United States 2026 · Parties and candidates · House, Texas 23
Katy Stout
Result: Won · 52.1% Unofficial count as of 6 November 2026.
Katy Stout’s FEC committees ran 20 paid political ads on Facebook and Instagram from 1 page between 20 May 2026 and 21 October 2026. Meta reports $11.7–14.6K of spend. That makes Katy Stout the 442nd largest spender of the 1181 federal candidates with ads. Running for House, Texas 23. Party: Democrats.
Data from the Meta Ad Library, pulled 4 November 2026. Election on 3 November 2026.
20
ads on 1 page
$13.1K
reported spend, range $11.7–14.6K
100%
of spend on federal races
$300
median spend per ad
Meta and Google side by side
On MetaFacebook · Instagram
$13.1K
20 ads on 1 page, midpoint of Meta’s ranges, 4 May 2026 to 31 October 2026
- Largest page
- Katy Padilla Stout for Congress · $13.1K
- Federal races
- 100%
- Median spend per ad
- $300
- Attack ads, of text ads
- 32%
On Google and YouTubeSearch · YouTube · Display
$124–145K
5 ads from 1 verified advertiser account, Google’s ranges, 4 May 2026 to 3 November 2026
- Against Meta spend
- 10.2×
- Formats
- 5 video
- Impressions
- 4M–4.7M
- Targeting declared
- no age or gender
- States named
- Texas
- Last ad shown
- 3 Nov
Google advertiser accounts
| Advertiser | Ads | Formats | States | First ad | Last ad | Spend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KATY PADILLA STOUT FOR CONGRESS | 5 | 5 video | TX | 2 Oct | 3 Nov | $124–145K |
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 19 ads with text that our model classified. Attack ads name an opponent.
Most attacked
- Brandon Herrera$8K
- Greg Abbott$650
- DHS$350
Targets as the ads name them, by spend; the spellings of Donald Trump are counted together, other names as written.
Topics
Spend by race: Federal 100%.
Spend by ad language: English 95%, English and Spanish 2.7%.
FEC committees
| FEC committee | Ads | Spend ($) |
|---|---|---|
| KATY PADILLA STOUT FOR CONGRESS C00926121 | 20 | $13.1K |
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.
Brandon Herrera doesn't give a damn about the cost of diesel or feeding a family. But Katy Padilla Stout does.
9 October 2026 · Katy Padilla Stout for Congress · $7–8K · 350K+ impressions · Attack · Ad Library
We're TIED in TX-23! >> teamkaty.org/give Your help right now will go straight into our final push to reach every voter who will decide this race. We have a real shot at flipping this seat, but only if we close strong. Please, chip in whatever you can today and help flip TX-23. >> https://teamkaty.org/give
21 October 2026 · Katy Padilla Stout for Congress · $600 – $699 · 15K+ impressions · Promotional · Ad Library
📈 Our electric bills are about to skyrocket to pay for these massive transmission lines. They are going to destroy miles of beautiful Texas Hill Country landscape and impose upon the rights of property owners across TX-23. Contact Gov. Greg Abbott today and tell him to call a special session of the Legislature to put the brakes on. this destructive project. 📩 https://gov.texas.gov/apps/contact-us/opinion
25 May 2026 · Katy Padilla Stout for Congress · $600 – $699 · 70K+ impressions · Attack · Ad Library
We shouldn't build another data center in Texas until Texans have had their voices heard. Data centers will affect our water supply, our energy resources, and our environment for many years. You have my word that I won't accept a penny from a data center PAC. As a member of Congress, my heart and my vote will always be with Texas families, not data center corporations. Click Follow to join our campaign!
20 May 2026 · Katy Padilla Stout for Congress · $600 – $699 · 35K+ impressions · Promotional · Ad Library
West Texas agrees: We don't need a border wall in the Big Bend. Take a minute and add your name to the growing list of Americans who oppose the DHS Big Bend Wall project. SIGN HERE: https://www.change.org/p/stop-the-construction-of-the-wall-in-big-bend-ranch-state-park-big-bend-national-park
20 May 2026 · Katy Padilla Stout for Congress · $600 – $699 · 40K+ impressions · Attack · Ad Library
Construction may be "paused" but we must still KEEP UP THE PRESSURE. Take a minute and add your name to the growing list of Americans who oppose the DHS Big Bend Wall project. SIGN HERE: https://www.change.org/p/stop-the-construction-of-the-wall-in-big-bend-ranch-state-park-big-bend-national-park
21 August 2026 · Katy Padilla Stout for Congress · $500 – $599 · 25K+ impressions · Attack · Ad Library
Pages that ran the ads
| Page | Ads | Spend ($) |
|---|---|---|
| Katy Padilla Stout for Congress | 20 | $13.1K |
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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