Federal candidate · 2023–2024 cycle · past cycle
Ernest Robinson Lineberger III
- Party
- Democratic
- Running for
- U.S. House · Texas District 26
- Filing address
- Carrollton, TX (city and state on the FEC filing)
- FEC filing name
- LINEBERGER, ERNEST ROBINSON III
- Next election
- Primary March 5, 2024 · General November 5, 2024 (Wikipedia, checked October 23, 2026; confirm with your state election office)
Texas, District 26
FEC candidate ID H4TX26172 · Principal campaign committee: LINEBERGER FOR US CONGRESS
| Cycle | Office | Raised | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025–2026 | U.S. House · Texas District 26 | $122,445.63 | Lost primary |
| 2023–2024 | U.S. House · Texas District 26 | $110,143.30 | Lost the general election (35.67%) |
2023–2024 cycle totals through December 31, 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$77,218.3070%
- PACs and other committees$1,623.001%
- Candidate’s own money (contributions and loans)$31,302.0028%
Self-funding: $31,302.00 (28% of money raised): $0.00 given and $31,302.00 lent by the candidate. $302.00 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 $2,000.00 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.
- TRANSPORT WORKERS UNION OF AMERICA POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$2,000.00
The race
Texas U.S. House, District 26, 2024 · 11 registered candidates
| Candidate | Raised | Cash on hand | Through |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ernest Robinson Lineberger III (D) | $110,143.30 | $3,492.69 | 2024-12-31 |
| Brandon Gill (R) | $1,779,342.50 | $127,823.40 | 2024-12-31 |
| Michael C. Burgess (R) | $1,294,428.40 | $13,854.60 | 2024-12-31 |
| John Huffman (R) | $455,851.00 | $117.18 | 2024-12-31 |
| Scott Armey (R) | $369,200.44 | $0.00 | 2024-05-02 |
| Luisa Maria Del Rosal Isais (R) | $346,108.19 | $0.00 | 2024-05-15 |
| Douglas Robison (R) | $276,774.29 | $0.00 | 2024-05-24 |
| Albert Burt Thakur (R) | $86,526.03 | $749.61 | 2024-12-31 |
| Vladimir De Franceschi (R) | $65,664.48 | −$2.10 | 2024-03-31 |
| Neena Biswas (R) | $28,947.02 | $825.00 | 2024-02-14 |
Polling and ratings
Race ratings
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: LINEBERGER FOR US 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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