United States 2026 · Parties and candidates · House, California 23
Jay Obernolte
Result: Not yet called · 51.3% Unofficial count as of 6 November 2026.
Jay Obernolte’s FEC committees ran 12 paid political ads on Facebook and Instagram from 1 page between 7 May 2026 and 29 May 2026. Meta reports $22.6–27K of spend. That makes Jay Obernolte the 305th largest spender of the 1181 federal candidates with ads. Running for House, California 23. Party: Republicans.
Data from the Meta Ad Library, pulled 4 November 2026. Election on 3 November 2026.
12
ads on 1 page
$24.8K
reported spend, range $22.6–27K
100%
of spend on federal races
$2K
median spend per ad
Meta and Google side by side
On MetaFacebook · Instagram
$24.8K
12 ads on 1 page, midpoint of Meta’s ranges, 4 May 2026 to 31 October 2026
- Largest page
- Jay Obernolte · $24.8K
- Federal races
- 100%
- Median spend per ad
- $2K
- Attack ads, of text ads
- 17%
On Google and YouTubeSearch · YouTube · Display
$9–10K
1 ad from 1 verified advertiser account, Google’s ranges, 4 May 2026 to 3 November 2026
- Against Meta spend
- 0.4×
- Formats
- 1 video
- Impressions
- 250K–300K
- Targeting declared
- age on 1 ad · gender on 1 ad
- States named
- California
- Last ad shown
- 3 Nov
Google advertiser accounts
| Advertiser | Ads | Formats | States | First ad | Last ad | Spend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JAY OBERNOLTE FOR CONGRESS | 1 | 1 video | CA | 6 Oct | 3 Nov | $9–10K |
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 12 ads with text that our model classified. Attack ads name an opponent.
Most attacked
- Tessa Lynn Hodge$5K
Targets as the ads name them, by spend; the spellings of Donald Trump are counted together, other names as written.
Topics
Spend by race: Federal 100%.
Spend by ad language: English 100%.
FEC committees
| FEC committee | Ads | Spend ($) |
|---|---|---|
| JAY OBERNOLTE FOR CONGRESS C00720078 | 12 | $24.8K |
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.
🚨ATTENTION REPUBLICANS🚨 Election Day is this upcoming Tuesday, June 2nd. Return your ballot or find an in-person voting site at CAEarlyvoting.sos.ca.go and remember to vote Republican!
29 May 2026 · Jay Obernolte · $4–4.5K · 1M+ impressions · Promotional · Ad Library
The choice for Congress is clear. Tessa Lynn Hodge is endorsed by the California Democratic Party. She's too liberal for Congress!
15 May 2026 · Jay Obernolte · $3.5–4K · 400K+ impressions · Attack · Ad Library
Our Congressman, Jay Obernolte is a proven independent voice in congress. He worked to reduce taxes, crack down on fentanyl dealers, and hold the VA accountable. Re-elect Jay Obernolte on June 2nd!
29 May 2026 · Jay Obernolte · $3–3.5K · 900K+ impressions · Promotional · Ad Library
Fentanyl is poison and is killing our neighbors. Jay Obernolte passed legislation to help law enforcement hold fentanyl dealers accountable. ⬇️ Drug Overdoses are Down 20% 👮 Law Enforcement has More Tools to Punish Dealers Vote Jay Obernolte for Congress!
7 May 2026 · Jay Obernolte · $3–3.5K · 500K+ impressions · Promotional · Ad Library
We owe our veterans a debt we can never repay. That's why Jay Obernolte fights for them. In Congress he: ✅ Expanded Access to Care ✅ Fully Funded Veterans Services Vote Jay Obernolte for Congress
7 May 2026 · Jay Obernolte · $3–3.5K · 500K+ impressions · Promotional · Ad Library
Many politicians have promised to secure the border, but Jay Obernolte got it done: 🧱 Border Wall Funded 👮 More Border Patrol Agents keeping us Safe Vote Jay Obernolte for Congress on June 2nd
7 May 2026 · Jay Obernolte · $2.5–3K · 450K+ impressions · Promotional · Ad Library
Pages that ran the ads
| Page | Ads | Spend ($) |
|---|---|---|
| Jay Obernolte | 12 | $24.8K |
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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