The November ballot
Raised so far, filed with the FEC
General-election ballot as recorded August 27, 2026. Not a prediction.
The seat
Marc Veasey
Democrat · Holds the seat now
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How they won the primary
First round · 71,611 votes
- Colin Allred44%31,482
- Julie Johnson33.2%23,770
- Carlos Quintanilla14.3%10,276
- Zeeshan Hafeez8.5%6,083
The runoff · 21,031 votes
- Colin AllredWon54%11,354
- Julie Johnson46%9,677
First round · 13,118 votes
- Patrick Gillespie35.5%4,654
- John Sims22.3%2,922
- Monte Mitchell21.7%2,850
- Kurt Schwab20.5%2,692
The runoff · 8,791 votes
- Patrick GillespieWon57.1%5,020
- John Sims42.9%3,771
Primary results as recorded August 25, 2026, in the canvass's own published order. Via Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), which cites each state's canvass. A primary result is a filed fact about a past contest, not a prediction of November.
The money on this race
- Raised by candidates
- $11M
- Outside money
- $1.2M
Outside money, for and against
Independent expenditures; direction is each filer's own declared filing.
Where each candidate's money comes from
- Small donors
- 21%$1.6M
- Large donors
- 21%$1.6M
- Bundled
- --
- PACs
- <1%$63K
- Other
- 57%$4.2M
Small donors give under $200; 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.
Who is spending on this race
The 7 groups spending independently here, ranked; open a row for whose race the money went into.
Independent expenditures reported to the FEC; direction is each group's own declared filing.
Not on the November ballot
8 filed- Marc VeaseyDemocrat$770K
- Zeeshan HafeezDemocrat$410K
- Julie JohnsonDemocrat$2.3M
- Payton JacksonRepublican-
- Monte MitchellRepublican-
Primary 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
- $64K
- Unemployment
- 5.4%
- Living below the poverty line
- 17.4%
- Without health insurance
- 29.2%
U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2024 5-year estimates. Context about the district, not a statement about any candidate.
How this seat voted last time
D+38 in 2024
- Marc A. VeaseyWon68.8%
- Patrick David Gillespie31.2%
166,153 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; money figures carry their own coverage dates. Dataset built 2026-08-27. Nothing here is a forecast, a grade, or a ranking of candidates.