This week, the Federal Elections Commission (FEC) campaign finance reporting deadline came and passed. While many eyes are on the presidential election and specifically the two Texans that are struggling to stay afloat in that race, the money race for other statewide and state-level elections are shaping up.
The Texan compiled the available fundraising numbers for every candidate in each federal office race up for election in 2020. Candidates whose columns are left blank did not have an October quarterly report available on the FEC’s site.
A few are especially noteworthy.
In the Senate race, Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) is facing a slew of Democrats all slugging it out in their primary. He announced a haul of $3.2 million dollars after the reporting period closed earlier this month. But his contributions only amounted to $2.2 million.
Cornyn received that extra $1 million from other sources, most notably through “Transfers From Other Authorized Committees” which amounted to over $870,000.
One of his opponents, MJ Hegar, similarly announced a $1 million-plus haul. Hegar brought in $977,000 in contributions, with the rest coming from other sources including $45,000 from “Transfers From Other Authorized Committees.”
Freshman Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (D-07) raised over $640,000 while her main opponent, Wesley Hunt, pulled in over $468,000.
Congressman Chip Roy (R-21) raised over $575,000 while his opponent, former State Senator Wendy Davis, brought in over $940,000 — however, Roy has over $1 million in cash on hand, while Davis has just over $600,000.
Congressman Henry Cuellar (D-27) edged out his Democratic primary challenger, Jessica Cisneros, raising over $375,000 to her $318,000. Freshman incumbent Rep. Colin Allred (D-32) pulled in over $580,000, while his Republican challengers, Genevieve Collins and Floyd McLendon, raised $477,000 and $46,000 respectively.
At this stage, fundraising numbers are the best way to separate the contenders from the pretenders — and going forward, that difference will likely become even starker. The Texan will continue to monitor these races as the 2020 election nears.
| Race / Name | Q3 Raised | Total Raised | CoH |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | |||
| Chris Bell (D) | $206,629.80 | $206,629.80 | $111,734.98 |
| John Cornyn (R) | $3,172,857.59 | $13,522,622.85 | $10,785,448.77 |
| Amanda Edwards (D) | $557,430.43 | $557,430.43 | $337,785.24 |
| MJ Hegar (D) | $1,029,041.82 | $2,058,115.28 | $893,657.57 |
| Cristina Tzintzún Ramirez (D) | $459,442.70 | $459,442.70 | $225,489.37 |
| Dwayne Stovall (R) | |||
| Royce West (D) | $549,708.90 | $549,708.90 | $376,782.29 |
| Mark Yancey (R) | |||
| District 01 | |||
| Brent Beal (D) | |||
| Hank Gilbert (D) | |||
| Louie Gohmert (R) | $84,357.43 | $220,121.12 | $10,490.97 |
| District 02 | |||
| Dan Crenshaw (R) | $1,371,274.71 | $2,750,859.38 | $1,625,270.99 |
| Elisa Cardnell (D) | $100,326.54 | $177,733.97 | $61,847.39 |
| District 03 | |||
