2026 general election
Texas 8th District
The candidate who raised the most money won. · Incumbent retired. Republican hold.
$2.5M in receipts plus outside spending is tied to the 2026 Texas 8th District race: $2.5M raised by the campaigns, $474K of it from PACs, plus $8K from outside groups (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Oct 14, 2026). Jessica Steinmann (Republican) won and was the top fundraiser.
Receipts + outside spending
$2.5M
Raised by campaigns
$2.5M
PAC checks
$474K
Outside money
$8K
Candidates
Raised by the campaign Outside money supportingOutside money attacking Democrat Republican Other
Jessica SteinmannRepublican
✓ Won- Raised
- $2.4M
- Spent
- $2.4M
- From individuals
- $890K
- From PACs
- $471K
- From party
- $0
- Own money & loans
- $650K
- Outside money for
- $8K
- Outside money against
- $0
Who paid: 19% of Steinmann's money came from PACs
Corporate $111K (30%)Trade group $42K (11%)Leadership PAC $126K (34%)Membership $23K (6%)Union $3K (1%)Super PAC $18K (5%)Other $52K (14%)
- Valero Energy Corporation Corporate$10K
- Koch, Inc. Corporate$10K
- Phillips 66 Corporate$10K
- Buckeye Victory Fund Leadership PAC$10K
- American Revival PAC Other$10K
- Emmer Victory Committee Leadership PAC$10K
- Centerpoint Energy, Inc. Corporate$10K
- Mcmorris Rodgers Win the Future Fund Super PAC$10K
Biggest outside spenders
- Nra Victory Fund, Inc. · $8K supporting
Laura JonesDemocrat
✗ Lost- Raised
- $31K
- Spent
- $29K
- From individuals
- $28K
- From PACs
- $3K
- From party
- $300
- Own money & loans
- $0
- Outside money for
- $0
- Outside money against
- $0
Questions people ask
- How much money is tied to the 2026 Texas 8th District race?
- $2.5M in receipts plus outside spending is tied to the 2026 Texas 8th District race: $2.5M raised by the campaigns, $474K of it from PACs, plus $8K from outside groups (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Oct 14, 2026). Jessica Steinmann (Republican) won and was the top fundraiser.
- Who raised the most money in the 2026 Texas 8th District race?
- Jessica Steinmann (Republican) raised $2.4M and had $8K in outside spending on their side.
- Which outside groups spent the most on the 2026 Texas 8th District race?
- Nra Victory Fund, Inc. ($8K).
- Which PACs gave the most to candidates in the 2026 Texas 8th District race?
- Valero Energy Corporation Political Action Committee gave $10K to Jessica Steinmann; Koch, Inc. Political Action Committee (Kochpac) gave $10K to Jessica Steinmann; Phillips 66 PAC gave $10K to Jessica Steinmann.