2018 cycle fundraising by Texas candidates

The join versus either hub

LobbyVault indexes Texas and the 2018 cycle as separate hubs and as this tie. The tie's dollar figure is $241,818,524.65. The cycle's unfiltered figure is $2,698,163,707.14. Adding them double-counts the 9.0% slice. Subtracting $241,818,524.65 from $2,698,163,707.14 yields $2,456,345,182.49 in other office states — that subtraction is valid because both numbers use the same cycle extract.

Do not rank Texas as a winner or loser in 2018. This join has one office state. Neighboring cycle-state pages are other keys.

Figures are candidate receipts only. Not independent expenditures. Not committee operating expenditures. Not federal awards. Source: FEC.gov.

Candidate records versus named people

221 is a candidate-record count, not a named roster. This prose does not invent candidate names. FEC candidate master files remain on FEC.gov for line-level rows.

$241,818,524.65 attaches to those 221 records as a sum. Mean $1,094,201.47 attaches as a ratio. Neither is a typical Texas campaign without a median, which the packet omitted.

Texas versus other office states in 2018

Other office states in the 2018 file absorbed $2,456,345,182.49 (91.0%) and 2197 candidate records (90.9%). Texas absorbed $241,818,524.65 (9.0%) and 221 records (9.1%). Those sentences use the same national cycle book of $2,698,163,707.14 and 2418.

Open the 2018 election-cycle page without a Texas filter. Open this page when both filters matter.

Packet slug 2018-texas-candidate-receipts is the LobbyVault filename for this 2018 × Texas join. Canonical path is /ties/2018-texas-candidate-receipts/. Overlay the cycle hub and the state hub; do not treat either hub as $241,818,524.65.

Cycle 2018 (midterm) plus office state TX is the two-part key behind $241,818,524.65. Drop the cycle and the page becomes a multi-year state hub. Drop the state and the page becomes the national cycle hub of $2,698,163,707.14. Keep both.

Keep both join sides in every citation of the headline total. This /ties/ page is a snapshot of packet facts, not a substitute for live FEC.gov bulk files. Amended reports can move either side of the join; the newer extract controls. Internal links stay on the packet hrefs only. Unitemized activity and independent expenditures remain outside these totals.

Share of the cycle book, not of USAspending

USAspending is not the denominator. $2,698,163,707.14 is. 9.0% of $2,698,163,707.14 is not a share of federal awards in Texas. Mixing those frames converts campaign receipts into spending without a source.

Open Texas campaign finance for FEC state coverage. Open this page for Texas × 2018 candidate receipts only. Do not add $241,818,524.65 to USAspending.

Recompute the dollar share from the raw figures: 241,818,524.65 divided by 2,698,163,707.14 is 9.0%. The complement 2,456,345,182.49 is $2,456,345,182.49, which is 91.0% of the national 2018 book. Candidate share uses 221 / 2418.

FEC candidate receipts are not USAspending obligations. $241,818,524.65 has no award count beside it in this packet. Do not fold $241,818,524.65 into federal spending in Texas. Different statutes, different forms, different tables.

Snapshot versus live extract

This prose freezes the packet. FEC.gov continues. If the live Texas hub shows a different 2018 total than $241,818,524.65, or the live 2018 hub shows a different national total than $2,698,163,707.14, trust the live extract. Do not average the two systems.

Until then, the join is $241,818,524.65 from 221 candidate records in Texas in 2018, inside a cycle book of $2,698,163,707.14 from 2418 candidates (9.0% of dollars). Both sides of the join stay in the title and H1.

Texas campaign-finance coverage still includes every other cycle. This tie does not. Researchers who need a multi-year mix should leave this URL and open the Texas hub. Researchers who need Texas in 2018 should stay here.

Do not invent candidate names. 221 is a record count. Mean about $1,094,201.47 is arithmetic. The packet published cycle, state, $241,818,524.65, 221, $2,698,163,707.14, and 2418.

Four hrefs, no invented URLs

Only packet hrefs are used: 2018 election cycle; Texas campaign finance; all election cycles; all FEC ties. No third-party URLs. No invented /candidates/ name lists. A cycle × office-state join does not grow a roster page.

$241,818,524.65 in 2018 from office state TX is the citation core. Source: FEC.gov.

Candidate receipts are the only money in $241,818,524.65 and $2,698,163,707.14. Independent expenditures and USAspending awards are other files. Mixing those files with this join would invent a total the packet does not contain.

If a later extract revises $241,818,524.65 or $2,698,163,707.14, the live Texas hub and the live 2018 hub control. This file is a packet snapshot, not a parallel disclosure system. Amended FEC reports can move either side of the join.

Questions

How much did Texas candidates raise in 2018?

This extract records $241,818,524.65 in FEC candidate receipts where office state is TX and cycle is 2018, across 221 candidate records. That is the cycle-and-state join, not the national 2018 book of $2,698,163,707.14 from 2418 candidates. No candidate names are in the packet. Source: FEC.gov. Not independent expenditures.

Is office state the same as donor state for Texas in 2018?

No. Office state is the state of the office sought. Donor state is a different FEC field and is not this join. $241,818,524.65 can include itemized gifts from other states to Texas candidates. 221 candidate records follow the office-state filter only. Cite FEC.gov candidate receipts grouped by election cycle and office state.

What share of 2018 candidate receipts came from Texas offices?

$241,818,524.65 is 9.0% of the $2,698,163,707.14 national 2018 cycle book. 221 candidate records are 9.1% of 2418 nationally. Other office states account for $2,456,345,182.49. Quote dollars and counts separately. Do not upgrade 9.0% into a donor-geography share or a USAspending share.

Do Texas candidate receipts in 2018 fund federal grants there?

No. These figures are FEC candidate receipts, not USAspending awards. $241,818,524.65 does not become a contract or assistance award because both datasets can mention Texas. Different statutes, different forms. This packet has no obligation dollars and no award counts. Filings remain on FEC.gov.