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Elections · U.S. House, District 26 · Texas

Ernest Lineberger III

Democrat Not on the November ballot

linebergerforuscongress.com

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The Lineberger cardThe race card

Raised for this seat

$122K

Through June 30, 2026

Cash on hand

$3K

Through June 30, 2026

Not on the November ballot

Lineberger is not on the November ballot for this seat. Brandon Gill and Steven Shook are.

Brandon GillRepublican · $4.2MSteven ShookDemocrat · $17K

A primary result is a filed fact about a contest, not a judgement about a candidate. Lineberger's campaign finance and record below are still their own record, and their committee may still be filing.

The whole race

Where the money comes from

58%from small donors
Small donors
58%$71K
Large donors
38%$47K
PACs
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Party
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Self-funding
4%$5K
Other
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Receipts reported through June 30, 2026. Source: FEC.

How to vote in Texas

  • General electionNovember 3, 2026In 10 weeks

Register 30 days before the election.

All dates and rules

The district they want to represent

People
830K
Median household income
$117K
Unemployment
4.0%
Living below the poverty line
6.3%
Without health insurance
10.2%

U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2024 5-year estimates. Context about the district, not a statement about any candidate.

Against the field for this seat

Each campaign's reported receipts on one shared scale, in ballot order, not money order.

Muted rows are campaigns not on the November ballot; this page's own row keeps its weight so the comparison stays readable.

The whole race

In their own words

What Lineberger's campaign says it would work on.

The priorities Lineberger's own campaign site lists, quoted as written there. They are what the campaign says. Nobody has voted on them.

  • “Issues & Policies”
  • “Healthcare Policy”
  • “Jobs and Economic Growth Policy”
  • “Education Policy”
  • “Immigration Policy”
  • “National Security & Veterans Policy”
  • “Energy & Environment Policy”

Quoted from linebergerforuscongress.com, read August 14, 2026. A campaign site changes; this is what it said on that date. Curia quotes these and does not check, rate or rank them.

Record in office

Lineberger has not held this office, so there is no federal voting record, no cosponsorships and no committee service to report.

That absence is not a position for or against anything; it is what a first federal campaign looks like in the public record.

Candidates and financing from the FEC, public domain. Nothing here is a forecast, a grade, or a ranking of candidates.