2026 Pollie & Reed Award Winners
POLLIE AWARD: Independent expenditure campaign - for governor - bronze
One Giant Lead Bold Action
POLLIE AWARD: Best use of negative or contrast - silver
REED AWARD: BEST VILLAIN IN A TV AD
Dr. Mark Downey for Virginia Delegate Bon Voyage
POLLIE AWARD: Best use of humor - silver
Kacey Carnegie for Virginia Delegate Fundraising
pollie award: best use of negative or contrast - bronze
reed award: best production in a tv ad - post-production
Nicole Cole for Virginia Delegate Repeating
pollie award: best use of testimonial - bronze
Vinnie Kearney for New Jersey Assembly Vinnie
pollie award: best unused idea - gold
reed award: best tv ad that never saw the light of day
Michael Feggans for Virginia Delegate Stories
REED AWARd: best tv ad - biographical
Dr. Mark Downey for Virginia Delegate Dr. D
reed award: Best Online Video - Longer than 2 Minutes
Zach Beecher for Congress Solve
2025 Pollie & Reed Award Winners
pollie award: Television - Ballot Initiative Division For Statewide - bronze
Alaska No on 2 Our Own
reed award: toughest tv ad
CHC BOLD PAC (TX-34) Threat
reed award: Best TV Ad on a Shoestring Budget
Patty Kim for Pennsylvania State Senate Voice
reed award: Outstanding Copywriting in an Online Video
CHC Bold PAC (U.S. Senate - Arizona) Bosses
2024 Pollie & Reed Award Winners
POLLIE AWARD: Best TV Ad for State Legislature Candidate - Bronze
REED AWARD: Best Sound Design in a TV Ad
Schuyler VanValkenburg for Virginia State Senate Drill
POLLIE AWARD: Best TV Ad for Statewide Ballot Initiative - Gold
One Person One Vote (Ohio No on Issue 1) Scissors
POLLIE AWARD: Best Radio Ad for Ballot Initiative - Gold
REED AWARD: Best Radio Ad for Ballot Initiative
One Person One Vote (Ohio No on Issue 1) Our Vote
REED AWARD: Most Original TV Ad
Aaron Rouse for Virginia State Senate Molds You
POLLIE AWARD: Best Use of Contrast - SILVER
REED AWARD: Most Effective Comparative TV Ad
Schuyler VanValkenburg for Virginia State Senate One Book
REED AWARD: Best Villain in TV Ad
Schuyler VanValkenburg for Virginia State Senate Again and Again
POLLIE AWARD: Best Radio Ad for State Legislature Candidate - Gold
Schuyler VanValkenburg for Virginia State Senate Hey Siri
2023 Pollie & Reed Award Winners
REED award: Best TV Ad for Primary – House/Senate
Andrea Salinas for Congress Slowly
Pollie award: Best TV ad for IE CAMPAIGN - BRONZE
REED award: Best TV Ad for IE – House/Senate
HMP (IL-17)
Tells Tales
REED award: Best Sound Design in a TV Ad
DCCC (AZ-04) Day One
REED award: Best Online Video – 2 Minutes or Under
Coloradans For Ballot Transparency
Explainer
REED award: Best Use of Humor in a TV Ad
Nan Whaley (OH Governor)
Contempt
2022 Pollie & Reed Award Winners
Pollie award: Best ad for Web video - silver
REED AWARD: Best Online Video, Longform
Nan Whaley (OH Governor) Tough
pollie award: best tv ad for state legislature
REED AWARD: Best TV Ad for State LEGISLATURE
Briana Sewell (VA Delegate) Same Street
Pollie Award: Best ad for IE campaign - special election - u.s. house - Silver
REED AWARD: Best TV Ad for Special Election
DMFI PAC (OH-11)
Divided
2021 Pollie & Reed Award Winners
Pollie Award: Best Ad for U.S. House - Gold
Reed Award: Innovation in Virtual Video & Ad Production
Teresa Leger Fernandez (NM-03)
Tamales
pollie award: best ad for statewide ballot initiative - gold
Yes on 118: Colorado Families First
April
Pollie Award: best ad for mayor (regional west) - Silver
Reed award: Best Ad for Mayoral Campaign
Todd Gloria for San Diego Mayor
Again
pollie award: best ad for statewide ballot initiative in spanish - Bronze
Yes on 118: Colorado Families First
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