United States 2026 · Parties and candidates · House, Illinois 8
Jennifer Davis
Result: Lost · 36.2% Unofficial count as of 6 November 2026.
Jennifer Davis’s FEC committees ran 79 paid political ads on Facebook and Instagram from 1 page between 7 May 2026 and 19 October 2026. Meta reports $12.3–20.5K of spend. That makes Jennifer Davis the 389th largest spender of the 1181 federal candidates with ads. Running for House, Illinois 8. Party: Republicans.
Data from the Meta Ad Library, pulled 4 November 2026. Election on 3 November 2026.
79
ads on 1 page
$16.4K
reported spend, range $12.3–20.5K
100%
of spend on federal races
$150
median spend per ad
Spend by week the ad started
Tone
Share of the 79 ads with text that our model classified. Attack ads name an opponent.
Most attacked
- Melissa Bean$1.2K
Targets as the ads name them, by spend; the spellings of Donald Trump are counted together, other names as written.
Topics
Spend by race: Federal 100%.
Spend by ad language: English 97%, Spanish 3.0%.
FEC committees
| FEC committee | Ads | Spend ($) |
|---|---|---|
| JENNIFER DAVIS FOR CONGRESS C00919142 | 79 | $16.4K |
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.
Washington doesn't need more of the same. It needs something different — and Illinoisans have another choice besides a career politician trying to make a comeback. In business, you don't kick the can. You name and identify the problem and solve it ASAP. In D.C., waiting on the next election is the norm — and that only hurts workers, seniors, and families. Not the politicians. We need to address the affordability and cost of living problem yesterday, not tomorrow or after November. It's time for
9 October 2026 · Jennifer Davis for Congress · $1–1.5K · 125K+ impressions · Attack · Ad Library
Melissa Bean spent 6 years in Congress, and families are still paying for it. 💸 Her votes in 2010 added costs to our health care, and she’s supported raising taxes on seniors’ Social Security. Now she wants to go back for more. Illinois deserves better. Jennifer Davis is a mom of 10 and a businesswoman who spent 35 years meeting payroll and balancing budgets. She’ll work to bring costs down, not drive them up. On November 3rd, vote for Jennifer Davis for Congress. Early voting is open now.
19 October 2026 · Jennifer Davis for Congress · $400 – $499 · 25K+ impressions · Attack · Ad Library
My opponent is Wall Streets Favorite Politician! When the big banks needed a rescue in 2008, Melissa Bean was there for them. When Illinois families needed stronger protections from those same banks, she worked against them. After Congress, she cashed in BIG because she was cozy with Wall Street. The 8th District doesn’t need a career politician or Washington Elitist. Jennifer Davis built a business from scratch, met payroll for 35 years, and raised 10 kids right here. She answers to families
19 October 2026 · Jennifer Davis for Congress · $400 – $499 · 20K+ impressions · Attack · Ad Library
Seniors worked hard and played by the rules. Now rising costs are squeezing their incomes—while Washington delivers the same failed results. Jennifer Davis spent 35 years building a business, creating jobs, and solving real problems. She’ll protect seniors. No ifs, ands, or buts. Vote Jennifer Davis for Congress on November 3rd.
27 August 2026 · Jennifer Davis for Congress · $400 – $499 · 100K+ impressions · Promotional · Ad Library
Everyday costs just keep climbing—groceries, housing, utilities, insurance—while Washington delivers the same failed results. Jennifer Davis spent 35 years building a business, creating jobs, and solving real problems. She’s a political outsider who knows when something isn’t working, you change it. Illinois needs results-focused leadership. Jennifer Davis is ready to deliver it. Vote Jennifer Davis for Congress on November 3rd.
26 August 2026 · Jennifer Davis for Congress · $400 – $499 · 100K+ impressions · Promotional · Ad Library
Jennifer Davis spent 35 years building a business into a global tech company, creating hundreds of jobs and solving real problems. A mom of 10 and political outsider, Jennifer knows leadership comes with real responsibility. She’s ready to bring proven leadership and a results-driven approach to Congress. Illinoians deserve better and want change now. Jennifer Davis is ready to deliver. Vote Jennifer Davis for Congress on November 3rd.
26 August 2026 · Jennifer Davis for Congress · $400 – $499 · 25K+ impressions · Promotional · Ad Library
Pages that ran the ads
| Page | Ads | Spend ($) |
|---|---|---|
| Jennifer Davis for Congress | 79 | $16.4K |
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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