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Published October 27, 2026 6:48am
Democrats have leaned into outrage surrounding Jeffrey Epstein to whip up voter sentiment, spending over $36 million on Epstein-related ads in the 2026 midterm elections , according to an AdImpact analysis cited by Politico.
Epstein has become a central theme as part of the midterm cycle, with candidates often trading accusations over who was somehow connected to the late sex offender. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer’s (D-NY) Senate Majority PAC alone said it spent over $20 million on Epstein ads in Senate races in Maine, Iowa, Ohio, Kansas, Georgia, and Alaska.
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The mountain of funds hasn’t focused on a handful of ads either — CBS News tallied over 500 ads featuring Epstein or pedophiles run this cycle, most of them from Democrats.
The ads typically focus on donors who were connected to Epstein, incumbents’ votes to not release the Epstein files , or occasionally references to the candidates in the files themselves.
Some Republicans have…
