EG
Ernest Gonzales
RIncumbentR · incumbent
Incumbent leans on PAC money. 33% from PACs and 60% from individuals.
60% individuals33% PACs7% other
$1.4M
raised
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Texas · U.S. House · District 23 · 2026
Texas District 23 House race
General election in 55 days · Nov 3, 2026
The read · Texas District 23 House race
Ernest Gonzales has raised more than 3 times the next candidate.
Candidates in the Texas District 23 House race, 2026 report raising $3.4M between them. Ernest Gonzales reports $1.4M and Brandon Herrera reports $568,377, a gap of $867,921. Of what Ernest Gonzales reports, 60% came from individuals and 33% 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.
Brandon Herrera
RR · challenger
Still has cash to spend. $309K on hand from $568K raised.
15% individuals11% PACs74% other
$568K
raised
KS
Katy Stout
DD · challenger
Small-donor heavy. 92% from individuals and 5% from PACs.
92% individuals5% PACs3% other
$478K
raised
SR
Susan Rubio
RR · challenger
16% from individuals, 0% from PACs, and 84% from other sources.
16% individuals0% PACs84% other
$419K
raised
SL
Santos Limon
DD · challenger
Still has cash to spend. $350K on hand from $357K raised.
1% individuals0% PACs99% other
$357K
raised
GE
Gretel Enck
DD · challenger
52% from individuals, 0% from PACs, and 48% from other sources.
52% individuals0% PACs48% other
$99K
raised
FC
Francisco Canseco
RR · challenger
Still has cash to spend. $202K on hand from $80K raised.
0% individuals0% PACs100% other
$80K
raised
VW
Veronica Williams
II · challenger
Small-donor heavy. 100% from individuals and 0% from PACs.
100% individuals0% PACs0% other
$12K
raised
Where the money came from
$0 in itemized outside money is on file for this cycle. Candidate fundraising is shown separately below.
No itemized outside money by sector is on file yet.
PACs vs the people
This split is from the candidates' own reported fundraising.
16%44%40%
16% PACs44% individuals40% other
The incumbent's record
Ernest Gonzales is the linked incumbent for this race.
Net worth
None on file
No parsed annual disclosure snapshot is on file.
Stock trades
None on file
No disclosed individual stock transactions.
Committees
0
Current full committee seats on file.
Who funds them
This is the incumbent's own funding by donor sector for the cycle.
No donor-sector funding rows are on file for this incumbent in this cycle.
The tale of the tape
Money, side by side. Green marks the leader on each line.
Ernest Gonzales R · incumbent EG | vs | Brandon Herrera R · challenger |
|---|---|---|
| $1.4M | Raised | $568K |
| $227K | Cash on hand | $309K |
| 33% | From PACs | 11% |
| 60% | From individuals | 15% |
| Too few to rank | Top donor sector | Too few to rank |
| Yes | Incumbent | No |