United States 2026 · Parties and candidates · House, Iowa 4
Dave Dawson
Result: Lost · 40.9% Unofficial count as of 6 November 2026.
Dave Dawson’s FEC committees ran 39 paid political ads on Facebook and Instagram from 1 page between 4 May 2026 and 22 October 2026. Meta reports $10.2–14.9K of spend. That makes Dave Dawson the 450th largest spender of the 1181 federal candidates with ads. Running for House, Iowa 4. Party: Democrats.
Data from the Meta Ad Library, pulled 4 November 2026. Election on 3 November 2026.
39
ads on 1 page
$12.5K
reported spend, range $10.2–14.9K
100%
of spend on federal races
$150
median spend per ad
Spend by week the ad started
Tone
Share of the 39 ads with text that our model classified. Attack ads name an opponent.
Topics
Spend by race: Federal 100%.
Spend by ad language: English 100%.
FEC committees
| FEC committee | Ads | Spend ($) |
|---|---|---|
| DAVE DAWSON FOR IOWA C00917369 | 39 | $12.5K |
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.
Vote for Dave Dawson for Congress on or before November 3rd.
14 October 2026 · Dave Dawson for Iowa · $2–2.5K · 200K+ impressions · Promotional · Ad Library
Dave Dawson held 36 town halls across western Iowa to hear directly from voters. That’s how Dave leads — by showing up, listening, and earning trust. This is what real representation looks like. Vote June 2 Let’s Grow Iowa Together
17 May 2026 · Dave Dawson for Iowa · $1.5–2K · 90K+ impressions · Promotional · Ad Library
For Dave Dawson, public service is pretty simple: show up, listen, and deliver. From protecting Iowa kids as a prosecutor to expanding health care for 150,000 Iowans in the State Legislature, Dave has built his career on doing the work for the people he serves. Now he's ready to do it for all of Iowa's 4th District. There's more work to do.
28 September 2026 · Dave Dawson for Iowa · $800 – $899 · 60K+ impressions · Promotional · Ad Library
Leaders across western Iowa are coming together to support Dave Dawson for Congress. Thirty leaders across Iowa have already endorsed this campaign. From state legislators to local officials and community advocates, they trust Dave to show up, listen, and deliver for working families. Because when it comes to getting things done, experience and trust matter. Vote June 2 Let’s Grow Iowa Together
4 May 2026 · Dave Dawson for Iowa · $800 – $899 · 60K+ impressions · Promotional · Ad Library
Our rural hospitals and nursing homes are what keep our families close to the care they need. Dave Dawson is focused on protecting them. In Congress, he will work to restore health care funding, lower prescription costs, and keep care close to home, because nobody should have to drive an hour to deliver a baby.
28 September 2026 · Dave Dawson for Iowa · $400 – $499 · 15K+ impressions · Promotional · Ad Library
Western Iowa has been overlooked by Washington for too long. Dave Dawson is changing that. From Sioux City to Council Bluffs, from Carroll to Algona, Dave has been to every corner of this district, listening to farmers, workers, seniors, and families, and he'll bring their voices with him to Congress. Because when western Iowa needs him, Dave will show up.
28 September 2026 · Dave Dawson for Iowa · $300 – $399 · 25K+ impressions · Promotional · Ad Library
Pages that ran the ads
| Page | Ads | Spend ($) |
|---|---|---|
| Dave Dawson for Iowa | 39 | $12.5K |
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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