Race

U.S. House, Texas 26th 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.6

CandidateRaisedSpentCash on handOutside helpOutside opposition
Brandon Gill1RepublicanIncumbent$4.2M$2.9M$1.4M$25$0
Ernest Robinson Lineberger III2DemocratChallenger$122K$123K$3,125$0$0
Steven James Shook3DemocratChallenger$17K$15K$3,807$0$0
William Robert Cunningham Jr.4IndependentChallenger$0$0$0$0$0
Phil Gray5LibertarianChallenger$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: Brandon Gillhttps://www.fec.gov/data/candidate/H4TX26149/
    H4TX26149
  2. 2
    FEC candidate record: Ernest Robinson Lineberger IIIhttps://www.fec.gov/data/candidate/H4TX26172/
    H4TX26172
  3. 3
    FEC candidate record: Steven James Shookhttps://www.fec.gov/data/candidate/H6TX26144/
    H6TX26144
  4. 4
    FEC candidate record: William Robert Cunningham Jr.https://www.fec.gov/data/candidate/H0TX26170/
    H0TX26170
  5. 5
    FEC candidate record: Phil Grayhttps://www.fec.gov/data/candidate/H6TX01261/
    H6TX01261
  6. 6
    Federal Election Commission bulk data, 2025–26 cyclehttps://www.fec.gov/data/browse-data/?tab=bulk-data
    Retrieved October 16, 2026 · Public record