United States 2026 · Parties and candidates · House, California 14
Melissa Hernandez
Result: Not yet called · 43.5% Unofficial count as of 6 November 2026.
Melissa Hernandez’s FEC committees ran 67 paid political ads on Facebook and Instagram from 1 page between 6 May 2026 and 21 July 2026. Meta reports $25–34.1K of spend. That makes Melissa Hernandez the 268th largest spender of the 1181 federal candidates with ads. Running for House, California 14. Party: Democrats.
Data from the Meta Ad Library, pulled 4 November 2026. Election on 3 November 2026.
67
ads on 1 page
$29.6K
reported spend, range $25–34.1K
100%
of spend on federal races
$150
median spend per ad
Meta and Google side by side
On MetaFacebook · Instagram
$29.6K
67 ads on 1 page, midpoint of Meta’s ranges, 4 May 2026 to 31 October 2026
- Largest page
- Melissa Hernandez for Congress · $29.6K
- Federal races
- 100%
- Median spend per ad
- $150
- Attack ads, of text ads
- 0.0%
On Google and YouTubeSearch · YouTube · Display
$4–11.2K
68 ads from 1 verified advertiser account, Google’s ranges, 4 May 2026 to 17 June 2026
- Against Meta spend
- 0.3×
- Formats
- 5 video · 63 image
- Impressions
- 1.2M–1.4M
- Targeting declared
- age on 13 ads
- States named
- California
- Last ad shown
- 17 Jun
Google advertiser accounts
| Advertiser | Ads | Formats | States | First ad | Last ad | Spend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MELISSA HERNANDEZ FOR CONGRESS | 68 | 5 video · 63 image | CA | 21 May | 17 Jun | $4–11.2K |
Google publishes no ad text; the link on each account opens its ads in Google’s Ads Transparency Center. An account is tied to this page by its FEC committee; a party page lists its 1 largest.
Spend by week the ad started
Tone
Share of the 66 ads with text that our model classified. Attack ads name an opponent.
Topics
Spend by race: Federal 100%.
Spend by ad language: English 71%.
FEC committees
| FEC committee | Ads | Spend ($) |
|---|---|---|
| MELISSA HERNANDEZ FOR CONGRESS C00932541 | 67 | $29.6K |
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.
Putting you first. Former Mayor of Dublin. Proud Latina. Proud Mother. Candidate for Congress in CA-14.
13 May 2026 · Melissa Hernandez for Congress · $2.5–3K · 200K+ impressions · Promotional · Ad Library
Melissa has lived your struggles and will fight for your future.
7 May 2026 · Melissa Hernandez for Congress · $1–1.5K · 80K+ impressions · Promotional · Ad Library
Melissa has lived your struggles and will lower your cost of living.
7 May 2026 · Melissa Hernandez for Congress · $1–1.5K · 150K+ impressions · Promotional · Ad Library
Putting you first. Former Mayor of Dublin. Proven Leader. Proud Latina. Proud Mother.
13 May 2026 · Melissa Hernandez for Congress · $900 – $999 · 250K+ impressions · Promotional · Ad Library
Join the many community members in supporting Melissa Hernandez in her race for Congress. Ballot have now dropped, vote Melissa Hernandez on June 2 and June 16 to put YOU first. #teammelissa #ca14 #congress
20 May 2026 · Melissa Hernandez for Congress · $800 – $899 · 200K+ impressions · Promotional · Ad Library
It’s official — my first campaign ad is live. Putting you first isn’t just a tagline. It’s the reason I’m running and the standard I’ll hold myself to every single day in Congress. Watch the ad, share it with someone who needs to hear this message, and let’s get to work. #TeamMelissa #ca14
6 May 2026 · Melissa Hernandez for Congress · $600 – $699 · 90K+ impressions · Promotional · Ad Library
Pages that ran the ads
| Page | Ads | Spend ($) |
|---|---|---|
| Melissa Hernandez for Congress | 67 | $29.6K |
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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