| Roger Barone (R) | |||
| Lorie Burch (D) | $0.00 | $50,228.98 | -$373.28 |
| Tanner Do (D) | $13,760.40 | $16,947.08 | $1,221.12 |
| Sean McCaffity (D) | $155,404.57 | $155,404.57 | $148,324.52 |
| Al Robertson (D) | |||
| Helane Seikaly (D) | |||
| Van Taylor (R) | $213,450.76 | $1,247,782.36 | $765,584.86 |
| District 04 | |||
| John Ratcliffe (R) | $95,074.17 | $274,900.93 | $444,415.74 |
| District 05 | |||
| Lance Gooden (R) | $192,635.00 | $739,085.00 | $558,833.55 |
| District 06 | |||
| Stephen Daniel (D) | $111,009.27 | $111,009.27 | $40,600.06 |
| Imran Khan (D) | |||
| Ron Wright (R) | $106,255.69 | $704,357.75 | $112,394.54 |
| District 07 | |||
| Thomas Devor (R) | |||
| Maria Espinoza (R) | $10,835.00 | $10,835.00 | $6,026.94 |
| Lizzie Fletcher (D) | $640,008.95 | $1,834,661.64 | $1,439,978.84 |
| Wesley Hunt (R) | $468,655.52 | $982,690.52 | $665,537.71 |
| James Noteware (R) | $34,758.70 | $34,758.70 | $1,877.15 |
| Cynthia Siegel (R) | $66,799.21 | $327,793.29 | $124,251.70 |
| District 08 | |||
| Kevin Brady (R) | $228,523.31 | $1,328,069.73 | $1,080,481.48 |
| Jacob Osborne (D) | |||
| District 09 | |||
| Al Green (D) | $31,935.81 | $142,788.35 | $198,107.22 |
| Jon Menefee (R) | $15,548.00 | $31,762.46 | $1,980.53 |
| Johnny Teague (R) | $11,495.00 | $11,495.00 | $1,608.00 |
| Melissa Williams (D) | $31,514.63 | $31,514.63 | $1,755.26 |
| District 10 | |||
| Michael McCaul (R) | $334,407.81 | $1,200,614.30 | $819,939.41 |
| Pritesh Gandhi (D) | $185,427.98 | $527,967.60 | $317,978.18 |
| Shannon Hutcheson (D) | $210,203.24 | $534,515.77 | $372,850.08 |
| Michael Siegel (D) | $108,712.65 | $367,686.11 | $151,650.14 |
| District 11 | |||
| Wacey Alpha Cody (R) | |||
| J.Ross Lacy (R) | $144,336.03 | $144,336.03 | $133,959.33 |
| Ross Schumann (R) | |||
| Jon Mark Hogg (D) | $9,717.00 | $9,717.00 | $7,487.95 |
| Ned Steve Luscombe (R) | |||
| Wesley Virdell (R) | |||
| August Pfluger (R) | $704,910.00 | $704,910.00 | $699,776.42 |
| Robert Tucker (R) | |||
| Brandon Batch (R) | |||
| District 12 | |||
| Kay Granger (R) | $283,851.20 | $1,050,514.47 | $562,887.05 |
| Chris Putnam (R) | $455,785.00 | $455,785.00 | $448,110.00 |
| Lisa Welch (D) | $8,048.95 | $8,048.95 | $6,509.99 |
| Albert Woolum (D) | |||
| District 13 | |||
| Greg Sagan (D) | $1,165.20 | $1,165.20 | $1,775.35 |
| District 14 | |||
| Randy Weber (R) | $158,470.00 | $334,811.07 | $602,249.96 |
| Adrienne Bell (D) | $34,797.74 | $34,797.74 | $318.54 |
| Sanjanetta Barnes (D) | $6,422.88 | $13,986.43 | $7,894.61 |
| Robert Thomas (D) | |||
| Joshua Foxworth (R) | |||
| District 15 | |||
| Vicente Gonzales (D) | $160,275.70 | $398,825.29 | $983,792.01 |
| Timmy Lee Westley (R) | |||
| Ryan Patrick Krause (R) | $0.00 | $0.00 | $472.92 |
| District 16 | |||
| Veronica Escobar (D) | $102,163.47 | $362,547.15 | $380,101.95 |
| Samuel Lee Williams (R) | $9,367.37 | $11,440.57 | $3,555.98 |
| Pedro Aguero (R) | |||
| Irene Armendariz-Jackson (R) | $11,010.00 | $11,010.00 | $260.21 |
| Jaime Arrriola (R) | |||
| Jorge Artalejo (D) | |||
