Texas 5th District 2026

The money race

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

R★Lance GoodenIncumbent
$1.34M

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
Lance Gooden	R	$1,341,647	$0	$0	0%

$1.34M

Raised by candidates

$730K

Spent by candidates

Outside spending

0 spenders

Candidates

Candidate	Raised	Individuals	PACs	Small-dollar	In-state	Spent	Donors
Lance Gooden (R)	$1.34M	$397K	$524K	0%	69%	$730K	301

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

Lance Gooden

R★ Republican · Incumbent

Raised: $1.34M
Small-dollar: 0%
In-state: 69%
Outside for / against: $0 / $0

Backed by AIPAC Backed by the NRA Realtors PAC money Traded stocks in office Trades overlapping lobbying Accepted gifts or sponsored travel

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 Withdrawn and defeated primary candidates are not shown.