United States 2026 · Parties and candidates · Senate, Massachusetts
Edward Markey
Result: Won · 63.4% Unofficial count as of 6 November 2026.
Edward Markey’s FEC committees ran 48 paid political ads on Facebook and Instagram from 1 page between 1 May 2026 and 21 September 2026. Meta reports $47.6–60.9K of spend. That makes Edward Markey the 169th largest spender of the 1181 federal candidates with ads. Running for Senate, Massachusetts. Party: Democrats.
Data from the Meta Ad Library, pulled 4 November 2026. Election on 3 November 2026.
48
ads on 1 page
$54.2K
reported spend, range $47.6–60.9K
100%
of spend on federal races
$450
median spend per ad
Meta and Google side by side
On MetaFacebook · Instagram
$54.2K
48 ads on 1 page, midpoint of Meta’s ranges, 4 May 2026 to 31 October 2026
- Largest page
- Ed Markey · $54.2K
- Federal races
- 100%
- Median spend per ad
- $450
- Attack ads, of text ads
- 41%
On Google and YouTubeSearch · YouTube · Display
$183.5–219.2K
6 ads from 1 verified advertiser account, Google’s ranges, 4 May 2026 to 1 September 2026
- Against Meta spend
- 3.7×
- Formats
- 5 video · 1 text
- Impressions
- 9.1M–10.6M
- Targeting declared
- age on 1 ad · gender on 1 ad
- States named
- Massachusetts
- Last ad shown
- 1 Sep
Google advertiser accounts
| Advertiser | Ads | Formats | States | First ad | Last ad | Spend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| THE MARKEY COMMITTEE | 6 | 5 video · 1 text | MA | 1 May | 1 Sep | $183.5–219.2K |
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 44 ads with text that our model classified. Attack ads name an opponent.
Most attacked
- Donald Trump and his billionaire cronies in Washington$3.7K
- Seth Moulton$2.4K
- Trump and his MAGA cronies$1.2K
- Donald Trump$1K
- MAGA$150
Targets as the ads name them, by spend; the spellings of Donald Trump are counted together, other names as written.
Topics
Spend by race: Federal 100%.
Spend by ad language: English 97%.
FEC committees
| FEC committee | Ads | Spend ($) |
|---|---|---|
| THE MARKEY COMMITTEE C00196774 | 48 | $54.2K |
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.
Ed Markey is the progressive champion we need fighting for us in the U.S. Senate. He won’t ever back down in the fight to abolish ICE, pass Medicare for All, and hold MAGA accountable. Vote for Ed Markey by September 1st.
21 July 2026 · Ed Markey · $20–25K · 1M+ impressions · Promotional · Ad Library
At a time when our democracy is under threat, our rights are under attack, and the economic security of working families is on the line, Massachusetts doesn’t need a Senator on the sidelines — we need one in the fight. Someone who stands up, pushes back, and never wavers from our values. That’s Ed Markey. He’s spent his career fighting for lower costs, higher wages, and a future that works for everyone — and with your support, he’ll keep taking your fight to Washington every single day. Sta
14 May 2026 · Ed Markey · $3.5–4K · 500K+ impressions · Promotional · Ad Library
I'm fighting for Massachusetts values every day on the floor of the United States Senate.
27 August 2026 · Ed Markey · $3–3.5K · 400K+ impressions · Promotional · Ad Library
Across Massachusetts, I’m hearing the same thing. People are working longer hours, juggling multiple jobs — and still struggling to get by, because the rules of our economy are being rigged by Donald Trump and his billionaire cronies in Washington to benefit the richest corporations and wealthiest individuals. I won’t stand for it. I’m fighting to lower costs, raise wages, and make this economy work for you. Learn more about our fight at edmarkey.com.
3 June 2026 · Ed Markey · $2.5–3K · 400K+ impressions · Attack · Ad Library
I’ll be frank with you: our opponent outraised us last FEC deadline, with dark money pouring in behind him. If everyone here chipped in $5 or $10, we'd be well on our way to closing the gap. Can you donate today?
26 June 2026 · Ed Markey · $2–2.5K · 35K+ impressions · Promotional · Ad Library
I know how important it is to fight to be on the right side of history. To take tough votes, and to be one of only a handful of members of Congress to stand up to leadership. Massachusetts, let’s stand on the right side of history. Together.
1 June 2026 · Ed Markey · $2–2.5K · 250K+ impressions · Promotional · Ad Library
Pages that ran the ads
| Page | Ads | Spend ($) |
|---|---|---|
| Ed Markey | 48 | $54.2K |
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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