In the 2026 Texas 18th District primary, 5 outside groups spent $1.9M: $1.9M supporting Christian Menefee (D).
The result, as reportedunofficial
- RepublicanRonald Whitfield55.1%Won
- DemocraticAl Green and Christian Menefee advanced to a runoff.
In the 2026 Texas 18th District primary, Ronald Whitfield won the Republican ballot with 55.1% of the vote.
outside money
- supporting Christian Menefee (D)
- $1.9M
Outside money supporting and opposing each candidate
Both sides on one scaleChristian Menefee Democrat
$1.9M$1.9M supporting Christian Menefee
This seat, every election
Texas 18th District
$7.2M
outside money in the 2026 cycle
- Texas 18th District general 2026$41,105outside money
- Texas 18th District runoff 2026$5.2Moutside money
- Texas 18th District primary 2026$1.9Moutside money
- Texas 18th District special runoff 2026$108Koutside money
- Texas 18th District special general 2025$81,456outside money
The candidates
What each candidate’s own campaign raised, beside what outside groups spent supporting and opposing them.
Christian Menefee
Democrat
- Own campaign raised
- $3.6M
- Outside money supporting
- $1.9M
Al Green
Democrat
- Own campaign raised
- $1.7M
Amanda Edwards
Democrat
- Own campaign raised
- $1.9M
Gretchen Brown
Democrat
- Own campaign raised
- $17,588
- Campaign money to 30 Jun 2026
Week by week
Outside money each week, supporting and opposing the candidates, all candidates combined.
Week of 2 Mar 2026
Supporting $3,204
The groups on each side
The biggest outside groups in this race, by what they spent supporting or opposing each candidate.
Spent supporting a candidate
- Protect Progresssupporting Christian Menefee$1.6M
- Leaders We Deservesupporting Christian Menefee$178K
- Congressional Progressive Caucus PACsupporting Christian Menefee$100K
- Texas Organizing Project Political Action Committeesupporting Christian Menefee$6,980
- Sierra Club Independent Actionsupporting Christian Menefee$10
Who’s connected to whom
The groups that spent supporting or opposing the candidates.
- Protect Progress spent supporting Christian Menefee · $1.6M
- Leaders We Deserve spent supporting Christian Menefee · $178K
- Congressional Progressive Caucus PAC spent supporting Christian Menefee · $100K
- Texas Organizing Project Political Action Committee spent supporting Christian Menefee · $6,980
- Sierra Club Independent Action spent supporting Christian Menefee · $10
- Fairshake gave to Protect Progress · $33.0M
- Ripple Labs gave to Protect Progress · $250K
- an estate (name withheld) gave to Leaders We Deserve · $32,153
- Actblue gave to Leaders We Deserve · $22,526
- California Nurses Association PAC gave to Texas Organizing Project Political Action Committee · $75,000
- Texas Democratic Majority Political Action Committee/tdm-PAC gave to Texas Organizing Project Political Action Committee · $13,000
Group
- Protect Progress spent $1.6M supporting Christian Menefee$1.6M
- Fairshake gave $33.0M to Protect Progress$33.0M
- Ripple Labs gave $250K to Protect Progress$250K
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