United States 2026 · Parties and candidates · House, Virginia 7
Rick Smithers
Rick Smithers’s FEC committees ran 22 paid political ads on Facebook and Instagram from 1 page between 1 July 2026 and 3 August 2026. Meta reports $1.1–3.3K of spend. That makes Rick Smithers the 828th largest spender of the 1181 federal candidates with ads. Running for House, Virginia 7. Party: Republicans.
Data from the Meta Ad Library, pulled 4 November 2026. Election on 3 November 2026.
22
ads on 1 page
$2.2K
reported spend, range $1.1–3.3K
100%
of spend on federal races
$50
median spend per ad
Spend by week the ad started
Tone
Share of the 21 ads with text that our model classified. Attack ads name an opponent.
Topics
Spend by race: Federal 100%.
Spend by ad language: English 89%.
FEC committees
| FEC committee | Ads | Spend ($) |
|---|---|---|
| RICK SMITHERS FOR CONGRESS C00952432 | 22 | $2.2K |
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.
On Tuesday, August 4th, Republicans in Virginia’s 7th District will choose who will carry our conservative values to Washington. I’m a pastor, veteran and blue collar worker who’s spent my life working hard and serving others. We have exactly one week left before Election Day! Early voting has begun! Your choice matters! https://ricksmithersforcongress.com/ #votered #republicans #faithfamilyfreedom #congress #virginia
30 July 2026 · Rick Smithers · $700 – $799 · 50K+ impressions · Promotional · Ad Library
On Tuesday, August 4th, Republicans in Virginia's 7th District will choose who will carry our conservative values to Washington. I’m a pastor, veteran and blue collar worker who’s spent my life working hard and serving others. We have exactly one week left before Election Day! Early voting has begun! Your choice matters! #votered #republicans #faithfamilyfreedom #congress #conservatives
31 July 2026 · Rick Smithers · $100 – $199 · 15K+ impressions · Promotional · Ad Library
Vote Rick Smithers for Congress in district 7! August 4th!
30 July 2026 · Rick Smithers · $100 – $199 · 4K+ impressions · Promotional · Ad Library
Pastor / Veteran / Blue Collar / Class “A” Contractor / Republican candidate for VA-07
3 August 2026 · Rick Smithers · $0 – $99 · 9K+ impressions · Promotional · Ad Library
Election Day is August 4th for the Virginia primary in district 7. Early voting is underway as well. Vote Rick Smithers for Congress. https://ricksmithersforcongress.com/ #faithfamilyfreedom #republican #congress #virginia #2a
2 August 2026 · Rick Smithers · $0 – $99 · 2K+ impressions · Promotional · Ad Library
As a blue collar guy, pastor and a veteran there shouldn’t be a divide between Washington and the American people But for many families, it feels like there is. When policies are written without understanding what it’s like to run a small business, work a trade, serve in uniform, farm your own land or struggle to afford groceries, everyday Americans are the ones who pay the price. Government should never lose sight of the people it serves. @highlight @Cc - Culpeper County Republican Committe
30 July 2026 · Rick Smithers · $0 – $99 · 4K+ impressions · Promotional · Ad Library
Pages that ran the ads
| Page | Ads | Spend ($) |
|---|---|---|
| Rick Smithers | 22 | $2.2K |
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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