In the 2026 Texas 9th District runoff, 13 outside groups spent $3.4M: 79.6% supporting candidates and 20.4% opposing candidates, all candidates combined.
outside money
- was spent supporting candidates
- 79.6%
- was spent opposing candidates
- 20.4%
This seat, every election
Texas 9th District
$6.5M
outside money in the 2026 cycle
- Texas 9th District general 2026$365Koutside money
- Texas 9th District runoff 2026$3.4Moutside money
- Texas 9th District primary 2026$2.8Moutside money
The candidates
What each candidate’s own campaign raised, beside what outside groups spent supporting and opposing them.
Leticia Gutierrez
Democrat
- Own campaign raised
- $55,358
- 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 $7,109Opposing $3,378
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
- Club for Growth Actionsupporting Alex Mealer$797K
- Win It Back PACsupporting Alex Mealer$521K
- Defend American Jobssupporting Alex Mealer$462K
- Defending Our Values PACsupporting Alex Mealer$412K
- Conservatives for American Excellencesupporting Alex Mealer$245K
- WFW Action Fundsupporting Alex Mealer$178K
- American Liberty Foundationsupporting Alex Mealer$26,031
- Lone Star Strongsupporting Briscoe Cain$16,000
Spent opposing a candidate
- Building a Strong Americaopposing Alex Mealer$270K
- Conservatives for American Excellenceopposing Briscoe Cain$245K
- Defending Our Values PACopposing Briscoe Cain$98,042
- Win It Back PACopposing Briscoe Cain$65,018
- Courageous Conservatives PACopposing Alex Mealer$7,389
Who’s connected to whom
The groups that spent supporting or opposing the candidates.
- Club for Growth Action spent supporting Alex Mealer · $797K
- Win It Back PAC spent supporting Alex Mealer · $521K
- Defend American Jobs spent supporting Alex Mealer · $462K
- Defending Our Values PAC spent supporting Alex Mealer · $412K
- Building a Strong America spent opposing Alex Mealer · $270K
- Conservatives for American Excellence spent opposing Briscoe Cain · $245K
- Conservatives for American Excellence spent supporting Alex Mealer · $245K
- WFW Action Fund spent supporting Alex Mealer · $178K
- Defending Our Values PAC spent opposing Briscoe Cain · $98,042
- Win It Back PAC spent opposing Briscoe Cain · $65,018
- American Liberty Foundation spent supporting Alex Mealer · $26,031
- 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
- Public First Action gave to Defending Our Values PAC · $7.9M
- Ardleigh Impact gave to Conservatives for American Excellence · $750K
- Portage Capital gave to Conservatives for American Excellence · $350K
- Fairshake gave to Defend American Jobs · $37.0M
- Ripple Labs gave to Defend American Jobs · $250K
- American Policy Coalition gave to Building a Strong America · $200K
- Economic Future Fund gave to Building a Strong America · $100K
- GOP Winning Women 2026 gave to WFW Action Fund · $76,195
- Still Point Trust gave to WFW Action Fund · $25,000
- American Liberty Action Fund (WI) gave to American Liberty Foundation · $355K
- Voice of the Children of Israel gave to American Liberty Foundation · $250K
- Club for Growth Action spent $797K supporting Alex Mealer$797K
- Restoration of America PAC gave $2.5M to Club for Growth Action$2.5M
- Fiberglass Inc., Champion gave $200K to Club for Growth Action$200K
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