United States 2026 · Parties and candidates · House, North Carolina 1
Laurie Buckhout
Result: Lost · 46.8% Unofficial count as of 6 November 2026.
Laurie Buckhout’s FEC committees ran 147 paid political ads on Facebook and Instagram from 3 pages between 16 September 2026 and 26 October 2026. Meta reports $83.9–112.4K of spend. That makes Laurie Buckhout the 100th largest spender of the 1181 federal candidates with ads. Running for House, North Carolina 1. Party: Republicans.
Data from the Meta Ad Library, pulled 4 November 2026. Election on 3 November 2026.
147
ads on 3 pages
$98.1K
reported spend, range $83.9–112.4K
100%
of spend on federal races
$250
median spend per ad
Meta and Google side by side
On MetaFacebook · Instagram
$98.1K
147 ads on 3 pages, midpoint of Meta’s ranges, 4 May 2026 to 31 October 2026
- Largest page
- Laurie Buckhout for Congress · $89K
- Federal races
- 100%
- Median spend per ad
- $250
- Attack ads, of text ads
- 87%
On Google and YouTubeSearch · YouTube · Display
$215.4–271K
66 ads from 1 verified advertiser account, Google’s ranges, 4 May 2026 to 4 November 2026
- Against Meta spend
- 2.5×
- Formats
- 66 video
- Impressions
- 5.8M–6.8M
- Targeting declared
- age on 66 ads · gender on 66 ads
- States named
- North Carolina
- Last ad shown
- 4 Nov
Google advertiser accounts
| Advertiser | Ads | Formats | States | First ad | Last ad | Spend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAURIE BUCKHOUT FOR CONGRESS | 66 | 66 video | NC | 30 Sep | 4 Nov | $215.4–271K |
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 147 ads with text that our model classified. Attack ads name an opponent.
Most attacked
- Don Davis$74.3K
- Democrats$3.5K
- a coordinated spoiler campaign$2.6K
- Don Davis and Joe Biden$496
Targets as the ads name them, by spend; the spellings of Donald Trump are counted together, other names as written.
Topics
Spend by race: Federal 100%.
Spend by ad language: English 100%.
FEC committees
| FEC committee | Ads | Spend ($) |
|---|---|---|
| LAURIE BUCKHOUT FOR CONGRESS C00853499 | 147 | $98.1K |
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.
Hear it straight from Senior Chair of the House Agriculture Committee, Jimmy Dixon: when the votes matter, Don Davis abandons our farmers. Don Davis switched his vote on the 2017 Farm Act from Yes to No AFTER a provision was added to shield our agricultural communities from predatory unions. Don Davis disappointed farmers with his NO vote on the Farm Act of 2017! I will NEVER turn my back on our farmers, and I will ALWAYS fight to make sure they thrive right here in Eastern North Carolina!
7 October 2026 · Laurie Buckhout for Congress · $7–8K · 450K+ impressions · Attack · Ad Library
In Don Davis's recent ad, he says, "In Eastern North Carolina, you are the company that you keep." He's actually right about that. So who is the company Don Davis keeps? Hakeem Jeffries and the Soros family have bankrolled thousands of dollars into his campaign. Elizabeth Warren endorsed his run for Congress. Instead of standing up for Eastern North Carolina, Don Davis would rather cave to socialists like AOC and Ilhan Omar. He even supported a group that sponsored drag queens and sex toys in
7 October 2026 · Laurie Buckhout for Congress · $7–8K · 500K+ impressions · Attack · Ad Library
NEW: Don Davis spent $10,000 of YOUR taxpayer dollars for a photo op at the border…then voted against border security MULTIPLE TIMES. Eastern North Carolina got a picture, and Hakeem Jeffries got his vote. Don Davis puts his party ahead of us when it matters most. If you’re ready for change, I need your vote!
16 October 2026 · Laurie Buckhout for Congress · $5–6K · 400K+ impressions · Attack · Ad Library
In Congress, Don Davis voted to raise fuel prices, raise prescription drug costs, and kill rural hospitals. Now his allies are attacking me for his failures. More lies from a desperate career politician. It’s time to fire Do Nothing Don Davis.
29 September 2026 · Laurie Buckhout for Congress · $4.5–5K · 350K+ impressions · Attack · Ad Library
In Congress, I will always SHOW UP to fight for our veterans, because this is personal to me. I know the price military families pay because we lived it for 30 years, and I will never let our veterans down. Vote Laurie Buckhout on November 3rd.🇺
21 September 2026 · Laurie Buckhout for Congress · $4.5–5K · 400K+ impressions · Promotional · Ad Library
What a great day at the State Fair! Loved watching the tobacco auction, catching up with so many old friends, and learning a thing or two from the Master himself! Early voting is underway across North Carolina, so make sure you get out and cast your vote! 🇺🇸 https://vote.lauriebuckhoutforcongress.com/
26 October 2026 · Laurie Buckhout for Congress · $3–3.5K · 175K+ impressions · Promotional · Ad Library
Pages that ran the ads
| Page | Ads | Spend ($) |
|---|---|---|
| Laurie Buckhout for Congress | 122 | $89K |
| Democrat Don Davis | 17 | $4.9K |
| Do Nothing Don Davis | 8 | $4.2K |
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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