Texas 26th District 2026

The money race

Campaign fundraising this cycle, with independent expenditures by outside groups for and against each candidate.

R★Brandon GillIncumbent
$4.22M
DSteven Shook
$17K

Bars: money raised by the campaign this cycle. Thin bars: outside spending by super PACs and other groups, for and against.

Money raised and outside spending by candidate
Candidate	Party	Raised	Outside support	Outside opposition	Small-dollar
Brandon Gill	R	$4,217,213	$0	$0	63%
Steven Shook	D	$17,227	$0	$0	3%

$4.23M

Raised by candidates

$2.95M

Spent by candidates

Outside spending

0 spenders

Candidates

Candidate	Raised	Individuals	PACs	Small-dollar	In-state	Spent	Donors
Brandon Gill (R)	$4.22M	$3.38M	$376K	63%	40%	$2.93M	3,214
Steven Shook (D)	$17K	$17K	$0	3%	95%	$15K	8

Outside spending

Independent expenditures reported to the FEC (Schedule E). “Dark money in” is the total of grants the spender received from 501(c) nonprofits, as traced by Poliscope.

No independent expenditures reported in this race yet.

Candidates

Brandon Gill

R★ Republican · Incumbent

Raised: $4.22M
Small-dollar: 63%
In-state: 40%
Outside for / against: $0 / $0

Backed by Elon Musk Backed by the Winklevoss twins Backed by AIPAC Backed by Club for Growth Backed by the NRA Realtors PAC money Traded stocks in office Accepted gifts or sponsored travel+1 more

Steven Shook

D Democrat

Raised: $17K
Small-dollar: 3%
In-state: 95%
Outside for / against: $0 / $0

Source: Poliscope (poliscope.org), from FEC filings. Roster curated from FEC candidate registrations. Withdrawn and defeated primary candidates are not shown.