United States 2026 · Parties and candidates · House, Kentucky 1
John Williams
Result: Lost · 32.4% Unofficial count as of 6 November 2026.
John Williams’s FEC committees ran 21 paid political ads on Facebook and Instagram from 1 page between 7 May 2026 and 24 October 2026. Meta reports $500 – $2.6K of spend. That makes John Williams the 882nd largest spender of the 1181 federal candidates with ads. Running for House, Kentucky 1. Party: Democrats.
Data from the Meta Ad Library, pulled 4 November 2026. Election on 3 November 2026.
21
ads on 1 page
$1.5K
reported spend, range $500 – $2.6K
100%
of spend on federal races
$50
median spend per ad
Spend by week the ad started
Tone
Share of the 21 ads with text that our model classified. Attack ads name an opponent.
Most attacked
- James Comer$150
Targets as the ads name them, by spend; the spellings of Donald Trump are counted together, other names as written.
Topics
Spend by race: Federal 100%.
Spend by ad language: English 100%.
FEC committees
| FEC committee | Ads | Spend ($) |
|---|---|---|
| WILLIAMS FOR KENTUCKY CAMPAIGN C00904243 | 21 | $1.5K |
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.
Hey y'all, Drew Williams here. I'm running for the United States House to take the kind of community work I've been doing locally and bring it to Congress. If you want to help send a lifelong community servant to Congress and change the way that we represent people, I'm asking you to donate $25 today so we can flip this seat. Thank you all so much!
7 May 2026 · John "Drew" Williams for KY US House 1 · $300 – $399 · 10K+ impressions · Promotional · Ad Library
If you are ready for a different kind of representation... WELCOME TO THE TEAM! Check out our new social media campaign ad. I am here for you Williamsforky.com
22 October 2026 · John "Drew" Williams for KY US House 1 · $100 – $199 · 5K+ impressions · Promotional · Ad Library
I’d rather spend my time talking about wages, healthcare, food costs, and how we make life better for working families in Kentucky’s 1st District. But when James Comer goes on national television and tries to divide people based on race, immigration status, or where they live, somebody needs to tell the truth. The facts don't support what he's saying. They show working people in communities across this country are facing many of the same struggles: rising costs, stagnant wages, and an economy
16 June 2026 · John "Drew" Williams for KY US House 1 · $100 – $199 · 2K+ impressions · Attack · Ad Library
My opponent hasn’t held a public town hall since 2019. If you work for the people, you show up and stand in front of them. That's why I spend my days at diners, churches, and town festivals, listening to and understanding the needs of my community. This Nov. 3, vote for Drew Williams for KY-01.
24 October 2026 · John "Drew" Williams for KY US House 1 · $0 – $99 · 3K+ impressions · Promotional · Ad Library
Election day is Tuesday, November 3rd. This is a close race and it all comes down to you. Make your plan to vote! govote.ky.gov
24 October 2026 · John "Drew" Williams for KY US House 1 · $0 – $99 · 2K+ impressions · Informational · Ad Library
Family farms are getting squeezed by fuel and fertilizer costs while corporate agribusiness gets all the breaks. That's not how it should be. Send me to DC and I’ll fight for the family farm down the road. This Nov. 3, vote for Drew Williams for KY-01.
24 October 2026 · John "Drew" Williams for KY US House 1 · $0 – $99 · 3K+ impressions · Promotional · Ad Library
Pages that ran the ads
| Page | Ads | Spend ($) |
|---|---|---|
| John "Drew" Williams for KY US House 1 | 21 | $1.5K |
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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