United States 2026 · Parties and candidates · House, Iowa 2
Joe Mitchell
Result: Lost · 45.6% Unofficial count as of 6 November 2026.
Joe Mitchell’s FEC committees ran 29 paid political ads on Facebook and Instagram from 1 page between 18 August 2026 and 23 October 2026. Meta reports $8.4–11.7K of spend. That makes Joe Mitchell the 493rd largest spender of the 1181 federal candidates with ads. Running for House, Iowa 2. Party: Republicans.
Data from the Meta Ad Library, pulled 4 November 2026. Election on 3 November 2026.
29
ads on 1 page
$10K
reported spend, range $8.4–11.7K
100%
of spend on federal races
$150
median spend per ad
Meta and Google side by side
On MetaFacebook · Instagram
$10K
29 ads on 1 page, midpoint of Meta’s ranges, 4 May 2026 to 31 October 2026
- Largest page
- Joe Mitchell for Congress · $10K
- Federal races
- 100%
- Median spend per ad
- $150
- Attack ads, of text ads
- 14%
On Google and YouTubeSearch · YouTube · Display
$157.7–199.9K
13 ads from 1 verified advertiser account, Google’s ranges, 4 May 2026 to 4 November 2026
- Against Meta spend
- 17.8×
- Formats
- 13 video
- Impressions
- 5.1M–5.8M
- Targeting declared
- age on 13 ads · gender on 13 ads
- States named
- Iowa
- Last ad shown
- 4 Nov
Google advertiser accounts
| Advertiser | Ads | Formats | States | First ad | Last ad | Spend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Mitchell For Congress | 13 | 13 video | IA | 23 May | 4 Nov | $157.7–199.9K |
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 29 ads with text that our model classified. Attack ads name an opponent.
Most attacked
- Lindsay James$4K
Targets as the ads name them, by spend; the spellings of Donald Trump are counted together, other names as written.
Topics
Spend by race: Federal 100%.
Spend by ad language: English 100%.
FEC committees
| FEC committee | Ads | Spend ($) |
|---|---|---|
| JOE MITCHELL FOR CONGRESS C00918979 | 29 | $10K |
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.
Small towns built Iowa. The people here work hard and deserve a fair shot to get ahead. Lindsay James wants higher taxes, benefits for illegal immigrants, and boys in girls sports. Joe Mitchell will fight to lower costs, create opportunity, and put Iowa families first.
22 October 2026 · Joe Mitchell for Congress · $3–3.5K · 250K+ impressions · Attack · Ad Library
Joe Mitchell built this community with homes regular people can afford. He helps families live the American dream. Ignore the BS. Vote Joe Mitchell for Congress.
14 October 2026 · Joe Mitchell for Congress · $800 – $899 · 80K+ impressions · Promotional · Ad Library
I am proud of what we have built here in Clear Lake. The Emerald Cove development is a $12 million dollar investment for affordable homes right here in rural Iowa. I think we could use a few more builders in Washington, DC and far less bureaucrats.
17 September 2026 · Joe Mitchell for Congress · $800 – $899 · 100K+ impressions · Promotional · Ad Library
☑️ Support Term Limits ☑️ Ban Insider Trading ☑️ Refuse Corporate PAC Money In Congress, Joe Mitchell will BULLDOZE Washington's corrupt system.
21 August 2026 · Joe Mitchell for Congress · $600 – $699 · 100K+ impressions · Promotional · Ad Library
Lemonade, families and not a socialist in sight. Great day at the Dubuque County Fair.
19 August 2026 · Joe Mitchell for Congress · $400 – $499 · 30K+ impressions · Promotional · Ad Library
Politicians in Washington shouldn't get rich while Iowa families struggle to afford groceries, housing, and child care. It's time to put regular people like Joe Mitchell in charge.
8 September 2026 · Joe Mitchell for Congress · $300 – $399 · 60K+ impressions · Promotional · Ad Library
Pages that ran the ads
| Page | Ads | Spend ($) |
|---|---|---|
| Joe Mitchell for Congress | 29 | $10K |
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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