United States 2026 · Parties and candidates · House, Missouri 5
Emanuel Cleaver II
Result: Won · 69.5% Unofficial count as of 6 November 2026.
Emanuel Cleaver II’s FEC committees ran 41 paid political ads on Facebook and Instagram from 1 page between 2 August 2026 and 23 October 2026. Meta reports $28.5–36.7K of spend. That makes Emanuel Cleaver II the 247th largest spender of the 1181 federal candidates with ads. Running for House, Missouri 5. Party: Democrats.
Data from the Meta Ad Library, pulled 4 November 2026. Election on 3 November 2026.
41
ads on 1 page
$32.6K
reported spend, range $28.5–36.7K
100%
of spend on federal races
$350
median spend per ad
Meta and Google side by side
On MetaFacebook · Instagram
$32.6K
41 ads on 1 page, midpoint of Meta’s ranges, 4 May 2026 to 31 October 2026
- Largest page
- Cleaver for Congress · $32.6K
- Federal races
- 100%
- Median spend per ad
- $350
- Attack ads, of text ads
- 0.0%
On Google and YouTubeSearch · YouTube · Display
$12.6–15.4K
11 ads from 1 verified advertiser account, Google’s ranges, 4 May 2026 to 4 November 2026
- Against Meta spend
- 0.4×
- Formats
- 11 text
- Impressions
- 100K–123K
- Targeting declared
- no age or gender
- States named
- Missouri
- Last ad shown
- 4 Nov
Google advertiser accounts
| Advertiser | Ads | Formats | States | First ad | Last ad | Spend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CLEAVER FOR CONGRESS | 11 | 11 text | MO | 4 Aug | 4 Nov | $12.6–15.4K |
Google publishes no ad text; the link on each account opens its ads in Google’s Ads Transparency Center. An account is tied to this page by its FEC committee; a party page lists its 1 largest.
Spend by week the ad started
Tone
Share of the 40 ads with text that our model classified. Attack ads name an opponent.
Topics
Spend by race: Federal 100%.
Spend by ad language: English 99%.
FEC committees
| FEC committee | Ads | Spend ($) |
|---|---|---|
| CLEAVER FOR CONGRESS C00395848 | 41 | $32.6K |
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.
Representative Emanuel Cleaver, II is the experienced, dedicated, results-oriented leader Missourians can count on in Congress. From delivering over $350+ million in community investments and supporting small business growth to creating affordable housing for seniors and working families by passing the bipartisan Road to Housing Act, Rep. Cleaver is fighting for all Missourians.
28 August 2026 · Cleaver for Congress · $5–6K · 250K+ impressions · Promotional · Ad Library
Rep. Cleaver will not rest in the fight to ensure every Missourian can afford housing and healthcare. That's why he fought to pass the bipartisan Road to Housing Act to create more affordable housing. And it's why he's fighting to protect Medicare and secure the promise of Social Security for years to come.
23 October 2026 · Cleaver for Congress · $2.5–3K · 150K+ impressions · Promotional · Ad Library
Rep. Emanuel Cleaver, II is committed to: ✅ Growing Jobs & Building the Economy ✅ Ensuring a Woman’s Right to Reproductive Health Freedom ✅ Bipartisan Border Security & Immigration Reform ✅ Protecting the Solvency of Social Security & Medicare With over $350 million+ secured in community investments, Rep. Emanuel Cleaver, II is fighting for us in Congress.
28 August 2026 · Cleaver for Congress · $2.5–3K · 250K+ impressions · Promotional · Ad Library
From delivering over $350+ million in community investments, creating affordable housing for seniors and working families by passing the bipartisan Road to Housing Act, and securing road, bridges, and transportation improvements — Rep. Cleaver is delivering the real results Missourians need.
28 August 2026 · Cleaver for Congress · $1.5–2K · 90K+ impressions · Promotional · Ad Library
Rep. Emanuel Cleaver knows that working for the people means knowing when to make friends—and when to take a stand. That's why he worked across the aisle to pass the bipartisan Road to Housing Act to make affordable housing not a dream, but a reality. And it's also why he is committed to fighting back against those who would sooner cut Medicare and spike healthcare premiums than provide real solutions for a more affordable and accessible healthcare system. Rep. Cleaver has the experience and c
23 October 2026 · Cleaver for Congress · $800 – $899 · 100K+ impressions · Promotional · Ad Library
Rep. Cleaver is taking action to ensure that Missouri communities are in charge of our future, not wealthy data center billionaires. By demanding community input for construction, opposing massive tax breaks for developers, and voting for the Ratepayer Protection Act to stop data centers from driving up your electric bills, Cleaver is fighting back for Missouri families.
23 October 2026 · Cleaver for Congress · $800 – $899 · 80K+ impressions · Promotional · Ad Library
Pages that ran the ads
| Page | Ads | Spend ($) |
|---|---|---|
| Cleaver for Congress | 41 | $32.6K |
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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