United States 2026 · Parties and candidates · House, Illinois 16
Darin Lahood
Result: Won · 58.8% Unofficial count as of 6 November 2026.
Darin Lahood’s FEC committees ran 22 paid political ads on Facebook and Instagram from 1 page between 29 September 2026 and 26 October 2026. Meta reports $7.1–11.3K of spend. That makes Darin Lahood the 516th largest spender of the 1181 federal candidates with ads. Running for House, Illinois 16. Party: Republicans.
Data from the Meta Ad Library, pulled 4 November 2026. Election on 3 November 2026.
22
ads on 1 page
$9.2K
reported spend, range $7.1–11.3K
100%
of spend on federal races
$50
median spend per ad
Meta and Google side by side
On MetaFacebook · Instagram
$9.2K
22 ads on 1 page, midpoint of Meta’s ranges, 4 May 2026 to 31 October 2026
- Largest page
- Darin LaHood · $9.2K
- Federal races
- 100%
- Median spend per ad
- $50
- Attack ads, of text ads
- 14%
On Google and YouTubeSearch · YouTube · Display
$42.6–51.7K
8 ads from 1 verified advertiser account, Google’s ranges, 4 May 2026 to 3 November 2026
- Against Meta spend
- 5.1×
- Formats
- 8 video
- Impressions
- 7.9M–9.2M
- Targeting declared
- age on 8 ads · gender on 8 ads
- States named
- Illinois
- Last ad shown
- 3 Nov
Google advertiser accounts
| Advertiser | Ads | Formats | States | First ad | Last ad | Spend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LaHood for Congress | 8 | 8 video | IL | 1 Aug | 3 Nov | $42.6–51.7K |
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 22 ads with text that our model classified. Attack ads name an opponent.
Most attacked
- Paul Nolley and JB Pritzker$149
Targets as the ads name them, by spend; the spellings of Donald Trump are counted together, other names as written.
Topics
Spend by race: Federal 100%.
Spend by ad language: English 100%.
FEC committees
| FEC committee | Ads | Spend ($) |
|---|---|---|
| LAHOOD FOR CONGRESS C00575050 | 22 | $9.2K |
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.
Some politicians got rich trading stocks. That is wrong. Congressman LaHood is taking a sledgehammer to it. He voted to ban Congressional stock trading. No more insider perks or self-dealing, because Washington should work for you.
29 September 2026 · Darin LaHood · $1.5–2K · 200K+ impressions · Promotional · Ad Library
Residents across the 16th district share that Congressman Darin LaHood is delivering for Illinois. Don’t forget - Vote Nov. 3!
21 October 2026 · Darin LaHood · $1–1.5K · 200K+ impressions · Promotional · Ad Library
Illinois has a fighter. Congressman Darin LaHood is fighting to deliver real tax relief for working families, secure our border, and crack down on corruption. Putting Illinois families first.
12 October 2026 · Darin LaHood · $400 – $499 · 60K+ impressions · Promotional · Ad Library
Illinois seniors deserve a leader they can count on. Darin LaHood delivers on Social Security and Medicare for the people who depend on them. Vote LaHood for Congress.
26 October 2026 · Darin LaHood · $0 – $99 · 100+ impressions · Promotional · Ad Library
Enough with the extreme agenda. Darin LaHood is standing up for taxpayers, backing our police, and fighting to protect the American Dream. Keep common sense in Congress. Vote LaHood!
26 October 2026 · Darin LaHood · $0 – $99 · 100+ impressions · Promotional · Ad Library
Illinois deserves a leader who listens and shows up. Darin LaHood stands with our healthcare community and the people it serves. Vote Darin LaHood for Congress.
26 October 2026 · Darin LaHood · $0 – $99 · 100+ impressions · Promotional · Ad Library
Pages that ran the ads
| Page | Ads | Spend ($) |
|---|---|---|
| Darin LaHood | 22 | $9.2K |
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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