United States 2026 · Parties and candidates · House, Florida 9
Darren Soto
Result: Not yet called · 50.3% Unofficial count as of 6 November 2026.
Darren Soto’s FEC committees ran 260 paid political ads on Facebook and Instagram from 1 page between 21 May 2026 and 26 October 2026. Meta reports $87.1–117.2K of spend. That makes Darren Soto the 93rd largest spender of the 1181 federal candidates with ads. Running for House, Florida 9. Party: Democrats.
Data from the Meta Ad Library, pulled 4 November 2026. Election on 3 November 2026.
260
ads on 1 page
$102.2K
reported spend, range $87.1–117.2K
100%
of spend on federal races
$300
median spend per ad
Meta and Google side by side
On MetaFacebook · Instagram
$102.2K
260 ads on 1 page, midpoint of Meta’s ranges, 4 May 2026 to 31 October 2026
- Largest page
- Darren Soto for Congress · $102.2K
- Federal races
- 100%
- Median spend per ad
- $300
- Attack ads, of text ads
- 0.0%
On Google and YouTubeSearch · YouTube · Display
$18–24.5K
4 ads from 1 verified advertiser account, Google’s ranges, 4 May 2026 to 20 October 2026
- Against Meta spend
- 0.2×
- Formats
- 4 video
- Impressions
- 1.3M–1.5M
- Targeting declared
- no age or gender
- States named
- Florida
- Last ad shown
- 20 Oct
Google advertiser accounts
| Advertiser | Ads | Formats | States | First ad | Last ad | Spend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DARREN SOTO FOR CONGRESS | 4 | 4 video | FL | 29 Sep | 20 Oct | $18–24.5K |
Google publishes no ad text; the link on each account opens its ads in Google’s Ads Transparency Center. An account is tied to this page by its FEC committee; a party page lists its 1 largest.
Spend by week the ad started
Tone
Share of the 260 ads with text that our model classified. Attack ads name an opponent.
Topics
Spend by race: Federal 100%.
Spend by ad language: English 100%.
FEC committees
| FEC committee | Ads | Spend ($) |
|---|---|---|
| DARREN SOTO FOR CONGRESS C00581074 | 260 | $102.2K |
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.
I'm asking you for $3 to help protect one of the most important districts in Florida for Democrats. 𝘛𝘩𝘢𝘵'𝘴 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘢 𝘵𝘺𝘱𝘰. 𝘐’𝘮 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘢𝘴𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘫𝘶𝘴𝘵 $3. I'm Darren Soto, and I'm fighting to protect one of the most competitive Democratic-held seats in Florida. After Republicans redistricted Florida, this race got even tougher—but with a strong grassroots campaign, we can win. I know $3 won’t pay for an entire campaign. But I'm asking for $3 because campaigns are
15 September 2026 · Darren Soto for Congress · $2.5–3K · 25K+ impressions · Promotional · Ad Library
Darren Soto’s agenda will improve the lives of you and your family: more and better jobs, cutting prices on healthcare, groceries and gas, and supporting our local law enforcement every step of the way.
22 September 2026 · Darren Soto for Congress · $1–1.5K · 80K+ impressions · Promotional · Ad Library
Darren Soto wants to stop stock trading by members of Congress. He’s never traded stocks. Not once.
22 September 2026 · Darren Soto for Congress · $600 – $699 · 50K+ impressions · Promotional · Ad Library
Proud to have the support of National Cattlemen's Beef Association PAC and Florida Citrus Mutual PAC for our re-election. For years, I have delivered for FL Agriculture to help them feed America! 🇺🇸
20 October 2026 · Darren Soto for Congress · $500 – $599 · 100K+ impressions · Promotional · Ad Library
Thrilled to WIN St. Cloud Chamber of Commerce “Politics In The Barn” Straw Poll last night! We are proud to deliver for FL-9 and grateful for your support. 🇺🇸 🗳️
15 September 2026 · Darren Soto for Congress · $500 – $599 · 100K+ impressions · Promotional · Ad Library
Proud to deliver over $9.4 Million for Indian River Lagoon restoration. We got to tour the progress being made to protect this treasure.
19 October 2026 · Darren Soto for Congress · $400 – $499 · 100K+ impressions · Promotional · Ad Library
Pages that ran the ads
| Page | Ads | Spend ($) |
|---|---|---|
| Darren Soto for Congress | 260 | $102.2K |
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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