United States 2026 · Parties and candidates · House, California 24
Robert Smith
Result: Lost · 33.9% Unofficial count as of 6 November 2026.
Robert Smith’s FEC committees ran 40 paid political ads on Facebook and Instagram from 1 page between 24 May 2026 and 26 October 2026. Meta reports $7–13K of spend. That makes Robert Smith the 496th largest spender of the 1181 federal candidates with ads. Running for House, California 24. Party: Republicans.
Data from the Meta Ad Library, pulled 4 November 2026. Election on 3 November 2026.
40
ads on 1 page
$10K
reported spend, range $7–13K
100%
of spend on federal races
$50
median spend per ad
Meta and Google side by side
On MetaFacebook · Instagram
$10K
40 ads on 1 page, midpoint of Meta’s ranges, 4 May 2026 to 31 October 2026
- Largest page
- Bob Smith for Congress · $10K
- Federal races
- 100%
- Median spend per ad
- $50
- Attack ads, of text ads
- 15%
On Google and YouTubeSearch · YouTube · Display
$5.3–7.2K
7 ads from 1 verified advertiser account, Google’s ranges, 4 May 2026 to 30 October 2026
- Against Meta spend
- 0.6×
- Formats
- 4 video · 3 text
- Impressions
- 531K–610K
- Targeting declared
- no age or gender
- States named
- California
- Last ad shown
- 30 Oct
Google advertiser accounts
| Advertiser | Ads | Formats | States | First ad | Last ad | Spend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Smith for Congress | 7 | 4 video · 3 text | CA | 24 Sep | 30 Oct | $5.3–7.2K |
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 39 ads with text that our model classified. Attack ads name an opponent.
Most attacked
- Carbajal$2.6K
- Rep. Carbajal$99
- Salud Carbajal$50
Targets as the ads name them, by spend; the spellings of Donald Trump are counted together, other names as written.
Topics
Spend by race: Federal 100%.
Spend by ad language: English 92%, Spanish 7.9%.
FEC committees
| FEC committee | Ads | Spend ($) |
|---|---|---|
| BOB SMITH FOR CONGRESS C00898882 | 40 | $10K |
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.
Our politicians don't want to solve problems. They want problems to exist forever so they can keep campaigning on them. Bob Smith is a 26-year Navy veteran and a problem solver, not a career politician. Vote Bob Smith for Congress this November.
13 October 2026 · Bob Smith for Congress · $1.5–2K · 250K+ impressions · Promotional · Ad Library
Ballots are out. Democracy isn't just about voting. It's about holding your elected officials accountable, and Carbajal has not delivered for the Central Coast. Mail your ballot in early, drop it in an official ballot drop box, or vote in person. However you vote, vote for change. Send Bob Smith to Congress.
13 October 2026 · Bob Smith for Congress · $1–1.5K · 200K+ impressions · Attack · Ad Library
Has your life gotten better? Is affordability better? Bob Smith is a 26-year Navy veteran and a problem solver, not a career politician. Vote Bob Smith for Congress this November.
10 October 2026 · Bob Smith for Congress · $1–1.5K · 175K+ impressions · Promotional · Ad Library
"Without competition, the best doesn't get to the top." Bob Smith on why he's running for Congress on the Central Coast.
26 October 2026 · Bob Smith for Congress · $100 – $199 · 25K+ impressions · Promotional · Ad Library
"It's time to stop this corruption in Washington, D.C." Bob Smith on corporate PAC money in Congress.
26 October 2026 · Bob Smith for Congress · $100 – $199 · 25K+ impressions · Promotional · Ad Library
Una justa reforma migratoria. Una oportunidad a la ciudadanía para los estudiantes de DACA. Por eso Alejandra Gutiérrez apoya a Bob Smith para el Congreso. Vote este 3 de noviembre.
10 October 2026 · Bob Smith for Congress · $100 – $199 · 15K+ impressions · Promotional · Ad LibrarySpanish
Pages that ran the ads
| Page | Ads | Spend ($) |
|---|---|---|
| Bob Smith for Congress | 40 | $10K |
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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