In Ohio, state-level candidates and PACs have spent $19,924 from their campaign accounts on services from Facebook in the 2022 election cycle so far. Facebook received 0.03 percent of all reported expenditures.

According to reports filed with the Ohio Secretary of State between Jan. 1, 2021, and Apr. 13, 2022, here are the top candidates and PACs that have spent campaign funds with Facebook.

Top 10 Ohio campaigns spending money with Facebook

Of the $19,924 spent with Facebook, 90.95 percent came from these 10 campaign accounts.

Top Campaign Expenditures with Facebook (1/1/2021 – 4/13/2022)

Rank	Total Paid to Facebook	Name	Account Type
1.	$9,505.17	Joe Blystone	Candidate PAC
2.	$2,864.63	Casey Weinstein	Candidate PAC
3.	$2,249.82	Phillip Robinson	Candidate PAC
4.	$866.91	The Matriots	Non-candidate PAC
5.	$594.61	Christian Johnson	Candidate PAC
6.	$532.83	Juanita Brent	Candidate PAC
7.	$458.88	Gary Click	Candidate PAC
8.	$378.03	Theresa Gavarone	Candidate PAC
9.	$350.00	Pickaway County Patriot Alliance	Non-candidate PAC
10.	$319.14	Summit County Democratic Party Executive Committee Restricted Fund	Non-candidate PAC

Campaign expenditures with Facebook in 12 states

Campaign expenditures vary widely. Here is how spending with Facebook in Ohio compares to 12 other states with data available from Transparency USA for the most recent election cycle:

Comparison of total campaign finance expenditures with Facebook, by state

Rank	State	Total Paid to Facebook	Reporting Period
1	California	$5,290,745	1/1/2021- 4/23/2022
2	Virginia	$4,486,863	1/1/2020-12/31/2021*
3	Texas	$2,675,276	1/1/2021 – 5/14/2022
4	Michigan	$194,180	1/1/2021 – 4/20/2022
5	Minnesota	$166,072	1/1/2021 – 3/31/2022
6	Arizona	123,154	1/1/2021 – 3/31/2022
7	Pennsylvania	$106,513	1/1/2021 – 3/9/2022
8	Wisconsin	$101,978	1/1/2021 – 3/21/2022
9	North Carolina	$78,960	1/1/2021 – 4/30/2022
10	Florida	$36,148	1/1/2021 – 3/31/202
11	Indiana	$29,534	1/1/2021 – 4/8/2022
12	Ohio	$19,924	1/1/2021 – 4/13/2022

*Virginia’s two-year election cycles end in an odd-numbered year. The first available reports for Virginia’s 2023 election cycle are due Jul. 17, 2022.

While spending varies widely between states, no state on Transparency USA has reported more than 1.06 percent of total campaign expenditures on services from Facebook in the most recent cycle.

The data above are based on campaign finance reports that active Ohio PACs submitted to the Ohio Secretary of State. Transparency USA publishes campaign finance data following major reporting deadlines. State or federal law may require filers to submit additional reports.

Report Name	Report Due Date
2021 Annual	1/31/2022
2022 Pre-Primary	4/21/2022
2022 Post-Primary	6/10/2022
2022 Semiannual	7/29/2022
2022 Pre-General	10/27/2022
2022 Post-General	12/16/2022

This article is a joint publication from Ballotpedia and Transparency USA, who are working together to provide campaign finance information for state-level elections. Learn more about our work here.