United States 2026 / By state
United States · Midterm elections · 3 November 2026 · By state
Where the money went, state by state
Pick a state to see its races on Meta: the Senate and House contests, the governor and legislature, ballot measures, who paid for the ads and whom they attacked.
Ads delivered from 4 May 2026 to 4 November 2026 · Spend by Meta’s ranges · Results: unofficial count as of 6 November 2026
Spend on the map and off it
The map places $285M of the money (59%) on the state whose race or measure the ads are about. $198M (41%) was about no single state: party fundraising, control of Congress, national issues.
Every state
Spend placed in a state by the race or measure its ads are about. National messages (party fundraising, control of Congress) belong to no state and are not on the map.
| # | State | Spend | Dem. | Rep. | Costliest race | Senate · Governor | Top advertiser |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | California | $38.4M | 33% | 6.4% | Ballot measure | Gov. D Becerra | No on 40: Protect Funding for Schools, Healthcare & Public Safety |
| 2 | Texas | $30.3M | 55% | 40% | Senate | Sen. D TalaricoGov. D Hinojosa | James Talarico |
| 3 | Michigan | $21.4M | 71% | 22% | Senate | Sen. D El-SayedGov. D Benson | Abdul El-Sayed |
| 4 | Ohio | $19.3M | 57% | 40% | Senate | Sen. D BrownGov. D Acton | Vivek Ramaswamy |
| 5 | Florida | $14.6M | 44% | 31% | Senate | Sen. R MoodyGov. R Donalds | Angie Nixon for Florida |
| 6 | Georgia | $14.6M | 63% | 25% | Senate | Sen. D OssoffGov. D Bottoms | Jon Ossoff |
| 7 | New York | $12.7M | 60% | 33% | Legislature | Gov. D Hochul | Bruce Blakeman for Governor - Make New York Affordable |
| 8 | Iowa | $10.9M | 65% | 31% | House, district not named | Sen. D TurekGov. D Sand | Josh Turek |
| 9 | Arizona | $10M | 35% | 50% | Governor | Gov. D Hobbs | Turning Point PAC |
| 10 | Wisconsin | $9M | 51% | 46% | Governor | Gov. D Crowley | Tom Tiffany |
| 11 | Alaska | $8.2M | 53% | 34% | Senate | Sen. not calledGov. not called | Mary Peltola |
| 12 | Maine | $8M | 68% | 28% | Senate | Sen. D JacksonGov. D Pingree | Troy Jackson |
| 13 | Pennsylvania | $6.7M | 65% | 31% | Governor | Gov. D Shapiro | Josh Shapiro |
| 14 | North Carolina | $5.9M | 62% | 29% | Senate | Sen. D Cooper | Roy Cooper |
| 15 | Colorado | $5.6M | 52% | 6.3% | Ballot measure | Sen. D HickenlooperGov. D Weiser | Manny Rutinel for Colorado |
| 16 | Minnesota | $5.6M | 65% | 26% | Legislature | Sen. D FlanaganGov. D Klobuchar | Ilhan Omar |
| 17 | South Carolina | $5.4M | 58% | 37% | Senate | Sen. D AndrewsGov. R Wilson | Dr. Annie Andrews |
| 18 | Kansas | $5M | 64% | 26% | Senate | Sen. D HamiltonGov. not called | Adam Hamilton for Kansas |
| 19 | Illinois | $4.8M | 58% | 13% | Governor | Sen. D StrattonGov. D Pritzker | JB Pritzker |
| 20 | Massachusetts | $3.6M | 40% | 33% | Governor | Sen. D MarkeyGov. D Healey | Mike Minogue for Governor |
| 21 | New Hampshire | $3.3M | 52% | 44% | Senate | Sen. D PappasGov. R Ayotte | Chris Pappas |
