2026 general election
Texas 26th District
The candidate who raised the most money won. · Incumbent re-elected.
$8.0M was spent on the 2026 Texas 26th District race: $8.0M raised by the campaigns, $488K of it from PACs, plus $8K from outside groups (FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026). Brandon Gill (Republican) won and was the top fundraiser.
Total money
$8.0M
Raised by campaigns
$8.0M
PAC checks
$488K
Outside money
$8K
Candidates
Raised by the campaign Outside money supportingOutside money attacking Democrat Republican Other
Brandon GillRepublican, incumbent
✓ Won- Raised
- $7.9M
- Spent
- $6.0M
- From individuals
- $7.0M
- From PACs
- $488K
- From party
- $3K
- Own money & loans
- $0
- Outside money for
- $8K
- Outside money against
- $0
Who paid: 6% of Gill's money came from PACs
Corporate $113K (27%)Trade group $80K (19%)Leadership PAC $109K (26%)Membership $53K (13%)Union $8K (2%)Super PAC $20K (5%)Other $38K (9%)
- Buckeye Victory Fund Leadership PAC$10K
- Scalise Leadership Fund Leadership PAC$10K
- The Home Depot Inc. Corporate$10K
- National Association of Realtors Membership$10K
- U.S. Anesthesia Partners, Inc. Corporate$10K
- Anti-Woke Fund Super PAC$10K
- Space Exploration Technologies Corp. Corporate$10K
- Majority Committee PAC--Mc PAC Leadership PAC$10K
Biggest outside spenders
- Nra Victory Fund, Inc. · $6K supporting
- Senate Conservatives Fund · $2K supporting
- Freedom Caucus Fund · $25 supporting
Steven ShookDemocrat
✗ Lost- Raised
- $36K
- Spent
- $30K
- From individuals
- $36K
- From PACs
- $0
- From party
- $0
- Own money & loans
- $0
- Outside money for
- $0
- Outside money against
- $0
Plus 1 other candidate on the ballot with no reported money.
Questions people ask
- How much money was spent on the 2026 Texas 26th District race?
- $8.0M was spent on the 2026 Texas 26th District race: $8.0M raised by the campaigns, $488K of it from PACs, plus $8K from outside groups (FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026). Brandon Gill (Republican) won and was the top fundraiser.
- Who raised the most money in the 2026 Texas 26th District race?
- Brandon Gill (Republican) raised $7.9M and had $8K in outside spending on their side.
- Which outside groups spent the most on the 2026 Texas 26th District race?
- Nra Victory Fund, Inc. ($6K), Senate Conservatives Fund ($2K), Freedom Caucus Fund ($25).
- Which PACs gave the most to candidates in the 2026 Texas 26th District race?
- Buckeye Liberty Political Action Committee gave $10K to Brandon Gill; The Eye of the Tiger Political Action Committee gave $10K to Brandon Gill; The Home Depot Inc. Political Action Committee gave $10K to Brandon Gill.