United States 2026 · Parties and candidates · House, Minnesota 8
Trina Swanson
Result: Lost · 46.9% Unofficial count as of 6 November 2026.
Trina Swanson’s FEC committees ran 95 paid political ads on Facebook and Instagram from 1 page between 7 August 2026 and 27 October 2026. Meta reports $31.8–44.5K of spend. That makes Trina Swanson the 220th largest spender of the 1181 federal candidates with ads. Running for House, Minnesota 8. Party: Democrats.
Data from the Meta Ad Library, pulled 4 November 2026. Election on 3 November 2026.
95
ads on 1 page
$38.2K
reported spend, range $31.8–44.5K
100%
of spend on federal races
$150
median spend per ad
Spend by week the ad started
Tone
Share of the 95 ads with text that our model classified. Attack ads name an opponent.
Most attacked
- Stauber$2.4K
- Pete Stauber$1.6K
- Pete$1.1K
Targets as the ads name them, by spend; the spellings of Donald Trump are counted together, other names as written.
Topics
Spend by race: Federal 100%.
Spend by ad language: English 100%.
FEC committees
| FEC committee | Ads | Spend ($) |
|---|---|---|
| TRINA FOR CONGRESS C00933382 | 95 | $38.2K |
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.
Let’s bring affordability, stability, and opportunity home.
19 September 2026 · Trina for Congress · $7–8K · 1M+ impressions · Promotional · Ad Library
For Trina Swanson, public service means accountability. Representatives should answer to the people who sent them there and stay focused on the communities they serve.
7 October 2026 · Trina for Congress · $3.5–4K · 600K+ impressions · Promotional · Ad Library
$100 at the grocery store doesn't fill half a cart anymore. You should not have to work overtime just to stay even. I am running for Congress to tackle the root causes by stopping corporate price gouging, protecting union wages, and keeping good jobs right here in our state.
7 October 2026 · Trina for Congress · $3–3.5K · 500K+ impressions · Promotional · Ad Library
Stauber voted yes on H.R. 1. Trina Swanson’s priorities include affordable healthcare, manageable everyday costs and stronger rural communities.
25 September 2026 · Trina for Congress · $1.5–2K · 250K+ impressions · Attack · Ad Library
In 25 years of public service, showing up has always been part of the job. Trina Swanson never stopped. Vote Nov. 3.
27 October 2026 · Trina for Congress · $1.5–2K · 200K+ impressions · Promotional · Ad Library
Trina Swanson’s 2nd Let’s Fix It! Town Hall will take place in Cambridge on Tuesday, September 22. We'll focus on two questions: What gets in the way of having a good life right here in Isanti County? And what would create more opportunity close to home? 📍 Armed Forces Reserve and Community Center, Cambridge 📅 Tuesday, September 22 🕡 6:30–8:30 PM Democrat, Republican, Independent or somewhere in between, you’re welcome. Trina believes a representative works for everyone, whether you voted f
19 September 2026 · Trina for Congress · $900 – $999 · 60K+ impressions · Promotional · Ad Library
Pages that ran the ads
| Page | Ads | Spend ($) |
|---|---|---|
| Trina for Congress | 95 | $38.2K |
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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