The November ballot
Raised so far, filed with the FEC
Also in this race: Adam Bauman (Republican).
Certified list: Texas Secretary of State; Certified List of Write-In Candidates (Federal, State, and District), including four U.S. Senate write-ins; Independent Candidate Filings for 2026, with each applicant's outcome. Faces and bars are the campaigns that hold the seat or have $25,000 raised or outside spending on file; being outside that group is a filing fact, not a mark. Not a prediction.
The seat
Veronica Escobar
Democrat · Holds the seat now
First took office 2019 · Age 57
Discloses no individual stock trades.
From the member's own disclosures and congress.gov. Not cosponsoring is not a vote against a ban.
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- General electionNovember 3, 2026
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How they won the primary
The primary · 54,031 votes
- Veronica Escobar Won: Unopposed 54,031
Primary source: Texas Secretary of State official Democratic primary results.
First round · 19,807 votes
- Adam Bauman: 23.9% 4,738
- Manuel Barraza: 18.1% 3,577
- Ruben Rios: 14.5% 2,868
- Hector Cabildo: 14.3% 2,836
- Raul Castaneda: 11.8% 2,337
2 more candidates in the full results at the source named below.
The runoff · 11,309 votes
- Adam Bauman Won: 68.5% 7,752
- Manuel Barraza: 31.5% 3,557
Primary source: Texas Secretary of State official Republican primary results. Runoff source: Texas Secretary of State official Republican primary-runoff results.
Primary results as recorded September 14, 2026, ordered by votes. A primary result is a recorded fact about a past contest, not a prediction of November.
Where each candidate's money comes from
- Small donors
- 2%$21K
- Large donors
- 55%$472K
- PACs
- 43%$366K
- Other
- <1%$30
Small donors give $200 or less; PACs are political action committees. Shares of each candidate's own receipts on file with the FEC. Outside money is not part of these figures.
Not on the November ballot
5 filedPrimary candidates who did not advance, committees still on file, and candidacies that ended. Being here is a filing fact, not a mark against anyone.
The district
Census context- People
- 777K
- Median household income
- $60K
- Unemployment
- 6.1%
- Living below the poverty line
- 18.4%
- Without health insurance
- 21.2%
U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2024 5-year estimates. Context about the district, not a statement about any candidate. These figures describe the district as drawn before its lines changed for 2026; estimates for the new lines are not yet published.
How this seat voted last time
D+19 in 2024
- Veronica Escobar Won: 59.5%
- Irene Armendariz Jackson: 40.4%
220,828 votes for candidates. The district's lines have changed since this result. A past result is a filed fact, not a prediction of November.
Certified returns via MIT Election Data and Science Lab, from the House Clerk's election statistics and state canvasses.
Candidates and financing from the FEC, public domain. Candidate totals are each campaign's latest FEC report, ending between February 11, 2026 and June 30, 2026. Dataset built 2026-10-12. Nothing here is a forecast, a grade, or a ranking of candidates.