Race

U.S. House, Texas 31st 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.16

CandidateRaisedSpentCash on handOutside helpOutside opposition
John R. Carter1RepublicanIncumbent$1.4M$1.3M$171K$55K$0
Offer Vince Shlomi2RepublicanChallenger$334K$334K$0$0$0
Stuart Norman Whitlow3DemocratChallenger$204K$208K$0$0$0
Raymond H Hamden II4RepublicanChallenger$146K$148K$-1,927$0$0
Justin Early5DemocratChallenger$124K$106K$17K$0$0
Valentina Gomez Noriega6RepublicanChallenger$123K$123K$-29K$0$0
Gregory James Stoker7GreenChallenger$79K$66K$12K$0$0
Abhiram Garapati8RepublicanChallenger$55K$16K$39K$0$0
Steven Clay Dowell Jr9RepublicanChallenger$51K$50K$185$0$0
David Lee Berry10RepublicanChallenger$37K$37K$0$0$0
Elvis Arturo Lossa11RepublicanChallenger$11K$7,526$3,857$0$0
William P Abel12RepublicanChallenger$7,671$7,670$-120$0$0
Michael Howard Williams13RepublicanChallenger$0$0$68K$0$0
Jack McConnell14RepublicanChallenger$0$0$0$0$0
Brian Trautner15DemocratChallenger$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: John R Rep. Carterhttps://www.fec.gov/data/candidate/H2TX31044/
    H2TX31044
  2. 2
    FEC candidate record: Offer Vince Shlomihttps://www.fec.gov/data/candidate/H6TX31151/
    H6TX31151
  3. 3
    FEC candidate record: Stuart Norman Whitlowhttps://www.fec.gov/data/candidate/H4TX31081/
    H4TX31081
  4. 4
    FEC candidate record: Raymond H Hamden IIhttps://www.fec.gov/data/candidate/H6TX31086/
    H6TX31086
  5. 5
    FEC candidate record: Justin Earlyhttps://www.fec.gov/data/candidate/H6TX31094/
    H6TX31094
  6. 6
    FEC candidate record: Valentina Gomez Noriegahttps://www.fec.gov/data/candidate/H6TX31078/
    H6TX31078
  7. 7
    FEC candidate record: Gregory James Stokerhttps://www.fec.gov/data/candidate/H6TX31169/
    H6TX31169
  8. 8
    FEC candidate record: Abhiram Garapatihttps://www.fec.gov/data/candidate/H0TX31030/
    H0TX31030
  9. 9
    FEC candidate record: Steven Clay Dowell Jrhttps://www.fec.gov/data/candidate/H6TX31128/
    H6TX31128
  10. 10
    FEC candidate record: David Lee Berryhttps://www.fec.gov/data/candidate/H6TX31144/
    H6TX31144
  11. 11
    FEC candidate record: Elvis Arturo Lossahttps://www.fec.gov/data/candidate/H6TX31177/
    H6TX31177
  12. 12
    FEC candidate record: William P Abelhttps://www.fec.gov/data/candidate/H6TX31136/
    H6TX31136
  13. 13
    FEC candidate record: Michael Howard Williamshttps://www.fec.gov/data/candidate/H0TX31048/
    H0TX31048
  14. 14
    FEC candidate record: Jack McConnellhttps://www.fec.gov/data/candidate/H6TX31060/
    H6TX31060
  15. 15
    FEC candidate record: Brian Trautnerhttps://www.fec.gov/data/candidate/H6TX31110/
    H6TX31110
  16. 16
    Federal Election Commission bulk data, 2025–26 cyclehttps://www.fec.gov/data/browse-data/?tab=bulk-data
    Retrieved October 16, 2026 · Public record