| District 17 | |||
| Richard Kennedy (D) | $17,670.00 | $32,380.92 | $17,646.48 |
| Trent Sutton (R) | |||
| District 18 | |||
| Sheila Jackson Lee (D) | $103,790.00 | $335,534.76 | $275,807.36 |
| Marc Flores (D) | $11,759.71 | $11,759.71 | $31,615.14 |
| Bimal Patel (D) | $11,469.40 | $11,469.40 | $11,877.70 |
| Stevens Orozco (D) | $1,249.96 | $3,472.65 | $84.55 |
| Ava Pate (R) | $200.00 | $11,170.07 | $1,959.84 |
| Wendell Champion (R) | $19,681.89 | $19,681.89 | $14,949.14 |
| District 19 | |||
| Jodey Arrington (R) | $248,633.51 | $970,455.97 | $1,087,883.69 |
| District 20 | |||
| Joaquin Castro (D) | $73,617.39 | $204,765.27 | $91,826.99 |
| Mauro Garza (R) | |||
| Adam Jonasz (N) | |||
| Justin Lecea (D) | |||
| Eldon McQueen (D) | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| Dominick Andrew Dina (R) | $8,815.00 | $8,815.00 | $7,663.99 |
| Anita Marie Kegley (R) | $2,552.00 | $2,552.00 | $2,552.00 |
| Joshua Daniel Carrizales (R) | $1,440.00 | $1,440.00 | $916.09 |
| District 21 | |||
| Bruce Boville (D) | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| Wendy Davis (D) | $940,581.91 | $940,581.91 | $603,936.23 |
| Michael Felts (D) | |||
| Virginia Leeder (D) | $4,832.10 | $19,733.16 | $1,182.40 |
| Chip Roy (R) | $574,216.72 | $1,242,855.59 | $1,081,222.42 |
| District 22 | |||
| Douglas Haggard (R) | $5,000.00 | $5,000.00 | $5,000.00 |
| Greg Hill (R) | $217,553.00 | $217,553.00 | $179,005.68 |
| Matthew Hinton (R) | |||
| Felicia Hoss (R) | $211,247.00 | $211,247.00 | $209,926.92 |
| Sri Kulkarni (D) | $396,314.47 | $809,848.94 | $545,687.90 |
| Diana Miller (R) | |||
| Nyanza Moore (D) | $38,605.81 | $112,311.20 | $9,447.52 |
| Shandon Phan (R) | |||
| Howard Steele (R) | $42,181.36 | $42,181.36 | $120.00 |
| Thaddeus Walz (R) | $14,030.00 | $14,030.00 | $11,192.25 |
| District 23 | |||
| Alma Arredondo-Lynch (R) | $14,137.14 | $37,525.62 | $8,086.07 |
| Jaime Escuder (D) | $5,597.70 | $5,597.70 | $4,543.36 |
| Ernest Gonzales (R) | $151,791.65 | $151,791.65 | $106,560.05 |
| Cecil Jones (R) | |||
| Gina Ortiz Jones (D) | $1,065,212.36 | $1,838,541.84 | $1,440,396.73 |
| Rosalinda Ramos Abuabara (D) | |||
| Raul Reyes (R) | $79,582.06 | $95,267.06 | $50,469.28 |
| Liz Wahl (D) | $1,601.00 | $9,000.66 | $2,478.94 |
| Brandyn Waterman (D) | |||
| District 24 | |||
| John Biggan (D) | $18,948.00 | $45,893.27 | $9,894.13 |
| Suneetha Chaparala (R) | |||
| David Fegan (R) | $40,471.03 | $40,471.03 | $27,009.86 |
| William Fisher (D) | $0.00 | $2,243.66 | $8,194.94 |
| Richard Fleming (D) | $11,863.22 | $12,013.22 | $3,125.58 |
| Crystal Fletcher (D) | $16,497.00 | $122,427.20 | $87,327.99 |
| Stephen Kuzmich (I) | $16,825.00 | $65,500.00 | $21,089.15 |
| Jeron Liverman (R) | $5,650.00 | $5,650.00 | $5,637.02 |
| Jan McDowell (D) | $17,478.95 | $59,263.57 | $18,316.13 |
| Michael Moates (R) | |||
| Kimberly Olson (D) | $264,175.77 | $567,394.29 | $325,685.44 |
| Candace Valenzuela (D) | $119,648.87 | $201,377.14 | $108,563.08 |
| Elizabeth Van Duyne (R) | $346,812.93 | $346,812.93 | $318,757.95 |
