United States 2026 · Parties and candidates · House, South Dakota at-large
James Bialota
James Bialota’s FEC committees ran 6 paid political ads on Facebook and Instagram from 1 page between 19 May 2026 and 1 June 2026. Meta reports $4.2–5.6K of spend. That makes James Bialota the 662nd largest spender of the 1181 federal candidates with ads. Running for House, South Dakota at-large. Party: Republicans.
Data from the Meta Ad Library, pulled 4 November 2026. Election on 3 November 2026.
6
ads on 1 page
$4.9K
reported spend, range $4.2–5.6K
100%
of spend on federal races
$950
median spend per ad
Spend by week the ad started
Tone
Share of the 6 ads with text that our model classified. Attack ads name an opponent.
Most attacked
- My opponent$1.3K
- Marty Jackley$1.2K
Targets as the ads name them, by spend; the spellings of Donald Trump are counted together, other names as written.
Topics
Spend by race: Federal 100%.
Spend by ad language: English 100%.
FEC committees
| FEC committee | Ads | Spend ($) |
|---|---|---|
| JAMES BIALOTA FOR CONGRESS C00922708 | 6 | $4.9K |
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.
I am a proud gun shop owner, and I will always fight for your right to bear arms. I, unlike my opponent, believe your 2nd Amendment rights SHALL NOT BE INFRINGED. Marty Jackley was praised by far-left anti-gun activist group Moms Demand Action For Gun Sense In America when he helped kill several pro-firearm pieces of legislation. Read here: https://momsdemandaction.org/press/dangerous-gun-bills-rejected-by-south-dakota-lawmakers-moms-demand-action-volunteers-and-law-enforcement-officials-test
1 June 2026 · James Bialota For Congress · $1–1.5K · 70K+ impressions · Attack · Ad Library
I am proud to be committed to pro-life values, and I will always fight for the unborn. Thank you to Students for Life Action for marking me as the APPROVED and VETTED pro-life candidate for U.S. House. Bialotaforsd.com #ProLife #SouthDakota #USCongress
22 May 2026 · James Bialota For Congress · $1–1.5K · 125K+ impressions · Promotional · Ad Library
My name is James Bialota, and I'm running to be your next US Congressman. I am a strong Christian conservative, and a proud member of the Republican Party. I stand for your values. I support pro-life, the 2nd Amendment, term limits, low taxes, agriculture, small, responsible government, and MAKING AMERICA GREAT. I'd be honored to have your vote on June 2nd in South Dakota's Republican primary.
28 May 2026 · James Bialota For Congress · $900 – $999 · 70K+ impressions · Promotional · Ad Library
I am proud to be a Republican, conservative, and South Dakotan. My values reflect that, as I support the 2nd Amendment, pro-life, lower taxes, property and land rights, and our agriculture. My opponent, according to his own federal and state documents, partnered with several organizations that committed Medicare fraud and support firearm seizures, abortion up to birth, and the Green New Deal. I have volunteered my professional time to help veterans and average citizens of our state, while my o
28 May 2026 · James Bialota For Congress · $900 – $999 · 60K+ impressions · Attack · Ad Library
On June 2nd, South Dakota Republicans have a clear choice for our future. We don't need another career politician. My opponent is bought by Black Lives Matter and supports the green new deal, abortion up to birth, and infringement on your second amendment right. I'm not here to camp out in congress and live off the taxpayer dime. I'm here to fight for you, impose term limits, and bring South Dakota values to D.C., not D.C. values to South Dakota. June 2, vote James Bialota, and take your stat
19 May 2026 · James Bialota For Congress · $300 – $399 · 20K+ impressions · Attack · Ad Library
I was privileged to meet with the SD Dairy Producers today in Humboldt. I shared my vision of an All-American food stamps program, and took questions about my positions on dairy, agriculture, immigration, and China, all things affecting our rural communities today. A big thanks to everyone that came out, and letting me tour their dairy operation! (As an added bonus, the hosts asked me to put up a big sign) Bialotaforsd.com
19 May 2026 · James Bialota For Congress · $100 – $199 · 10K+ impressions · Promotional · Ad Library
Pages that ran the ads
| Page | Ads | Spend ($) |
|---|---|---|
| James Bialota For Congress | 6 | $4.9K |
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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