Race

U.S. House, Texas 9th District (2026)

Everyone who filed with the Federal Election Commission for this seat, with what they raised and what outside groups spent.

FEC filings don't record primary results, so this list includes candidates who lost a primary or dropped out. Money is from each campaign's latest FEC report, shown on its page.18

CandidateRaisedSpentCash on handOutside helpOutside opposition
Alexandra Mealer1RepublicanChallenger$2.1M$1.7M$362K$5.6M$362K
Terry Virts2DemocratChallenger$665K$454K$2,903$10K$0
Briscoe Cain3RepublicanChallenger$621K$596K$25K$48K$515K
Dan Mims4RepublicanChallenger$425K$424K$1,790$0$0
Steve Stockman5RepublicanChallenger$252K$208K$44K$0$0
R. Todd Ivey6DemocratChallenger$193K$193K$0$50K$0
Jaimy Blanco7RepublicanChallenger$122K$123K$0$0$0
Crystal Sarmiento8RepublicanChallenger$79K$72K$7,875$0$0
James Buford9DemocratChallenger$73K$73K$0$0$0
Leticia Gutierrez10DemocratChallenger$55K$37K$19K$307K$637K
Dwayne Bradley Stovall11RepublicanChallenger$28K$29K$0$0$0
Roy Morales12IndependentChallenger$6,008$2,327$-320$0$0
Terry Lee Thain13RepublicanChallenger$5,250$3,397$1,859$0$0
Peter Filler14DemocratChallenger$4,144$4,201$0$0$0
Peter Van Emmert15RepublicanChallenger$0$0$0$0$0
Alexandria Butler16RepublicanChallenger$0$0$0$0$0
Earnest Clayton17DemocratChallenger$0$0$0$0$0

Sources

Every number on this page points here. Each one links to the public record.

  1. 1
    FEC candidate record: Alexandra Mealerhttps://www.fec.gov/data/candidate/H6TX09140/
    H6TX09140
  2. 2
    FEC candidate record: Terry Virtshttps://www.fec.gov/data/candidate/H6TX09207/
    H6TX09207
  3. 3
    FEC candidate record: Briscoe Rowell Cain IIIhttps://www.fec.gov/data/candidate/H6TX09124/
    H6TX09124
  4. 4
    FEC candidate record: Dan Mimshttps://www.fec.gov/data/candidate/H6TX09165/
    H6TX09165
  5. 5
    FEC candidate record: Steve Stockmanhttps://www.fec.gov/data/candidate/H0TX09077/
    H0TX09077
  6. 6
    FEC candidate record: R. Todd Iveyhttps://www.fec.gov/data/candidate/H6TX09215/
    H6TX09215
  7. 7
    FEC candidate record: Jaimy Blancohttps://www.fec.gov/data/candidate/H8TX29110/
    H8TX29110
  8. 8
    FEC candidate record: Crystal Sarmientohttps://www.fec.gov/data/candidate/H6TX09199/
    H6TX09199
  9. 9
    FEC candidate record: James Bufordhttps://www.fec.gov/data/candidate/H4TX06232/
    H4TX06232
  10. 10
    FEC candidate record: Leticia Gutierrezhttps://www.fec.gov/data/candidate/H6TX09231/
    H6TX09231
  11. 11
    FEC candidate record: Dwayne Bradley Stovallhttps://www.fec.gov/data/candidate/H6TX09157/
    H6TX09157
  12. 12
    FEC candidate record: Roy Moraleshttps://www.fec.gov/data/candidate/H6TX09173/
    H6TX09173
  13. 13
    FEC candidate record: Terry Lee Thainhttps://www.fec.gov/data/candidate/H6TX09181/
    H6TX09181
  14. 14
    FEC candidate record: Peter Fillerhttps://www.fec.gov/data/candidate/H4TX02181/
    H4TX02181
  15. 15
    FEC candidate record: Peter Van Emmerthttps://www.fec.gov/data/candidate/H6TX09108/
    H6TX09108
  16. 16
    FEC candidate record: Alexandria Butlerhttps://www.fec.gov/data/candidate/H6TX09116/
    H6TX09116
  17. 17
    FEC candidate record: Earnest Claytonhttps://www.fec.gov/data/candidate/H6TX18273/
    H6TX18273
  18. 18
    Federal Election Commission bulk data, 2025–26 cyclehttps://www.fec.gov/data/browse-data/?tab=bulk-data
    Retrieved October 16, 2026 · Public record