Who raised the most money in the 2026 Texas 28th District race?

Henry Cuellar (Democrat) raised $3.0M and had $255K in outside spending on their side.

Which outside groups spent the most on the 2026 Texas 28th District race?

House Majority PAC ($5.5M), Congressional Leadership Fund ($4.0M), Bold America ($605K).

Which PACs gave the most to candidates in the 2026 Texas 28th District race?

American Israel Public Affairs Committee Political Action Committee gave $22K to Henry Cuellar; Border Health Federal PAC gave $20K to Henry Cuellar; Ameripac: the Fund for a Greater America gave $10K to Henry Cuellar.

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2026 general election

Texas 28th District

The candidate who raised the most money won. · Incumbent re-elected.

$16M in receipts plus outside spending is tied to the 2026 Texas 28th District race: $4.9M raised by the campaigns, $1.2M of it from PACs, plus $11M from outside groups (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Oct 14, 2026). Henry Cuellar (Democrat) won and was the top fundraiser.

Receipts + outside spending

$16M

Raised by campaigns

$4.9M

PAC checks

$1.2M

Outside money

$11M

Candidates

Raised by the campaign Outside money supportingOutside money attacking Democrat Republican Other

Henry CuellarDemocrat, incumbent

✓ Won

Raised: $3.0M
Spent: $2.4M
From individuals: $1.7M
From PACs: $922K
From party: $6K
Own money & loans: $318K
Outside money for: $255K
Outside money against: $4.2M

Who paid: 30% of Cuellar's money came from PACs

Corporate $203K (26%)Trade group $206K (26%)Leadership PAC $91K (12%)Membership $90K (12%)Union $73K (9%)Super PAC $25K (3%)Party $5K (1%)Other $93K (12%)

American Israel Public Affairs Committee Political Action Committee Membership$22K
Border Health Federal PAC Other$20K
Hoyer Leadership PAC$10K
Jeffries Leadership PAC$10K
International Union of Operating Engineers Local 965 Pef Union$10K
Clark Leadership PAC$10K
Crush Maga PAC Super PAC$10K
Laborers' International Union, Midwest Region Union$10K

Biggest outside spenders

Congressional Leadership Fund · $4.0M attacking
House Majority PAC · $174K supporting
No Going Back PAC Inc. · $105K attacking
America PAC · $93K attacking
National Association of Realtors Political Action Committee · $39K supporting

FEC record H2TX23082

Tano TijerinaRepublican

✗ Lost

Raised: $1.9M
Spent: $1.7M
From individuals: $848K
From PACs: $306K
From party: $5K
Own money & loans: $0
Outside money for: $160K
Outside money against: $6.5M

Who paid: 16% of Tijerina's money came from PACs

Leadership PAC $142K (68%)Membership $1K (0%)Super PAC $15K (7%)Party $5K (2%)Other $47K (22%)

Scalise Leadership Fund Leadership PAC$10K
Ted Cruz Victory Committee Leadership PAC$10K
American Revival PAC Other$10K
Hispanic Leadership Trust Partnership Other$10K
First in Freedom PAC Leadership PAC$5K
Anti-Woke Fund Super PAC$5K
Emmer Victory Committee Leadership PAC$5K
Mcdowell Leadership PAC$5K

Biggest outside spenders

House Majority PAC · $5.4M attacking
Bold America · $605K attacking
Chc Bold PAC · $502K attacking
No Going Back PAC Inc. · $101K supporting
America PAC · $56K supporting

FEC record H6TX28124

Plus 1 other candidate on the ballot with no reported money.

Questions people ask

How much money is tied to the 2026 Texas 28th District race?: $16M in receipts plus outside spending is tied to the 2026 Texas 28th District race: $4.9M raised by the campaigns, $1.2M of it from PACs, plus $11M from outside groups (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Oct 14, 2026). Henry Cuellar (Democrat) won and was the top fundraiser.
Who raised the most money in the 2026 Texas 28th District race?: Henry Cuellar (Democrat) raised $3.0M and had $255K in outside spending on their side.
Which outside groups spent the most on the 2026 Texas 28th District race?: House Majority PAC ($5.5M), Congressional Leadership Fund ($4.0M), Bold America ($605K).
Which PACs gave the most to candidates in the 2026 Texas 28th District race?: American Israel Public Affairs Committee Political Action Committee gave $22K to Henry Cuellar; Border Health Federal PAC gave $20K to Henry Cuellar; Ameripac: the Fund for a Greater America gave $10K to Henry Cuellar.