Federal candidate · 2023–2024 cycle · past cycle

William Abel

Party
Republican
Running for
U.S. House · Texas District 31
Filing address
Copperas Cove, TX (city and state on the FEC filing)
FEC filing name
ABEL, WILLIAM
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 31

RepublicanU.S. House · Texas District 31ChallengerLost primary

FEC candidate ID H4TX31057 · Principal campaign committee: WILLIAM ABEL COMMITTEE TO ELECT FOR US HOUSE DISTRICT. 31

Total raised$8,193.56
Total spent$8,193.56
Cash on hand$0.00
Debts owed by the campaign$0.00
Loans from the candidate$0.00

2023–2024 cycle totals through April 4, 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: $2,060.00Candidate’s own money (contributions and loans): $6,133.56
  • Individual contributions$2,060.0025%
  • Candidate’s own money (contributions and loans)$6,133.5675%

Self-funding: $6,133.56 (75% of money raised): $6,133.56 given and $0.00 lent by the candidate.

Raised and spent over time

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

The race

Texas U.S. House, District 31, 2024 · 9 registered candidates

CandidateRaisedCash on handThrough
William Abel (R)$8,193.56$0.002024-04-04
John R Rep. Carter (R)$1,217,908.23$41,438.952024-12-31
Stuart Norman Whitlow (D)$311,836.57$3,650.512024-12-31
Rick Pfeil (D)$125,621.04$22,060.492024-12-31
Brian Walbridge (D)$67,684.18$0.002024-12-31
Mackenzie Latimer (R)$30,163.26$2,523.092024-02-14
John Carnan Anderson (R)$28,628.55$0.002024-04-01
Michael Howard Williams (R)$1,900.00$68,407.532024-12-31
Abhiram Garapati (R)$175.00$1,175.002023-09-30

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

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