United States 2026 · Parties and candidates · House, New Jersey 2
Jeff Van Drew
Result: Lost · 48.2% Unofficial count as of 6 November 2026.
Jeff Van Drew’s FEC committees ran 31 paid political ads on Facebook and Instagram from 1 page between 15 July 2026 and 26 October 2026. Meta reports $171.7–218.1K of spend. That makes Jeff Van Drew the 50th largest spender of the 1181 federal candidates with ads. Running for House, New Jersey 2. Party: Republicans.
Data from the Meta Ad Library, pulled 4 November 2026. Election on 3 November 2026.
31
ads on 1 page
$194.9K
reported spend, range $171.7–218.1K
100%
of spend on federal races
$4.2K
median spend per ad
Meta and Google side by side
On MetaFacebook · Instagram
$194.9K
31 ads on 1 page, midpoint of Meta’s ranges, 4 May 2026 to 31 October 2026
- Largest page
- Van Drew for Congress · $194.9K
- Federal races
- 100%
- Median spend per ad
- $4.2K
- Attack ads, of text ads
- 84%
On Google and YouTubeSearch · YouTube · Display
$114–137K
7 ads from 2 verified advertiser accounts, Google’s ranges, 4 May 2026 to 3 November 2026
- Against Meta spend
- 0.6×
- Formats
- 7 video
- Impressions
- 5.8M–6.8M
- Targeting declared
- age on 7 ads · gender on 7 ads
- States named
- New Jersey
- Last ad shown
- 3 Nov
Google advertiser accounts
| Advertiser | Ads | Formats | States | First ad | Last ad | Spend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VAN DREW FOR CONGRESS | 5 | 5 video | NJ | 8 Aug | 3 Nov | $80–97K |
| VAN DREW FOR CONGRESS | 2 | 2 video | NJ | 3 Sep | 3 Nov | $34–40K |
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 2 largest.
Spend by week the ad started
Tone
Share of the 31 ads with text that our model classified. Attack ads name an opponent.
Most attacked
- Zack Mullock$94.7K
- Mullock$64.6K
Targets as the ads name them, by spend; the spellings of Donald Trump are counted together, other names as written.
Topics
Spend by race: Federal 100%.
Spend by ad language: English 100%.
FEC committees
| FEC committee | Ads | Spend ($) |
|---|---|---|
| VAN DREW FOR CONGRESS C00661868 | 31 | $194.9K |
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.
Mullock wants to impose the LARGEST TAX INCREASE in AMERICAN HISTORY on South Jersey Families. Mullock will raise taxes on EVERYONE, even on families making under $150,000 a year: Mullock’s plan raises taxes for: - Working Families - Retirees - Social Security - Tipped Workers - Overtime Wages & more Say NO to Mullock!
2 September 2026 · Van Drew for Congress · $25–30K · 1M+ impressions · Attack · Ad Library
Mullock wants to impose the LARGEST TAX INCREASE in AMERICAN HISTORY on South Jersey Families. If Mullock gets his way, EVERYONE making less than $150,000 a year will be hit the hardest. Mullock WILL raise taxes on: Working Families Retirees Social Security Tipped Workers Overtime Wages & more Watch our newest ad, share it, and say NO to Mullock!
2 September 2026 · Van Drew for Congress · $20–25K · 900K+ impressions · Attack · Ad Library
Zack Mullock is WAY TOO EXTREME for South Jersey. He’s aligned with the most radical members of his Democrat Party and even donated to Bernie Sanders. Mullock even supports using OUR taxpayer dollars to give lawyers to CRIMINAL ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS who want to fight their deportation! Watch our newest ad, share it, and say NO to Mullock!
2 September 2026 · Van Drew for Congress · $20–25K · 1M+ impressions · Attack · Ad Library
South Jersey needs LOWER utility bills and a FIGHTER who won’t back down. Jeff Van Drew is taking on the utility companies, demanding refunds, and holding accountable those responsible for the increasing bills. It’s your money. You should keep more of it.
15 October 2026 · Van Drew for Congress · $10–15K · 1M+ impressions · Promotional · Ad Library
You can tell a lot about Zack Mullock by the people he associates with. How do we know Mullock is way too extreme for South Jersey? Mullock supported Bernie Sanders for President! Even worse, Mullock supports using OUR taxpayer dollars to give lawyers to criminal illegal immigrants who don’t want to be deported. Mullock: Can’t trust him. Can’t afford him.
18 September 2026 · Van Drew for Congress · $10–15K · 1M+ impressions · Attack · Ad Library
Want to know why the Electric Company hates Jeff Van Drew? 1.) Van Drew DEMANDED AN AUDIT of the electric company and got the Feds involved. 2.) Van Drew CAUGHT THEM RED-HANDED over-billing us. 3.) Van Drew WONT STOP FIGHTING for LOWER energy bills and real relief for South Jersey families. That's why one of the top leaders at the Electric Company just endorsed Jeff's opponent, Zack Mullock! What's that tell you? Big electric companies look out for their bottom line, but Congressman V
21 October 2026 · Van Drew for Congress · $8–9K · 900K+ impressions · Promotional · Ad Library
Pages that ran the ads
| Page | Ads | Spend ($) |
|---|---|---|
| Van Drew for Congress | 31 | $194.9K |
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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