Federal candidate · 2019–2020 cycle · past cycle

Chris Ekstrom

Party
Republican
Running for
U.S. House · Texas District 13
Filing address
Wichita Falls, TX (city and state on the FEC filing)
FEC filing name
EKSTROM, CHRIS
Next election
General November 3, 2020 (Wikipedia, checked October 23, 2026; confirm with your state election office)
Map of Texas with the 2020 district highlighted

Texas, District 13

RepublicanU.S. House · Texas District 13Open seatLost primary

FEC candidate ID H0TX13137 · Principal campaign committee: CHRIS EKSTROM FOR CONGRESS

Total raised$1,320,433.99
Total spent$1,317,997.39
Cash on hand$2,436.60
Debts owed by the campaign$255,200.00
Loans from the candidate$1,059,000.00

2019–2020 cycle totals through December 31, 2020, from the FEC’s candidate summary file. This is a dated snapshot, not live reporting; the FEC’s page for this candidate is the official source.

Where the money comes from

Individual contributions: $177,833.99Candidate’s own money (contributions and loans): $1,127,000.00Other receipts (loans from others, refunds, interest): $15,600.00
  • Individual contributions$177,833.9913%
  • Candidate’s own money (contributions and loans)$1,127,000.0085%
  • Other receipts (loans from others, refunds, interest)$15,600.001%

Self-funding: $1,127,000.00 (85% of money raised): $68,000.00 given and $1,059,000.00 lent by the candidate.

Raised and spent over time

Report-by-report history is shown for the current cycle.

Outside spending

  • Independent expenditures supporting Chris Ekstrom$29,237.49
  • Independent expenditures opposing Chris Ekstrom$125.00

FEC totals for the 2020 cycle, including groups that are not political committees, retrieved October 24, 2026.

Independent expenditures by committees that are not part of the campaign, as reported by those committees. This money is spent separately, not given to the candidate.

The race

Texas U.S. House, District 13, 2020 · 14 registered candidates

CandidateRaisedCash on handThrough
Chris Ekstrom (R)$1,320,433.99$2,436.602020-12-31
Ronny Lynn Jackson (R)$2,151,194.43$387,139.242020-12-31
Josh Winegarner (R)$1,223,998.27$0.002020-12-31
Mac Thornberry (R)$484,319.12$332,473.322020-12-31
Elaine Hays (R)$155,291.43$0.002020-03-31
Erwin Lee Harvey Sr. (R)$131,485.22$0.002020-07-29
Asusena Resendiz (R)$68,686.00$0.002020-06-30
Vance Neal Snider II (R)$45,386.88$0.002020-07-05
Diane Elise Knowlton (R)$26,553.27−$1,301.502020-03-31
Gus Luis Trujillo (D)$22,825.91$4,005.552020-11-23

Polling and ratings

Race ratings

  • The Cook Political ReportSafe RJuly 2, 2020
  • FiveThirtyEightSolid ROctober 13, 2020
  • Inside ElectionsSafe RJune 2, 2020
  • Sabato's Crystal BallJuly 2, 2020
  • PoliticoApril 19, 2020
  • Daily KosJune 3, 2020
  • RCPJune 9, 2020
  • 270toWinJune 7, 2020

Recent polls

No public polling found for this race.

Ratings and polls as listed on Wikipedia: 2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas (retrieved October 23, 2026), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. TerraCivic does not rate races or compute its own average.

Sources and updates

  • Money: FEC bulk data (candidate summary, committee master, committee-to-candidate contributions), retrieved October 23, 2026. FEC candidate page · Principal campaign committee: CHRIS EKSTROM FOR CONGRESS.
  • Polling, ratings and candidate status: Wikipedia, retrieved October 23, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
  • Status shown above comes from the race’s Wikipedia page.

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