United States 2026 · Parties and candidates · House, Florida 16
Kelly Kirschner
Result: Lost · 47.0% Unofficial count as of 6 November 2026.
Kelly Kirschner’s FEC committees ran 141 paid political ads on Facebook and Instagram from 1 page between 15 July 2026 and 26 October 2026. Meta reports $24–41.3K of spend. That makes Kelly Kirschner the 245th largest spender of the 1181 federal candidates with ads. Running for House, Florida 16. Party: Democrats.
Data from the Meta Ad Library, pulled 4 November 2026. Election on 3 November 2026.
141
ads on 1 page
$32.6K
reported spend, range $24–41.3K
100%
of spend on federal races
$50
median spend per ad
Meta and Google side by side
On MetaFacebook · Instagram
$32.6K
141 ads on 1 page, midpoint of Meta’s ranges, 4 May 2026 to 31 October 2026
- Largest page
- Kelly Kirschner for Congress · $32.6K
- Federal races
- 100%
- Median spend per ad
- $50
- Attack ads, of text ads
- 71%
On Google and YouTubeSearch · YouTube · Display
$55.8–71K
10 ads from 1 verified advertiser account, Google’s ranges, 4 May 2026 to 3 November 2026
- Against Meta spend
- 1.9×
- Formats
- 10 video
- Impressions
- 3.7M–4.2M
- Targeting declared
- no age or gender
- States named
- Florida
- Last ad shown
- 3 Nov
Google advertiser accounts
| Advertiser | Ads | Formats | States | First ad | Last ad | Spend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KELLY KIRSCHNER FOR CONGRESS | 10 | 10 video | FL | 14 Oct | 3 Nov | $55.8–71K |
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 141 ads with text that our model classified. Attack ads name an opponent.
Most attacked
- Sydney Gruters$9K
- Florida Republicans and Sydney Gruters$4.6K
- my opponent, Donald Trump and the RNC$448
- Donald Trump$150
Targets as the ads name them, by spend; the spellings of Donald Trump are counted together, other names as written.
Topics
Spend by race: Federal 100%.
Spend by ad language: English 100%.
FEC committees
| FEC committee | Ads | Spend ($) |
|---|---|---|
| KELLY KIRSCHNER FOR CONGRESS C00949073 | 141 | $32.6K |
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.
Kelly Kirschner has shown government can work for regular people—not big money. That’s the kind of leadership he’ll bring to Congress.
22 July 2026 · Kelly Kirschner for Congress · $5–6K · 250K+ impressions · Promotional · Ad Library
Kelly Kirschner has spent a lifetime solving problems for people, not powerful interests. That’s exactly what Washington needs.
22 July 2026 · Kelly Kirschner for Congress · $2.5–3K · 125K+ impressions · Promotional · Ad Library
Washington has been sold. It's time to take it back
23 July 2026 · Kelly Kirschner for Congress · $2.5–3K · 125K+ impressions · Attack · Ad Library
This race is shaping up to be one of the closest in the country. Here’s why: ✅ Florida Republicans redrew our map lines in a scheme to protect their majority in Congress — but today we are leading our GOP opponent ✅ My opponent is Sydney Gruters — the wife of the chair of the RNC and a longtime ally of Donald Trump and Ron DeSantis. She oversaw the closure of USF Sarasota-Manatee’s campus — a major jobs pipeline here in our district. ✅ Voters are sick of seeing rampant corruption while costs
25 September 2026 · Kelly Kirschner for Congress · $1.5–2K · 30K+ impressions · Attack · Ad Library
Hi, this is Kelly Kirschner — former Mayor of Sarasota and Democratic nominee for Florida’s 16th Congressional District. We have a clear choice in this race: a Trump-endorsed candidate or someone who will actually fight for you. My opponent, Sydney Gruters, was hand-picked by her husband, the Chair of the RNC, and Donald Trump, and is bankrolled by the special interests who’ve made life less affordable for Floridians. When I was Mayor of Sarasota, we went after dark money and passed the most c
25 September 2026 · Kelly Kirschner for Congress · $1–1.5K · 15K+ impressions · Attack · Ad Library
Right now, we are 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗯𝘆 𝟭 𝗽𝗼𝗶𝗻𝘁 in a GOP-held district that could decide the House Majority. We have a 𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙮 real shot at victory. This is Kelly Kirschner — former mayor of Sarasota and Democratic nominee for Florida’s 16th Congressional District. We have a clear choice in this race: the Trump-endorsed wife of the RNC Chair or someone who will actually fight for you. My opponent, Sydney Gruters, is a GOP insider who is bankrolled by the special interests who’ve made li
25 September 2026 · Kelly Kirschner for Congress · $900 – $999 · 15K+ impressions · Attack · Ad Library
Pages that ran the ads
| Page | Ads | Spend ($) |
|---|---|---|
| Kelly Kirschner for Congress | 141 | $32.6K |
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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