Texas 20th District 2026

The money race

Campaign fundraising this cycle, with independent expenditures by outside groups for and against each candidate.

D★Joaquin CastroIncumbent
$592K
REdgardo Baez
$69K

Bars: money raised by the campaign this cycle. Thin bars: outside spending by super PACs and other groups, for and against.

Money raised and outside spending by candidate
Candidate	Party	Raised	Outside support	Outside opposition	Small-dollar
Joaquin Castro	D	$592,416	$0	$0	3%
Edgardo Baez	R	$69,063	$0	$0	3%

$661K

Raised by candidates

$662K

Spent by candidates

Outside spending

0 spenders

Candidates

Candidate	Raised	Individuals	PACs	Small-dollar	In-state	Spent	Donors
Joaquin Castro (D)	$592K^†	$374K	$141K	3%	81%	$602K^†	301
Edgardo Baez (R)	$69K^†	$16K	$500	3%	87%	$61K^†	17

† The FEC's official total. Poliscope's figure disagreed (usually a report it has not loaded yet), so the other columns for that candidate may cover an earlier period.

Outside spending

Independent expenditures reported to the FEC (Schedule E). “Dark money in” is the total of grants the spender received from 501(c) nonprofits, as traced by Poliscope.Provisional

No independent expenditures reported in this race yet.

Candidates

Joaquin Castro

D★ Democrat · Incumbent

Raised: $592K
Small-dollar: 3%
In-state: 81%
Outside for / against: $0 / $0

Union PAC Realtors PAC Accepted gifts or sponsored travel

Edgardo Baez

R Republican

Raised: $69K
Small-dollar: 3%
In-state: 87%
Outside for / against: $0 / $0

Source: Poliscope (poliscope.org), from FEC filings. Roster curated from FEC candidate registrations. Withdrawn and defeated primary candidates are not shown.