Texas 5th District 2026

The money race

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

R★Lance GoodenIncumbent
$1.53M
+$52 for

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
Lance Gooden	R	$1,526,218	$52	$0	0%

$1.53M

Raised by candidates

$900K

Spent by candidates

$52

Outside spending

1 spender · + $10K in 24/48-hour notices (may overlap; not included)

Candidates

Candidate	Raised	Individuals	PACs	Small-dollar	In-state	Spent	Donors
Lance Gooden (R)	$1.53M^†	$397K	$524K	0%	69%	$900K^†	301

† 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

Spender	Target	Stance	Spent	Network	Dark money in
TEXAS ALLIANCE FOR LIFE FED PAC C00754218	Lance Gooden	Support	$52 5 filings		—

Candidates

Lance Gooden

R★ Republican · Incumbent

Raised: $1.53M
Small-dollar: 0%
In-state: 69%
Outside for / against: $52 / $0

Backed byAIPAC The NRA Realtors PAC Traded stocks in office Trades overlapping lobbying Accepted gifts or sponsored travel

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 Withdrawn and defeated primary candidates are not shown.