Texas 2026: $264.8M in candidate receipts, nearly even party split

A $264.8 million candidate book with 3,219 filers

The FEC candidate file attached to Texas lists 3,219 federal committees and $264.8 million in combined receipts. That roster covers House districts, statewide Senate lines, and other federal filers who appear in the Texas slice of FEC bulk data. Receipts include itemized and unitemized contributions that campaigns report, plus other inflows disclosed on FEC forms. The $264.8 million figure is not an estimate of advertising spent or of independent expenditures run by Super PACs.

Other-party and unaffiliated candidate receipts are $606,916 — 0.2% of the state candidate total. Almost all of the Texas receipt book is therefore sitting in the two major-party columns. The near-tie between $133.1 million Republican and $131.0 million Democratic is a fact about committee reports, not a forecast of seats.

Treat Texas’s candidate book as competitive on paper because $131.0 million and $133.1 million are close, and treat that observation as a filing fact, not as a race rating. The 3,219 committees and the 374,673 donors are still two files.

Republican $133.1M, Democratic $131.0M

Republican candidate receipts of $133.1 million are 50.3% of the $264.8 million Texas total. Democratic receipts of $131.0 million are 49.5%. The dollar gap between those two lines is about $2.1 million, which is small relative to the size of the book. A single amended report from a large Senate or House committee could flip which party sits first without changing the overall $264.8 million much.

LobbyVault does not treat that split as a statement about Texas voters. Party codes come from the candidate’s FEC registration. Donors are not coded Democratic or Republican in the individual contribution file. Anyone looking for a partisan map of the 374,673 Texas donors will not find it in these aggregates.

If a later FEC extract widens or closes the $131.0 million / $133.1 million gap, the Texas FEC totals page will show it. This guide’s printed $264.8 million is a snapshot. PAC and Super PAC directories remain the tables for money that never entered a candidate committee.

$3.57 billion from Texas donors is a different ledger

Individual contributions attributed to Texas add to $3.57 billion from 374,673 donors. That donor book is larger than the $264.8 million candidate book because Texas residents give to national PACs, Super PACs, party committees, and campaigns that file in other states. A contribution from Dallas to a Super PAC registered in Washington, D.C., still counts in the Texas donor total and does not automatically appear in the Texas candidate receipt total.

Keeping the two series separate is the point of the state hub. Researchers who want “how much Texas campaigns raised” should use $264.8 million. Researchers who want “how much money left Texas households into federal politics” should use $3.57 billion. FEC.gov is the source for both.

What the candidate count does and does not mean

Three thousand two hundred nineteen candidates is a high filing count. It includes primary fields, withdrawn committees that still file residual reports, and presidential or multi-state filers who show a Texas connection in the FEC file. It is not a count of nominees. Sorting the Texas hub by receipts shows that a smaller set of committees holds most of the $264.8 million.

The PAC directory and Super PAC tracker are the right next tables if the question is independent spending rather than candidate receipts. Those committees can raise and spend money that never appears inside a candidate’s $264.8 million line.

Using the Texas FEC totals page

The live Texas table on LobbyVault carries these 2026 cycle figures and links each committee to FEC identifiers. Candidate, PAC, and Super PAC directories share the same bulk-data backbone. If an amended FEC report lands after this guide was written, the table updates from FEC.gov; this prose does not invent a newer number.

A close party split on $264.8 million in candidate receipts

Democratic candidate receipts of $131.0 million (49.5%) and Republican receipts of $133.1 million (50.3%) sit close together on Texas’s $264.8 million book. Other-party receipts are $606,916 (0.2%). A gap that small can reverse after one amended report from a large committee. LobbyVault reports the numbers as filed. It does not treat 49.5% / 50.3% as a prediction.

3,219 federal candidate committees produced those receipts. Many hold little of $264.8 million. The Texas hub’s receipt sort, not the raw filer count, shows which campaigns moved money. The candidate directory attaches FEC IDs so an original report can be opened.

$3.57 billion from 374,673 Texas donors remains a separate series. The close party split on candidate receipts does not describe those donors. Super PAC and PAC gifts from Texas addresses sit in $3.57 billion and sit outside $264.8 million unless they were contributed to a Texas-tagged candidate committee.

Every dollar figure on this Texas guide is a 2026-cycle snapshot from FEC.gov aggregates indexed on LobbyVault. Committees still file. Refunds and redesignations still post. The 3,219-committee inventory can lengthen. $264.8 million can rise or fall. $3.57 billion from 374,673 donors can move when the individual contribution extract is rebuilt.

State-office campaigns in Texas file under state law, not with the FEC. Those reports are outside $264.8 million and outside $3.57 billion. Mixing federal and state disclosure systems produces a total that no agency published. This page stays on FEC.gov.

The live Texas table is the place to look after an amendment. Candidate, PAC, and Super PAC directories open the same bulk data. This prose will not silently rewrite $264.8 million or $3.57 billion after you load the page.

Questions

How much money have Texas federal candidates raised in 2026?

Texas-associated federal candidate committees reported $264.8 million in receipts for the 2026 cycle, covering 3,219 filers. That is a candidate-receipt total from FEC.gov, not a total of independent expenditures or of all money given by Texans.

Is Texas campaign money mostly Republican or Democratic?

On candidate receipts, the split is nearly even: Republicans $133.1 million (50.3%) and Democrats $131.0 million (49.5%). Other filers reported $606,916. The split uses candidate party codes, not donor party IDs.

How much have Texas donors given in the 2026 cycle?

FEC individual contribution aggregates show $3.57 billion from 374,673 Texas donors. That series includes gifts to PACs, Super PACs, party committees, and out-of-state candidates, so it is larger than the $264.8 million in Texas candidate receipts.

Where can I verify Texas FEC totals?

LobbyVault indexes FEC.gov bulk data. The Texas FEC totals page, the candidate directory, and the PAC and Super PAC trackers all point back to those public filings. Original reports remain on FEC.gov.