2026 elections · Texas

Texas U.S. House, district 17

General election Nov. 3, 2026. 2 candidates listed, alphabetically by last name.

Ballot list from the state's own certified list of candidates for the November 3, 2026 general election; not yet checked against the state’s own list.

The field

Republican Incumbent

Pete Sessions

Raised
$1,050,237
From individuals
$498,753
From PACs and other committees
$516,176
From the candidate (gifts + loans)
$10
Cash on hand
$933,956
Debts
$0

FEC, campaign committee totals through June 30, 2026. FEC record

Outside spending

No independent spending for or against this candidate in FEC filings.

PAC and committee money

170 committees reported giving $568,444 in all.

As reported by the giving committees (FEC pas2: direct and in-kind contributions). May differ from the campaign’s own “from other committees” total, which counts what the campaign reports receiving.

Tracked networks
  • Defense contractorsPAC checks $7K
  • Companies controlled from outside the U.S.PAC checks $6K
  • Oil, gas and private prisonsPAC checks $5K

Which committees belong to each network is Network groupings matched to FEC committee IDs. Amounts are from FEC files. Bundled (earmarked) money is not counted here.

Democrat

Casey Shepard

Raised
$8,801
From individuals
$3,499
From PACs and other committees
$0
From the candidate (gifts + loans)
$5,302
Cash on hand
$3,145
Debts
$5,000

FEC, campaign committee totals through June 30, 2026. FEC record

Outside spending

No independent spending for or against this candidate in FEC filings.

PAC and committee money

No contributions from PACs or other committees in FEC committee filings.

Money in this race (FEC)
Pete SessionsRepublican$1,050,237$933,956$0$0
Casey ShepardDemocrat$8,801$3,145$0$0

Raised and cash on hand are the campaign’s own totals; outside spending is by groups the campaign does not control. They are separate measures and are not added together.

Federal Election Commission bulk data, 2026 cycle: candidate summaries (weball26), committee-to-candidate contributions (pas226) and independent expenditures, downloaded Oct. 16, 2026.

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