United States 2026 · Parties and candidates · House, California 31
Eric Ching
Result: Lost · 35.2% Unofficial count as of 6 November 2026.
Eric Ching’s FEC committees ran 8 paid political ads on Facebook and Instagram from 1 page between 21 August 2026 and 19 October 2026. Meta reports $4.2–5.8K of spend. That makes Eric Ching the 658th largest spender of the 1181 federal candidates with ads. Running for House, California 31. Party: Republicans.
Data from the Meta Ad Library, pulled 4 November 2026. Election on 3 November 2026.
8
ads on 1 page
$5K
reported spend, range $4.2–5.8K
100%
of spend on federal races
$400
median spend per ad
Meta and Google side by side
On MetaFacebook · Instagram
$5K
8 ads on 1 page, midpoint of Meta’s ranges, 4 May 2026 to 31 October 2026
- Largest page
- Eric Ching for Congress · $5K
- Federal races
- 100%
- Median spend per ad
- $400
- Attack ads, of text ads
- 0.0%
On Google and YouTubeSearch · YouTube · Display
$100 – $700
6 ads from 1 verified advertiser account, Google’s ranges, 4 May 2026 to 26 August 2026
- Against Meta spend
- 0.1×
- Formats
- 6 video
- Impressions
- 51K–61K
- Targeting declared
- no age or gender
- States named
- California
- Last ad shown
- 26 Aug
Google advertiser accounts
| Advertiser | Ads | Formats | States | First ad | Last ad | Spend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eric Ching For Congress | 6 | 6 video | CA | 25 Aug | 26 Aug | $100 – $700 |
Google publishes no ad text; the link on each account opens its ads in Google’s Ads Transparency Center. An account is tied to this page by its FEC committee; a party page lists its 1 largest.
Spend by week the ad started
Tone
Share of the 8 ads with text that our model classified. Attack ads name an opponent.
Topics
Spend by race: Federal 100%.
Spend by ad language: English 100%.
FEC committees
| FEC committee | Ads | Spend ($) |
|---|---|---|
| ERIC CHING FOR CONGRESS C00776930 | 8 | $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.
California’s 31st District deserves proven leadership and responsible government. Vote Eric Ching for Congress.
21 August 2026 · Eric Ching for Congress · $1.5–2K · 500K+ impressions · Promotional · Ad Library
Leadership rooted in faith and service. Vote Eric Ching for Congress in California’s 31st District. God First. You First.
21 August 2026 · Eric Ching for Congress · $1–1.5K · 400K+ impressions · Promotional · Ad Library
First-generation immigrant. Single father. Proven servant leader. Eric Ching stands for faith, family, and resilience.
19 October 2026 · Eric Ching for Congress · $400 – $499 · 150K+ impressions · Promotional · Ad Library
As Walnut’s former mayor, Eric Ching grew city reserves by over 200%. Send proven fiscal leadership to Congress.
21 August 2026 · Eric Ching for Congress · $400 – $499 · 125K+ impressions · Promotional · Ad Library
You work hard for every dollar. Eric Ching believes the government should answer to you—not the other way around.
21 August 2026 · Eric Ching for Congress · $300 – $399 · 100K+ impressions · Promotional · Ad Library
Pages that ran the ads
| Page | Ads | Spend ($) |
|---|---|---|
| Eric Ching for Congress | 8 | $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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