Federal candidate · 2019–2020 cycle · past cycle

Jerry Ford Sr.

Party
Democratic
Running for
U.S. House · Texas District 18
Filing address
Houston, TX (city and state on the FEC filing)
FEC filing name
FORD, JERRY MR. SR.
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 18

DemocraticU.S. House · Texas District 18ChallengerLost primary

FEC candidate ID H0TX18284 · Principal campaign committee: JERRY FORD FOR CONGRESS

Total raised$83,747.71
Total spent$83,403.24
Cash on hand$674.89
Debts owed by the campaign$23,242.98
Loans from the candidate$68,894.31

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: $13,242.40Party committees: $1.00Candidate’s own money (contributions and loans): $68,894.31Other receipts (loans from others, refunds, interest): $1,610.00
  • Individual contributions$13,242.4016%
  • Party committees$1.000%
  • Candidate’s own money (contributions and loans)$68,894.3182%
  • Other receipts (loans from others, refunds, interest)$1,610.002%

Self-funding: $68,894.31 (82% of money raised): $0.00 given and $68,894.31 lent by the candidate. $44,999.83 of loans repaid so far.

Raised and spent over time

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

PAC and committee contributors

1 committee reported giving $4,000.00 to this candidate, as filed by the giving committees through December 29, 2024. Timing differs from the campaign’s own reports, so this list may not match the totals above.

The race

Texas U.S. House, District 18, 2020 · 11 registered candidates

CandidateRaisedCash on handThrough
Jerry Ford Sr. (D)$83,747.71$674.892020-12-31
Sheila Jackson Lee (D)$1,068,464.88$260,006.022020-12-31
Wendell Champion (R)$308,539.50$34,367.302020-11-23
Marc Flores (D)$114,804.76$0.002020-06-30
Bimal Patel (D)$49,385.92$0.002020-04-08
Michael Allen (D)$11,450.59$87.802020-04-08
Stevens Orozco (D)$9,083.14$0.002020-07-01
Donovan Boson (D)$4,085.00$150.002019-09-30
Ava Pate (R)$3,611.83$0.002020-04-07
Luke Spencer (L)$989.93$0.002020-11-24

Polling and ratings

Race ratings

  • The Cook Political ReportSafe DJuly 2, 2020
  • FiveThirtyEightSolid DOctober 13, 2020
  • Inside ElectionsSafe DJune 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: JERRY FORD 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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