Federal candidate · 2023–2024 cycle · past cycle

Melvin Lee Bausinger

Party
Democratic
Running for
U.S. House · Texas District 23
Filing address
Devine, TX (city and state on the FEC filing)
FEC filing name
BAUSINGER, MELVIN LEE
Next election
Primary March 5, 2024 · General November 5, 2024 (Wikipedia, checked October 23, 2026; confirm with your state election office)
Map of Texas with the 2024 district highlighted

Texas, District 23

DemocraticU.S. House · Texas District 23ChallengerLost primary

FEC candidate ID H4TX23161 · Principal campaign committee: COMMITTEE TO ELECT LEE BAUSINGER

Total raised$21,605.00
Total spent$20,874.71
Cash on hand$830.29
Debts owed by the campaign$20,000.00
Loans from the candidate$20,000.00

2023–2024 cycle totals through July 20, 2024, 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: $1,605.00Candidate’s own money (contributions and loans): $20,000.00
  • Individual contributions$1,605.007%
  • Candidate’s own money (contributions and loans)$20,000.0093%

Self-funding: $20,000.00 (93% of money raised): $0.00 given and $20,000.00 lent by the candidate.

Raised and spent over time

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

PAC and committee contributors

1 committee reported giving $1,000.00 to this candidate, as filed by the giving committees through October 18, 2026. Timing differs from the campaign’s own reports, so this list may not match the totals above.

The race

Texas U.S. House, District 23, 2024 · 7 registered candidates

CandidateRaisedCash on handThrough
Melvin Lee Bausinger (D)$21,605.00$830.292024-07-20
Ernest Anthony Tony Gonzales II (R)$5,949,591.43$1,458,986.922024-12-31
Brandon Herrera (R)$1,997,067.44$8,040.962024-12-31
Julie Clark (R)$1,006,566.94$0.002024-09-30
Santos M. Limon (D)$127,205.30$15,797.962024-12-31
Victor Avila Jr. (R)$114,258.24$0.002024-09-30
Francisco Lopez (R)$11,412.00−$966.822024-03-31

Polling and ratings

Race ratings

  • The Cook Political ReportSolid RFebruary 2, 2023
  • Inside ElectionsMarch 10, 2023
  • Sabato's Crystal BallSafe RFebruary 23, 2023
  • Elections DailySeptember 7, 2023
  • CNalysisSolid RNovember 16, 2023
  • Decision Desk HQSafe RJune 14, 2024

Recent polls

No public polling found for this race.

Ratings and polls as listed on Wikipedia: 2024 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: COMMITTEE TO ELECT LEE BAUSINGER.
  • 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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