Who raised the most money in the 2026 Texas 5th District race?

Lance Gooden (Republican) raised $1.5M and had $10K in outside spending on their side.

Which PACs gave the most to candidates in the 2026 Texas 5th District race?

Gooden Victory Fund gave $116K to Lance Gooden; Start Rising PAC gave $15K to Lance Gooden; The Home Depot Inc. Political Action Committee gave $10K to Lance Gooden.

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2026 general election

Texas 5th District

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

$1.6M in receipts plus outside spending is tied to the 2026 Texas 5th District race: $1.6M raised by the campaigns, $630K of it from PACs, plus $10K from outside groups (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Oct 14, 2026). Lance Gooden (Republican) won and was the top fundraiser.

Receipts + outside spending

$1.6M

Raised by campaigns

$1.6M

PAC checks

$630K

Outside money

$10K

Candidates

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

Lance GoodenRepublican, incumbent

✓ Won

Raised: $1.5M
Spent: $900K
From individuals: $438K
From PACs: $630K
From party: $0
Own money & loans: $0
Outside money for: $10K
Outside money against: $0

Who paid: 41% of Gooden's money came from PACs

Corporate $218K (32%)Trade group $104K (15%)Leadership PAC $119K (18%)Membership $57K (8%)Union $10K (1%)Super PAC $5K (1%)Other $166K (25%)

Gooden Victory Fund Other$116K
Letlow Leadership PAC$15K
The Home Depot Inc. Corporate$10K
National Association of Convenience Stores Trade group$10K
Collins Other$10K
Lasting Investments Strengthening America PAC Leadership PAC$10K
Space Exploration Technologies Corp. Corporate$10K
National Association of Realtors Membership$10K

Biggest outside spenders

Nra Victory Fund, Inc. · $10K supporting

FEC record H8TX05144

Chelsey HockettDemocrat

✗ Lost

Raised: $57K
Spent: $-44K
From individuals: $57K
From PACs: $0
From party: $0
Own money & loans: $0
Outside money for: $0
Outside money against: $0

FEC record H6TX05189

Questions people ask

How much money is tied to the 2026 Texas 5th District race?: $1.6M in receipts plus outside spending is tied to the 2026 Texas 5th District race: $1.6M raised by the campaigns, $630K of it from PACs, plus $10K from outside groups (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Oct 14, 2026). Lance Gooden (Republican) won and was the top fundraiser.
Who raised the most money in the 2026 Texas 5th District race?: Lance Gooden (Republican) raised $1.5M and had $10K in outside spending on their side.
Which outside groups spent the most on the 2026 Texas 5th District race?: Nra Victory Fund, Inc. ($10K).
Which PACs gave the most to candidates in the 2026 Texas 5th District race?: Gooden Victory Fund gave $116K to Lance Gooden; Start Rising PAC gave $15K to Lance Gooden; The Home Depot Inc. Political Action Committee gave $10K to Lance Gooden.