| 22 | Nevada | $3.1M | 50% | 29% | Governor | Gov. D Ford | A More Affordable Nevada |
| 23 | Missouri | $2.9M | 14% | 18% | Ballot measure | Missouri Promise | |
| 24 | Maryland | $2.8M | 73% | 14% | Local | Gov. D Moore | Wes Moore |
| 25 | Tennessee | $2.5M | 19% | 53% | Governor | Sen. R HagertyGov. R Blackburn | Hatley for Governor |
| 26 | Virginia | $2.5M | 65% | 17% | House, district not named | Sen. D Warner | Eugene Vindman for Congress |
| 27 | Louisiana | $2.5M | 33% | 44% | Senate | Sen. R Letlow | Conrad 4 Congress |
| 28 | New Jersey | $2.3M | 67% | 23% | House, district not named | Sen. D Booker | Dr. Adam Hamawy |
| 29 | Oregon | $2.1M | 41% | 21% | Governor | Sen. D MerkleyGov. D Kotek | Tina Kotek for Oregon |
| 30 | Oklahoma | $1.8M | 15% | 65% | Legislature | Sen. R HernGov. R Mazzei | Oklahoma State Medical Association |
| 31 | Alabama | $1.8M | 23% | 62% | Senate | Sen. R MooreGov. R Tuberville | Doug for Alabama |
| 32 | Nebraska | $1.7M | 25% | 43% | Senate | Sen. R RickettsGov. R Pillen | Democrat Dan Osborn |
| 33 | New Mexico | $1.6M | 72% | 16% | Governor | Sen. D LujanGov. D Haaland | Deb Haaland |
| 34 | Washington | $1.5M | 78% | 13% | House WA-3 | Marie Gluesenkamp Perez for Congress | |
| 35 | Connecticut | $1.4M | 68% | 22% | Legislature | Gov. D Lamont | Chris Murphy |
| 36 | Montana | $1.4M | 30% | 40% | Senate | Sen. R Alme | AFP Action |
| 37 | Indiana | $1.1M | 44% | 31% | Legislature | Mrvan for Congress | |
| 38 | Kentucky | $902.5K | 33% | 37% | Local | Sen. R Barr | Charles Booker |
| 39 | South Dakota | $825K | 7.0% | 69% | Governor | Sen. R RoundsGov. R Rhoden | Toby Doeden |
| 40 | Idaho | $790.9K | 12% | 51% | Senate | Sen. R RischGov. R Little | Jim Risch for US Senate |
| 41 | Utah | $782.6K | 28% | 38% | Legislature | All In For Utah PAC | |
| 42 | Mississippi | $708.1K | 74% | 15% | Senate | Sen. not called | Scott Colom For Senate |
| 43 | Arkansas | $674.1K | 26% | 48% | Senate | Sen. R CottonGov. R Sanders | Tom Cotton |
| 44 | West Virginia | $610.4K | 20% | 50% | Legislature | Sen. R Capito | Shelley Moore Capito |
| 45 | Rhode Island | $560.5K | 70% | 12% | Governor | Sen. D ReedGov. D Foulkes | Jack Reed |
| 46 | Delaware | $552.8K | 63% | 21% | House, at-large | Sen. D Coons | Sarah McBride |
| 47 | Wyoming | $517.7K | 16% | 50% | Legislature | Sen. R HagemanGov. R Barlow | Frank Chapman for Congress |
| 48 | Hawaii | $464.1K | 47% | 2.8% | Local | Gov. D Green | Josh Green for Hawaii |
| 49 | District of Columbia | $446.1K | 61% | 6.9% | Local | Janeese Lewis George | |
| 50 | North Dakota | $353.8K | 16% | 45% | Legislature | Citizens Alliance of North Dakota | |
| 51 | Vermont | $256.7K | 55% | 18% | Legislature | Gov. R Scott | Time for a Change VT |
A state comes from the actor model’s reading of each ad (its text, page and payer), or from the FEC record when a candidate’s committee paid. A page’s ads can fall in several states. Spend is the sum of Meta’s range midpoints, in dollars.