United States 2026 · Parties and candidates · House, Kansas 2
Derek Schmidt
Result: Won · 51.3% Unofficial count as of 6 November 2026.
Derek Schmidt’s FEC committees ran 50 paid political ads on Facebook and Instagram from 1 page between 9 June 2026 and 26 October 2026. Meta reports $300 – $5.3K of spend. That makes Derek Schmidt the 788th largest spender of the 1181 federal candidates with ads. Running for House, Kansas 2. Party: Republicans.
Data from the Meta Ad Library, pulled 4 November 2026. Election on 3 November 2026.
50
ads on 1 page
$2.8K
reported spend, range $300 – $5.3K
100%
of spend on federal races
$50
median spend per ad
Meta and Google side by side
On MetaFacebook · Instagram
$2.8K
50 ads on 1 page, midpoint of Meta’s ranges, 4 May 2026 to 31 October 2026
- Largest page
- Derek Schmidt · $2.8K
- Federal races
- 100%
- Median spend per ad
- $50
- Attack ads, of text ads
- 0.0%
On Google and YouTubeSearch · YouTube · Display
$96.5–118.7K
8 ads from 1 verified advertiser account, Google’s ranges, 4 May 2026 to 3 November 2026
- Against Meta spend
- 38.8×
- Formats
- 8 video
- Impressions
- 3.5M–3.9M
- Targeting declared
- age on 8 ads · gender on 8 ads
- States named
- Kansas
- Last ad shown
- 3 Nov
Google advertiser accounts
| Advertiser | Ads | Formats | States | First ad | Last ad | Spend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Derek Schmidt for Congress | 8 | 8 video | KS | 1 Oct | 3 Nov | $96.5–118.7K |
Google publishes no ad text; the link on each account opens its ads in Google’s Ads Transparency Center. An account is tied to this page by its FEC committee; a party page lists its 1 largest.
Spend by week the ad started
Tone
Share of the 50 ads with text that our model classified. Attack ads name an opponent.
Topics
Spend by race: Federal 100%.
Spend by ad language: English 100%.
FEC committees
| FEC committee | Ads | Spend ($) |
|---|---|---|
| DEREK SCHMIDT FOR CONGRESS C00877373 | 50 | $2.8K |
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.
It is in our hands to choose the path forward. Americans decide America's future! It's time to GO VOTE!
20 October 2026 · Derek Schmidt · $200 – $299 · 15K+ impressions · Informational · Ad Library
Thank you, Kansas Farm Bureau VOTE FBF, for your endorsement in my reelection campaign! I'm proud to fight for Kansas farmers, ranchers, and rural communities and am grateful for the support from our state's largest agriculture organization.
9 June 2026 · Derek Schmidt · $100 – $199 · 10K+ impressions · Promotional · Ad Library
I'm proud to have the support of organizations representing Kansas farmers, ranchers, law enforcement, firefighters, small businesses, seniors, and families. I'm grateful for their trust and support, and I'll keep fighting for the values and priorities that matter most to Kansans. Vote on or before November 3rd!
26 October 2026 · Derek Schmidt · $0 – $99 · 2K+ impressions · Promotional · Ad Library
Cleaning up Washington means holding politicians accountable - no matter their party. I’m working to drain the swamp by: ✅ Supporting a ban on congressional stock trading ✅ Voting to release the Epstein files ✅ Supporting term limits for members of Congress ✅ Voting to censure members who abuse their offices ✅ Fighting for the public release of congressional sexual harassment settlement records Washington needs more accountability and less business as usual. I’ll keep fighting for just that.
26 October 2026 · Derek Schmidt · $0 – $99 · 0+ impressions · Promotional · Ad Library
I considered it an honor to speak with firefighters from our region gathered recently in Kansas City. And I'm proud to be the only candidate in this race for Congress endorsed by the Kansas State Council of Firefighters! Thank you for your support and for your dedication to protecting our communities.
21 October 2026 · Derek Schmidt · $0 – $99 · 100+ impressions · Promotional · Ad Library
Better roads. Reliable water. Stronger healthcare. Safer communities. More opportunities for economic growth. From education investments at Pittsburg State University, to meeting drinking water needs in Leavenworth and Caney, to transportation improvements in Junction City and Neodesha, to riverfront recreational trails in Wyandotte County, to public safety investment in Topeka and other communities across the district, to healthcare investments in Chanute and several other district communities
21 October 2026 · Derek Schmidt · $0 – $99 · 100+ impressions · Promotional · Ad Library
Pages that ran the ads
| Page | Ads | Spend ($) |
|---|---|---|
| Derek Schmidt | 50 | $2.8K |
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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