3K · 80K+ impressions · Promotional · Ad Library
NEW: NE-01 is officially a top-target battleground district. The DCCC just named our race a major district in play this November — and we know why: Nebraskans are DONE with Mike Flood. We’re ready to flip this seat and bring new leadership to the First District. The fight for the House runs through Nebraska, and we’re working hard to make it happen. Mike Flood’s deep-pocketed allies are going to move fast to flood TV and social media with ads to blunt our momentum. But together, with your g
6 August 2026 · Chris Backemeyer for Congress · $1–1.5K · 30K+ impressions · Attack · Ad Library
The energy and momentum we are seeing on the ground is real — polls have us within 𝘵𝘸𝘰 𝘱𝘰𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘴 of defeating Mike Flood and flipping this seat. We're showing exactly what a competitive race here looks like. There's a lot of hard work still ahead to win this race. 𝗔𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗲𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗺𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗵 𝗶𝘀 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝗳𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗿𝗮𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗱𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗮𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗗𝗲𝗺𝗼𝗰𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗰 𝗻𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗡𝗲𝗯𝗿𝗮𝘀𝗸𝗮’𝘀 𝟭𝘀𝘁. It will be a key test of whether we ca
16 June 2026 · Chris Backemeyer for Congress · $1–1.5K · 25K+ impressions · Promotional · Ad Library
I’m Chris Backemeyer, the Democratic nominee for Congress in Nebraska’s 1st District. For 20 years, I worked in national security, putting our country’s interests first. Politics was never my plan, but I refuse to stand by while Mike Flood sells out Nebraska families for out-of-state billionaires. This campaign is about fighting for working families, lowering costs, and defending affordable healthcare. We need better than a Trump yes-man who rubberstamps the policies that make our lives more
13 May 2026 · Chris Backemeyer for Congress · $1–1.5K · 35K+ impressions · Attack · Ad Library
Chris answered that call at the U.S. State Department and White House National Security Council, taking on tough assignments, including serving as the lead sanctions negotiator for the 2015 Iran nuclear deal. Now he's running for Congress to continue protecting his community. Vote May 12 for Chris.
5 May 2026 · Chris Backemeyer for Congress · $1–1.5K · 60K+ impressions · Promotional · Ad Library
Vote for Chris Backemeyer for Congress 🗳️ Primary May 12
5 May 2026 · Chris Backemeyer for Congress · $1–1.5K · 60K+ impressions · Promotional · Ad Library
Pages that ran the ads
| Page | Ads | Spend ($) |
|---|---|---|
| Chris Backemeyer for Congress | 177 | $28.1K |
Each name opens the page’s Vipima page, with its own figures and its link to Meta’s 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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