2026 general election
Texas 31st District
The candidate who raised the most money won. · Incumbent re-elected.
$1.9M was spent on the 2026 Texas 31st District race: $1.9M raised by the campaigns, $575K of it from PACs, plus $8K from outside groups (FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026). John Carter (Republican) won and was the top fundraiser.
Total money
$1.9M
Raised by campaigns
$1.9M
PAC checks
$575K
Outside money
$8K
Candidates
Raised by the campaign Outside money supportingOutside money attacking Democrat Republican Other
John CarterRepublican, incumbent
✓ Won- Raised
- $1.5M
- Spent
- $1.4M
- From individuals
- $428K
- From PACs
- $565K
- From party
- $0
- Own money & loans
- $0
- Outside money for
- $8K
- Outside money against
- $0
Who paid: 37% of Carter's money came from PACs
Corporate $245K (45%)Trade group $78K (14%)Leadership PAC $112K (21%)Membership $72K (13%)Union $5K (1%)Super PAC $3K (0%)Other $27K (5%)
- Space Exploration Technologies Corp. Corporate$15K
- Caci International Inc Corporate$13K
- The Boeing Company Corporate$12K
- General Dynamics Corporation Corporate$10K
- Lockheed Martin Corporation Corporate$10K
- Bae Systems Corporate$10K
- Leonardo Drs PAC Corporate$10K
- Oracle America, Inc. Corporate$10K
Biggest outside spenders
- Nra Victory Fund, Inc. · $8K supporting
Justin EarlyDemocrat
✗ Lost- Raised
- $292K
- Spent
- $271K
- From individuals
- $238K
- From PACs
- $10K
- From party
- $0
- Own money & loans
- $43K
- Outside money for
- $0
- Outside money against
- $0
Who paid: 3% of Early's money came from PACs
Membership $250 (3%)Union $8K (97%)
- International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers Union$4K
- International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Union$4K
- Communications Workers of America Union$500
- The Center for Freethought Equality Membership$250
Greg StokerGreen
✗ Lost- Raised
- $89K
- Spent
- $80K
- From individuals
- $88K
- From PACs
- $0
- From party
- $0
- Own money & loans
- $0
- Outside money for
- $0
- Outside money against
- $0
Questions people ask
- How much money was spent on the 2026 Texas 31st District race?
- $1.9M was spent on the 2026 Texas 31st District race: $1.9M raised by the campaigns, $575K of it from PACs, plus $8K from outside groups (FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026). John Carter (Republican) won and was the top fundraiser.
- Who raised the most money in the 2026 Texas 31st District race?
- John Carter (Republican) raised $1.5M and had $8K in outside spending on their side.
- Which outside groups spent the most on the 2026 Texas 31st District race?
- Nra Victory Fund, Inc. ($8K).
- Which PACs gave the most to candidates in the 2026 Texas 31st District race?
- Space Exploration Technologies Corp. PAC gave $15K to John Carter; Caci International Inc Political Action Committee (Caci PAC) gave $13K to John Carter; The Boeing Company PAC gave $12K to John Carter.