Texas · U.S. House · District 26 · 2026

Texas District 26 House race

General election in 50 days · Nov 3, 2026

The read · Texas District 26 House race

Brandon Gill has raised more than 31 times the next candidate.

Candidates in the Texas District 26 House race, 2026 report raising $4M between them. Brandon Gill reports $3.8M and Ernest Lineberger reports $122,446, a gap of $3.7M. Of what Brandon Gill reports, 89% came from individuals and 10% 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 Gill

RIncumbent

R · incumbent

Small-donor heavy. 89% from individuals and 10% from PACs.

89% individuals10% PACs1% other

$3.8M

raised

Ernest Lineberger

D · challenger

Small-donor heavy. 96% from individuals and 0% from PACs.

96% individuals0% PACs4% other

$122K

raised

Steven Shook

D · challenger

Small-donor heavy. 100% from individuals and 0% from PACs.

100% individuals0% PACs0% other

$17K

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$47K

Ideological / Leadership$30K

Agriculture$13K

Tech & Telecom$10K

Retail & Consumer$10K

Labor / Unions$6K

Transportation$6K

Biggest itemized outside spenders

U.S. ANESTHESIA PARTNERS, INC. PAC D/B/A/ USAP PAC · pac$13K
ANTI-WOKE FUND · super pac$10K
BUCKEYE LIBERTY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE · pac$10K
MAJORITY COMMITTEE PAC--MC PAC · pac$10K
SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES CORP. PAC · pac$10K
THE EYE OF THE TIGER POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE · pac$10K
THE HOME DEPOT INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE · pac$10K
AMERICA'S MOUNTAIN PAC · pac$9K

PACs vs the people

This split is from the candidates' own reported fundraising.

89%

10% PACs89% individuals1% other

The incumbent's record

Brandon Gill is the linked incumbent for this race.

Net worth (2024)

$595K

$304K+.

Stock trades

Most recent disclosed trades from 2026.

Committees

Current full committee seats on file.

Recent stock trades

RYT · purchase$50K - $100K · 2026-08-13

Where they sit

House Committee on the Budget
House Committee on the Judiciary
House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform

Who funds them

This is the incumbent's own funding by donor sector for the cycle.

Small donors & unclassified$47K

Ideological / Leadership$30K

Agriculture$13K

Tech & Telecom$10K

Retail & Consumer$10K

Labor / Unions$6K

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

The tale of the tape

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

Brandon Gill R · incumbent	vs	EL Ernest Lineberger D · challenger
$3.8M	Raised	$122K
$1.4M	Cash on hand	$3K
10%	From PACs	0%
89%	From individuals	96%
Ideological / Leadership	Top donor sector	Too few to rank
Yes	Incumbent	No