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Texas · U.S. House · District 23 · 2026

Texas District 23 House race

General election in 96 days · Nov 3, 2026
The read · Texas District 23 House race

Ernest Gonzales has raised more than 3 times the next candidate.

Republican Ernest Gonzales has raised about $1.4M, more than 3 times any rival.

Katy Stout reports 92% of campaign money from individuals.

FEC filings, 2026 cycle. Money raised is net of transfers between a candidate's own committees.

Every candidate on file

Ranked by money raised. Each row shows the campaign money mix and a plain-English read.

EG

Ernest Gonzales

RIncumbent
R · incumbent

Incumbent leans on PAC money. 33% from PACs and 60% from individuals.

60% individuals33% PACs7% other
$1.4M
raised
BH

Brandon Herrera

R
R · challenger

Still has cash to spend. $309K on hand from $568K raised.

15% individuals11% PACs74% other
$568K
raised
KS

Katy Stout

D
D · challenger

Small-donor heavy. 92% from individuals and 5% from PACs.

92% individuals5% PACs3% other
$478K
raised
SR

Susan Rubio

R
R · challenger

16% from individuals, 0% from PACs, and 84% from other sources.

16% individuals0% PACs84% other
$419K
raised
SL

Santos Limon

D
D · challenger

Still has cash to spend. $350K on hand from $357K raised.

1% individuals0% PACs99% other
$357K
raised
GE

Gretel Enck

D
D · challenger

52% from individuals, 0% from PACs, and 48% from other sources.

52% individuals0% PACs48% other
$99K
raised
FC

Francisco Canseco

R
R · challenger

Still has cash to spend. $202K on hand from $80K raised.

0% individuals0% PACs100% other
$80K
raised
VW

Veronica Williams

I
I · 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.

Full profile: net worth, donors, trades, and votes ->

The tale of the tape

Money, side by side. Green marks the leader on each line.

Ernest Gonzales
R · incumbent
EG
vs
BH
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