Federal candidate · 2025–2026 cycle
James Buford
- Party
- Democratic
- Running for
- U.S. House · Texas District 9
- Filing address
- Palmer, TX (city and state on the FEC filing)
- FEC filing name
- BUFORD, JAMES
- Next election
- Primary March 3, 2026 · General November 3, 2026 (Wikipedia, checked October 22, 2026; confirm with your state election office)
Texas, District 9
FEC candidate ID H4TX06232 · Principal campaign committee: JAMES BUFORD FOR CONGRESS
| Cycle | Office | Raised | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025–2026 | U.S. House · Texas District 9 | $72,951.00 | Registered candidate (raised or spent over $5,000) |
| 2023–2024 | U.S. House · Texas District 6 | $11,443.49 | Lost primary |
2025–2026 cycle totals through April 1, 2026, 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$16,651.0023%
- Candidate’s own money (contributions and loans)$56,300.0077%
Self-funding: $56,300.00 (77% of money raised): $56,300.00 given and $0.00 lent by the candidate.
Individual money
- Contributions of $200 or less (small-dollar, including unitemized)$1,151.007%
- Contributions over $200$15,500.0093%
- Itemized from inside Texas$15,500.00100%
- Itemized from other states$0.000%
FEC-computed totals by contribution size and state, retrieved October 22, 2026. No individual contributor is named.
Raised and spent over time
Raised per report Spent per report Cash on hand
The race
Texas U.S. House, District 9, 2026 · 17 registered candidates
| Candidate | Raised | Cash on hand | Through |
|---|---|---|---|
| James Buford (D) | $72,951.00 | $0.00 | 2026-04-01 |
| Alexandra Mealer (R) | $2,782,239.54 | $201,271.60 | 2026-10-14 |
| Terry Virts (D) | $666,753.76 | $55,965.14 | 2026-09-30 |
| Briscoe Rowell Cain III (R) | $621,334.47 | $24,592.55 | 2026-09-30 |
| Dan Mims (R) | $425,385.29 | $1,789.78 | 2026-09-30 |
| Steve Stockman (R) | $251,777.29 | $0.00 | 2026-09-30 |
| R. Todd Ivey (D) | $192,629.50 | $0.00 | 2026-06-30 |
| Leticia Gutierrez (D) | $152,002.57 | $92,965.90 | 2026-09-30 |
| Jaimy Blanco (R) | $121,905.95 | $0.00 | 2026-09-30 |
| Crystal Sarmiento (R) | $79,458.23 | $0.00 | 2026-09-30 |
Polling and ratings
Race ratings
Recent polls
| Pollster | Dates | Sample | Margin of error | Results |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Houston | October 3–7, 2026 | 677 (LV) | ± 3.8% | Leticia Gutierrez 42% · Alex Mealer 48% |
| PPP | September 18–19, 2026 | Leticia Gutierrez 39% · Alex Mealer 45% |
Ratings and polls as listed on Wikipedia: 2026 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas (retrieved October 22, 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: JAMES BUFORD FOR CONGRESS.
- Polling, ratings and candidate status: Wikipedia, retrieved October 22, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
- Status shown above comes from the FEC candidate file.
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