2026 elections · Texas

Texas U.S. House, district 28

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

Rating: Lean D (Cook: Lean D; Sabato: Lean D; Inside Elections: Tilt D; DDHQ: Likely D; silver: Lean D). Ratings are each forecaster’s own judgment.

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

Democrat Incumbent

Henry Cuellar

Raised
$2,231,952
From individuals
$1,123,180
From PACs and other committees
$670,600
From the candidate (gifts + loans)
$314,500
Cash on hand
$1,129,604
Debts
$301,000

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

Outside spending

Outside groups spent $250,257 to support and $200,893 to oppose.

FEC independent expenditures, amendments applied, duplicates removed. Spending dated through Oct. 12, 2026.

PAC and committee money

229 committees reported giving $777,473 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
  • Oil, gas and private prisonsPAC checks $18K
  • Tech, AI and cryptoPAC checks $5K
  • Defense contractorsPAC checks $4K
  • Pro-Israel groupsPAC checks $1K

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.

Green

Marlón Gerardo Durán

No 2026 financial summary on file with the FEC.

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.

Republican

Tano E. Tijerina

Raised
$1,778,798
From individuals
$809,232
From PACs and other committees
$285,000
From the candidate (gifts + loans)
$0
Cash on hand
$214,230
Debts
$0

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

Outside spending

Outside groups spent $157,287 to support and $3,682,697 to oppose.

FEC independent expenditures, amendments applied, duplicates removed. Spending dated through Oct. 13, 2026.

PAC and committee money

82 committees reported giving $256,599 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.

Money in this race (FEC)
Henry CuellarDemocrat$2,231,952$1,129,604$250,257$200,893
Tano E. TijerinaRepublican$1,778,798$214,230$157,287$3,682,697

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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