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

Texas District 26 House race

General election in 96 days · Nov 3, 2026
The read · Texas District 26 House race

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

Republican Brandon Gill has raised about $3.8M, more than 31 times any rival.

Brandon Gill reports 89% 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.

Brandon Gill

Brandon Gill

RIncumbent
R · incumbent

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

89% individuals10% PACs1% other
$3.8M
raised
EL

Ernest Lineberger

D
D · challenger

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

96% individuals0% PACs4% other
$122K
raised
SS

Steven Shook

D
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$136K
Health & Pharma$44K
Banking & Financial$37K
Ideological / Leadership$30K
Energy & Utilities$19K
Law & Lobbying$17K
Agriculture$13K
Tech & Telecom$10K
Retail & Consumer$10K
Labor / Unions$6K
Transportation$6K

Biggest itemized outside spenders

  • CNA METALS · company$21K
  • Creative Solutions in Healthcare · company$20K
  • VERITAS ENERGY · company$19K
  • Stanton LLP · company$17K
  • ITSAINT · company$14K
  • JAIN & JAIN PC · company$14K
  • WINKLEVOSS CAPITAL MANAGEMENT · company$14K
  • LEGACY MEDICAL CONSULTANTS · company$13K

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 - $885K.
Stock trades
None on file
No disclosed individual stock transactions.
Committees
3
Current full committee seats on file.

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$136K
Health & Pharma$44K
Banking & Financial$37K
Ideological / Leadership$30K
Energy & Utilities$19K
Law & Lobbying$17K
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The tale of the tape

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

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