Lance Gooden
RIncumbentR · incumbent
Incumbent leans on PAC money. 55% from PACs and 42% from individuals.
42% individuals55% PACs3% other
$952K
raised
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Texas · U.S. House · District 05 · 2026
Texas District 05 House race
General election in 51 days · Nov 3, 2026
The read · Texas District 05 House race
Lance Gooden has raised more than 46 times the next candidate.
Candidates in the Texas District 05 House race, 2026 report raising $1M between them. Lance Gooden reports $952,343 and Ruth Torres reports $20,748, a gap of $931,595. Of what Lance Gooden reports, 42% came from individuals and 55% from PACs.
Public campaign-finance filings, 2026 cycle. Candidate rows are filers on record, not final ballot lists. Totals are rounded to whole dollars.
Every candidate on file
Ranked by money raised. Each row shows the campaign money mix and a plain-English read.
RT
Ruth Torres
DD · challenger
4% from individuals, 0% from PACs, and 96% from other sources.
4% individuals0% PACs96% other
$21K
raised
TE
Travis Edwards
RR · challenger
46% from individuals, 0% from PACs, and 54% from other sources.
46% individuals0% PACs54% other
$18K
raised
CH
Chelsey Hockett
DD · challenger
Small-donor heavy. 100% from individuals and 0% from PACs.
100% individuals0% PACs0% other
$13K
raised
CH
Chelsey Hockett
DD · challenger
Small-donor heavy. 100% from individuals and 0% from PACs.
100% individuals0% PACs0% other
$13K
raised
Where the money came from
$0 in itemized outside money is on file for this cycle. Candidate fundraising is shown separately below.
Small donors & unclassified$73K
Retail & Consumer$20K
Defense & Aerospace$15K
Ideological / Leadership$10K
Tech & Telecom$10K
Banking & Financial$10K
Agriculture$7K
Biggest itemized outside spenders
- START RISING PAC · pac$15K
- AMERICAN RESORT DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION RESORT OWNERS COALITION PAC (ARDA-ROC PAC) · pac$10K
- DEFENDING THE AMERICAN DREAM PAC · pac$10K
- DELL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE · pac$10K
- GROWING OUR OWN DYNAMIC ECONOMY NOW · pac$10K
- LASTING INVESTMENTS STRENGTHENING AMERICA PAC · pac$10K
- NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CONVENIENCE STORES POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE · pac$10K
- ON WISCONSIN PAC, INC. · pac$10K
PACs vs the people
This split is from the candidates' own reported fundraising.
52%42%
52% PACs42% individuals6% other
The incumbent's record
Lance Gooden is the linked incumbent for this race.
Net worth (2024)
−$160K
−$672K+. down $308K since 2019.
Stock trades
None on file
No disclosed individual stock transactions.
Committees
2
Current full committee seats on file.
Where they sit
- House Committee on the Judiciary
- House Committee on Armed Services
Who funds them
This is the incumbent's own funding by donor sector for the cycle.
Small donors & unclassified$73K
Retail & Consumer$20K
Defense & Aerospace$15K
Ideological / Leadership$10K
Tech & Telecom$10K
Banking & Financial$10K
The tale of the tape
Money, side by side. Green marks the leader on each line.
Lance Gooden R · incumbent | vs | RT Ruth Torres D · challenger |
|---|---|---|
| $952K | Raised | $21K |
| $1.3M | Cash on hand | $4K |
| 55% | From PACs | 0% |
| 42% | From individuals | 4% |
| Retail & Consumer | Top donor sector | Too few to rank |
| Yes | Incumbent | No |