| District 25 | |||
| Christian Johnson (D) | |||
| Julie Oliver (D) | $101,908.75 | $223,417.45 | $147,580.47 |
| Heidi Sloan (D) | $56,043.56 | $56,043.56 | $32,918.03 |
| Roger Williams (R) | $240,261.14 | $944,911.51 | $1,387,157.11 |
| District 26 | |||
| Michael Burgess (R) | $122,157.53 | $447,575.54 | $471,254.36 |
| Carol Higbee Iannuzzi (D) | $9,944.72 | $67,828.00 | $32,288.46 |
| Jason Mrochek (R) | $7,733.61 | $24,093.61 | $6,275.29 |
| Mateo Pruneda (D) | $4,864.20 | $12,139.20 | $392.63 |
| Neil Durrance (D) | |||
| Jack Wyman (R) | $85,693.00 | $85,693.00 | $62,158.57 |
| Jay Taylor (I) | |||
| District 27 | |||
| Michael Cloud (R) | $135,299.19 | $415,971.78 | $280,185.29 |
| Michael Lawrence (R) | |||
| District 28 | |||
| Henry Cuellar (D) | $376,941.98 | $1,117,213.19 | $3,244,434.04 |
| Jessica Cisneros (D) | $317,759.89 | $465,026.50 | $291,697.45 |
| Sandra Whitten (R) | |||
| District 29 | |||
| Sylvia Garcia (D) | $148,915.02 | $304,548.22 | $285,623.23 |
| Nile Irsan (R) | |||
| District 30 | |||
| Eddie Bernice Johnson (D) | $137,956.00 | $189,422.00 | $413,753.06 |
| Shenita Cleveland (D) | |||
| Demetrick Pennie (R) | $1,781.54 | $1,781.54 | $1,781.54 |
| District 31 | |||
| John Carter (R) | $151,955.66 | $873,005.73 | $725,560.25 |
| Christine Mann (D) | $53,143.82 | $42,305.69 | $42,305.69 |
| Michael Howard Williams (R) | $4,251.56 | $14,251.56 | $9,542.17 |
| Murray Holcomb (D) | $30,385.98 | $66,610.98 | $8,840.29 |
| Jon Curtis (D) | $1,041.40 | $2,078.39 | $0.64 |
| John Bohlin (R) | |||
| Abhiram Garapati (R) | |||
| Jeremiah Landin (D) | |||
| Donna Imam (D) | $60,441.05 | $60,441.05 | $53,352.97 |
| Eric Hanke (D) | $18,302.00 | $18,302.00 | $9,203.11 |
| Dan Janjigian (D) | $23,265.00 | $23,265.00 | $21,016.70 |
| District 32 | |||
| Colin Allred (D) | $583,334.30 | $1,854,768.45 | $1,453,457.02 |
| Tania Burgess (R) | $2,480.80 | $10,770.08 | $1,284.17 |
| Floyd McLendon, Jr. (R) | $46,538.36 | $46,538.36 | $41,137.42 |
| Genevieve Collins (R) | $477,587.99 | $477,587.99 | $445,946.08 |
| Nhat-Nam Nguyen Pham (R) | |||
| District 33 | |||
| Marc Veasey (D) | $249,545.00 | $622,690.66 | $659,380.62 |
| Fabian Cordova Vasquez (R) | $4,827.60 | $5,927.60 | $758.76 |
| Viktor Valencia Avalos (D) | |||
| Richard Arthur Helms (R) | |||
| Carlos Quintanilla (I) | |||
| District 34 | |||
| Filemon Vela (D) | $76,101.66 | $451,830.42 | $769,421.98 |
| District 35 | |||
| Lloyd Doggett (D) | $319,310.00 | $548,471.01 | $4,621,750.01 |
| District 36 | |||
| Brian Babin (R) | $140,365.48 | $522,460.59 | $1,024,199.06 |
| RJ Boatman (R) | $112,220.88 | $112,220.88 | $76,975.08 |
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Brad Johnson
Brad Johnson is an Ohio native who graduated from the University of Cincinnati in 2017. He is an avid sports fan who most enjoys watching his favorite teams continue their title drought throughout his cognizant lifetime. In his free time, you may find Brad watching and quoting Monty Python productions.
