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The short version
In the 2026 Texas 38th District runoff, 7 outside groups spent $498K: 85.7% supporting candidates and 14.3% opposing candidates, all candidates combined.
$498K
outside money
- was spent supporting candidates
- 85.7%
- was spent opposing candidates
- 14.3%
The long version
The candidates
What each candidate’s own campaign raised, beside what outside groups spent supporting and opposing them.
Melissa McDonough
Democrat
- Own campaign raised
- $66,929
- Campaign money to 30 Jun 2026
Week by week
Outside money each week, supporting and opposing the candidates, all candidates combined.
Week of 25 May 2026
Supporting $159
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
- Defend American Jobssupporting Jon Bonck$348K
- GOPAC Election Fundsupporting Shelly Dezevallos$38,536
- Fight to Win Americasupporting Shelly Dezevallos$30,000
- Club for Growth PACsupporting Jon Bonck$5,801
- Senate Conservatives Fundsupporting Jon Bonck$3,901
Spent opposing a candidate
- Fight to Win Americaopposing Jon Bonck$26,782
- Club for Growth Actionopposing Shelly Dezevallos$23,479
- Win It Back PACopposing Shelly Dezevallos$20,957
Who’s connected to whom
The groups that spent supporting or opposing the candidates.
- Defend American Jobs spent supporting Jon Bonck · $348K
- GOPAC Election Fund spent supporting Shelly Dezevallos · $38,536
- Fight to Win America spent supporting Shelly Dezevallos · $30,000
- Fight to Win America spent opposing Jon Bonck · $26,782
- Club for Growth Action spent opposing Shelly Dezevallos · $23,479
- Win It Back PAC spent opposing Shelly Dezevallos · $20,957
- Club for Growth PAC spent supporting Jon Bonck · $5,801
- Senate Conservatives Fund spent supporting Jon Bonck · $3,901
- Fairshake gave to Defend American Jobs · $37.0M
- Ripple Labs gave to Defend American Jobs · $250K
- Courage Action gave to Fight to Win America · $500K
- Ardleigh Impact gave to Fight to Win America · $250K
- GOPAC Inc gave to GOPAC Election Fund · $18.9M
- Friends of Byron Donalds PAC gave to GOPAC Election Fund · $500K
- Restoration of America PAC gave to Club for Growth Action · $2.5M
- Fiberglass Inc., Champion gave to Club for Growth Action · $200K
- Rai Services (NC) gave to Win It Back PAC · $50,000
- United Wholesale Mortgage gave to Win It Back PAC · $30,000
- Blessey Marine Service, Inc. Political Action Committee gave to Senate Conservatives Fund · $5,000
Group
- Defend American Jobs spent $348K supporting Jon Bonck$348K
- Fairshake gave $37.0M to Defend American Jobs$37.0M
- Ripple Labs gave $250K to Defend American Jobs$250K
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