United States 2026 · Parties and candidates · House, California 40
Ken Calvert
Result: Not yet called · 54.2% Unofficial count as of 6 November 2026.
Ken Calvert’s FEC committees ran 9 paid political ads on Facebook and Instagram from 1 page between 7 May 2026 and 31 May 2026. Meta reports $4.3–6K of spend. That makes Ken Calvert the 649th largest spender of the 1181 federal candidates with ads. Running for House, California 40. Party: Republicans.
Data from the Meta Ad Library, pulled 4 November 2026. Election on 3 November 2026.
9
ads on 1 page
$5.1K
reported spend, range $4.3–6K
100%
of spend on federal races
$350
median spend per ad
Meta and Google side by side
On MetaFacebook · Instagram
$5.1K
9 ads on 1 page, midpoint of Meta’s ranges, 4 May 2026 to 31 October 2026
- Largest page
- Ken Calvert · $5.1K
- Federal races
- 100%
- Median spend per ad
- $350
- Attack ads, of text ads
- 78%
On Google and YouTubeSearch · YouTube · Display
$88.6–112.3K
35 ads from 1 verified advertiser account, Google’s ranges, 4 May 2026 to 3 November 2026
- Against Meta spend
- 19.5×
- Formats
- 35 video
- Impressions
- 5.7M–6.7M
- Targeting declared
- age on 31 ads · gender on 31 ads
- States named
- California
- Last ad shown
- 3 Nov
Google advertiser accounts
| Advertiser | Ads | Formats | States | First ad | Last ad | Spend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KEN CALVERT FOR CONGRESS COMMITTEE | 35 | 35 video | CA | 24 Apr | 3 Nov | $88.6–112.3K |
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 9 ads with text that our model classified. Attack ads name an opponent.
Most attacked
- Young Kim$3.5K
Targets as the ads name them, by spend; the spellings of Donald Trump are counted together, other names as written.
Topics
Spend by race: Federal 100%.
Spend by ad language: English 100%.
FEC committees
| FEC committee | Ads | Spend ($) |
|---|---|---|
| KEN CALVERT FOR CONGRESS COMMITTEE C00257337 | 9 | $5.1K |
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.
I’ve worked with Sheriff Chad Bianco to keep Riverside County safe and stop radical woke liberals in Sacramento. I’m honored to earn Sheriff Bianco’s support and work to combat RINO’s like Young Kim who join Democrats to stop President Trump’s agenda.
11 May 2026 · Ken Calvert · $1.5–2K · 450K+ impressions · Attack · Ad Library
Voters in the 40th District have a clear choice when it comes to which candidate supports enforcing our immigration laws and securing the border. This is why I'm the only candidate who's ever been endorsed by President Trump and Republican groups throughout the district.
7 May 2026 · Ken Calvert · $1–1.5K · 300K+ impressions · Promotional · Ad Library
Gas prices are out of control! Congresswoman Young Kim would make gas even more expensive. Young Kim backed efforts to raise gas taxes. Even worse? She supported a new vehicle-miles-traveled tax that would hammer Riverside County drivers who commute to work. Thankfully we can vote for Congressman Ken Calvert, who has fought to lower gas taxes. Calvert has also worked to lower gas prices by increasing energy supplies and creating more jobs. Vote Ken Calvert for Congress.
24 May 2026 · Ken Calvert · $600 – $699 · 125K+ impressions · Attack · Ad Library
Young Kim has been caught lying about her record of supporting President Trump and lying about my record. Why is she lying? Because she knows she betrayed Trump when she worked with Democrats to censure him. And she knows I’m the only candidate in this race Trump has ever endorsed. But don’t take my word for it - just listen to what President Trump has said.
16 May 2026 · Ken Calvert · $600 – $699 · 125K+ impressions · Attack · Ad Library
Thank you President Trump for your support and friendship! Together, we have delivered results for the American people, including a secure border, lower taxes and restoring common sense. I’m proud to be the only candidate in this race who has ever earned Trump’s endorsement. I will keep working with President Trump to fight for you and your family.
31 May 2026 · Ken Calvert · $300 – $399 · 60K+ impressions · Promotional · Ad Library
I’m proud to have the support of California Republicans, like Carl DeMaio, who know I’m the only consistent conservative in this race. Young Kim has only stood with President Trump when it benefited her and has failed to join our Republican fights for Voter ID and other causes.
16 May 2026 · Ken Calvert · $300 – $399 · 80K+ impressions · Attack · Ad Library
Pages that ran the ads
| Page | Ads | Spend ($) |
|---|---|---|
| Ken Calvert | 9 | $5.1K |
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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