United States 2026 · Parties and candidates · House, Missouri 2
Frederick Wellman
Result: Won · 51.1% Unofficial count as of 6 November 2026.
Frederick Wellman’s FEC committees ran 440 paid political ads on Facebook and Instagram from 1 page between 1 May 2026 and 26 October 2026. Meta reports $46.3–95.1K of spend. That makes Frederick Wellman the 131st largest spender of the 1181 federal candidates with ads. Running for House, Missouri 2. Party: Democrats.
Data from the Meta Ad Library, pulled 4 November 2026. Election on 3 November 2026.
440
ads on 1 page
$70.7K
reported spend, range $46.3–95.1K
100%
of spend on federal races
$50
median spend per ad
Meta and Google side by side
On MetaFacebook · Instagram
$70.7K
440 ads on 1 page, midpoint of Meta’s ranges, 4 May 2026 to 31 October 2026
- Largest page
- Wellman For MO · $70.7K
- Federal races
- 100%
- Median spend per ad
- $50
- Attack ads, of text ads
- 49%
On Google and YouTubeSearch · YouTube · Display
$25–30K
1 ad from 1 verified advertiser account, Google’s ranges, 4 May 2026 to 29 October 2026
- Against Meta spend
- 0.4×
- Formats
- 1 video
- Impressions
- 1.3M–1.5M
- Targeting declared
- age on 1 ad · gender on 1 ad
- States named
- Missouri
- Last ad shown
- 29 Oct
Google advertiser accounts
| Advertiser | Ads | Formats | States | First ad | Last ad | Spend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WELLMAN FOR MISSOURI | 1 | 1 video | MO | 23 Oct | 29 Oct | $25–30K |
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 317 ads with text that our model classified. Attack ads name an opponent.
Most attacked
- MAGA$10.6K
- MAGA Congresswoman Ann Wagner$8.5K
- Republicans and MAGA Congresswoman Ann Wagner$5.7K
- Ann Wagner$3.4K
- one of the wealthiest politicians in Washington$3.2K
- My opponent$792
Targets as the ads name them, by spend; the spellings of Donald Trump are counted together, other names as written.
Topics
Spend by race: Federal 100%.
Spend by ad language: English 76%.
FEC committees
| FEC committee | Ads | Spend ($) |
|---|---|---|
| WELLMAN FOR MISSOURI C00921528 | 440 | $70.7K |
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.
Everything just changed in my race for Congress. The Missouri Supreme Court just struck down the Republicans’ gerrymander. And with less than two months until Election Day, we now have a real opportunity to defeat MAGA Congresswoman Ann Wagner. But here’s the problem. Wagner has more than $4 million in the bank, and you can bet she’s going to spend it attacking me and trying to hold onto this seat. I’m a 22-year Army veteran. I’ve been in tough fights before. And I know we can win this one.
17 September 2026 · Wellman For MO · $2–2.5K · 40K+ impressions · Attack · Ad Library
This is an unprecedented situation. With less than two months until Election Day, the Missouri Supreme Court just struck down the GOP’s gerrymander. That means we have a better opportunity than ever to defeat MAGA Congresswoman Ann Wagner and flip this seat. But there’s a problem. Wagner has $4 million in the bank, and she’s going to spend it attacking me, spreading lies, and doing whatever it takes to stay in power. We can beat her. But I need your help to fight back. Our quarterly FEC de
17 September 2026 · Wellman For MO · $1.5–2K · 25K+ impressions · Attack · Ad Library
The masked men have never been the good guys. And they’re continuing to terrorize our streets. This has to end, but we can’t trust the Republican Doormat Congress to do a damn thing about it. I’m Fred Wellman, and that’s why I’m running for Congress in this key House race in Missouri. We have the people-powered movement to flip this seat, take back the House, and hold the most corrupt administration of our lifetime accountable. But without your continued support, we’re going to fall short.
12 July 2026 · Wellman For MO · $1.5–2K · 10K+ impressions · Attack · Ad Library
This new poll has MAGA SCARED >> I’m Democrat Fred Wellman, and we just got a new poll that puts us in a statistical tie with my Republican opponent, Ann Wagner. This is huge. Ann Wagner won this district by 12 points back in 2024. Now, it has swung 9 points toward Democrats! Folks, no Democrat has won this district in over 30 years. Now, we have an opportunity to win this seat and flip the House blue. But Republicans are scared: they’re gearing up to spend millions to hold onto this seat. S
7 June 2026 · Wellman For MO · $1.5–2K · 20K+ impressions · Promotional · Ad Library
Voting is happening right now! Fred needs your help to make sure his message doesn't get drowned out by MAGA's lies. Can you support him today?
22 October 2026 · Wellman For MO · $1–1.5K · 8K+ impressions · Attack · Ad Library
I have some unfortunate news. Ann Wagner has spent over $1 million in attack ads against me, and more will come. I really need you by my side in this moment. Can you chip in $15, $10, or even just $5 to keep our ads on the air and help me respond? Thank you.
9 October 2026 · Wellman For MO · $1–1.5K · 25K+ impressions · Defensive · Ad Library
Pages that ran the ads
| Page | Ads | Spend ($) |
|---|---|---|
| Wellman For MO | 440 | $70.7K |
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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