United States 2026 · Parties and candidates · Senate, Texas
John Cornyn
John Cornyn’s FEC committees ran 31 paid political ads on Facebook and Instagram from 2 pages between 1 May 2026 and 23 May 2026. Meta reports $92.2–117.8K of spend. That makes John Cornyn the 92nd largest spender of the 1181 federal candidates with ads. Running for Senate, Texas. Party: Republicans.
Data from the Meta Ad Library, pulled 4 November 2026. Election on 3 November 2026.
31
ads on 2 pages
$105K
reported spend, range $92.2–117.8K
100%
of spend on federal races
$950
median spend per ad
Meta and Google side by side
On MetaFacebook · Instagram
$105K
31 ads on 2 pages, midpoint of Meta’s ranges, 4 May 2026 to 31 October 2026
- Largest page
- John Cornyn · $65.5K
- Federal races
- 100%
- Median spend per ad
- $950
- Attack ads, of text ads
- 68%
On Google and YouTubeSearch · YouTube · Display
$195.2–236.9K
9 ads from 1 verified advertiser account, Google’s ranges, 4 May 2026 to 26 May 2026
- Against Meta spend
- 2.1×
- Formats
- 2 video · 7 text
- Impressions
- 2.2M–2.6M
- Targeting declared
- age on 2 ads · gender on 2 ads
- States named
- Texas
- Last ad shown
- 26 May
Google advertiser accounts
| Advertiser | Ads | Formats | States | First ad | Last ad | Spend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TEXANS FOR SENATOR JOHN CORNYN INC. | 9 | 2 video · 7 text | TX | 22 Apr | 26 May | $195.2–236.9K |
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 22 ads with text that our model classified. Attack ads name an opponent.
Most attacked
- Ken Paxton$83.9K
- the Kens$950
Targets as the ads name them, by spend; the spellings of Donald Trump are counted together, other names as written.
Topics
Spend by race: Federal 100%.
Spend by ad language: English 99%.
FEC committees
| FEC committee | Ads | Spend ($) |
|---|---|---|
| TEXANS FOR SENATOR JOHN CORNYN INC. C00369033 | 31 | $105K |
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.
Three years of child abuse. Ken Paxton’s office cut the predator a deal. And the attorney defending him? The same lawyer connected to Paxton's donor, Nate Paul. How many more connected people get special treatment before Texans say enough?
7 May 2026 · John Cornyn · $10–15K · 600K+ impressions · Attack · Ad Library
While predators hunted for children, Ken Paxton was too distracted by his affairs and scandals to prosecute these monsters. Instead of protecting Texas kids, he cut deals that put criminals back on the streets.
1 May 2026 · Crooked Ken · $10–15K · 500K+ impressions · Attack · Ad Library
Ken Paxton calls himself a conservative fighter. EPIC City raised serious concerns. Other agencies acted. Went to court. Paxton had the power. Did nothing. No investigation. No enforcement. No results. That’s not leadership. Visit CrookedKen.com
1 May 2026 · John Cornyn · $9–10K · 350K+ impressions · Attack · Ad Library
Ken Paxton can't explain how he made millions while working on a government salary. When he cheated on his wife, she said she deserved nothing.
19 May 2026 · Crooked Ken · $8–9K · 500K+ impressions · Attack · Ad Library
I am proud to stand with President Trump and fight for the conservative values that make our country great. I’ve voted to advance his America First agenda over 99% of the time because it’s what is best for Texas and our nation.
23 May 2026 · John Cornyn · $6–7K · 350K+ impressions · Promotional · Ad Library
Every headline tells a story. Together? It’s a pattern. See Ken Paxton’s full record at Crookedken.com
13 May 2026 · John Cornyn · $5–6K · 200K+ impressions · Attack · Ad Library
Pages that ran the ads
| Page | Ads | Spend ($) |
|---|---|---|
| John Cornyn | 26 | $65.5K |
| Crooked Ken | 5 | $39.5K |
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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