Federal candidate · 2025–2026 cycle

Melissa A McDonough

Party
Democratic
Running for
U.S. House · Texas District 38
Filing address
Tomball, TX (city and state on the FEC filing)
FEC filing name
MCDONOUGH, MELISSA A
Next election
Primary March 3, 2026 · General November 3, 2026 (Wikipedia, checked October 22, 2026; confirm with your state election office)
Map of Texas with the 2026 district highlighted

Texas, District 38

DemocraticU.S. House · Texas District 38Open seatGeneral-election nominee

FEC candidate ID H4TX38011 · Principal campaign committee: MELISSA MCDONOUGH FOR CONGRESS

CycleOfficeRaisedOutcome
2025–2026U.S. House · Texas District 38$117,069.47General-election nominee
2023–2024U.S. House · Texas District 38$193,004.57Lost the general election (37.24%)
Total raised$117,069.47
Total spent$79,695.61
Cash on hand$60,073.65
Debts owed by the campaign$131,239.41
Loans from the candidate$17,999.55

2025–2026 cycle totals through September 30, 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: $69,527.46PACs and other committees: $500.00Party committees: $1,000.00Candidate’s own money (contributions and loans): $46,042.01
  • Individual contributions$69,527.4659%
  • PACs and other committees$500.000%
  • Party committees$1,000.001%
  • Candidate’s own money (contributions and loans)$46,042.0139%

Self-funding: $46,042.01 (39% of money raised): $28,042.46 given and $17,999.55 lent by the candidate.

Individual money

  • Contributions of $200 or less (small-dollar, including unitemized)$23,985.4655%
  • Contributions over $200$19,940.0045%
  • Itemized from inside Texas$23,436.0095%
  • Itemized from other states$1,238.005%

FEC-computed totals by contribution size and state, retrieved October 22, 2026. No individual contributor is named.

Raised and spent over time

$60K$0 APRIL QUARTERLY: raised $0.00APRIL QUARTERLY: spent $388.35JULY QUARTERLY: raised $8,870.00JULY QUARTERLY: spent $1,217.77OCTOBER QUARTERLY: raised $11,096.09OCTOBER QUARTERLY: spent $8,505.05YEAR-END: raised $16,397.49YEAR-END: spent $14,747.50PRE-PRIMARY: raised $5,569.20PRE-PRIMARY: spent $4,150.89APRIL QUARTERLY: raised $5,964.84APRIL QUARTERLY: spent $4,285.03JULY QUARTERLY: raised $19,031.28JULY QUARTERLY: spent $12,394.68OCTOBER QUARTERLY: raised $50,140.57OCTOBER QUARTERLY: spent $34,006.342025-032025-092026-022026-06

Raised per report Spent per report Cash on hand

PAC and committee contributors

1 committee reported giving $500.00 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 38, 2026 · 20 registered candidates

CandidateRaisedCash on handThrough
Melissa A McDonough (D)$117,069.47$60,073.652026-09-30
Jon Bonck (R)$2,202,298.38$248,170.292026-10-14
Wesley Hunt (R)$2,154,467.93$4,410.922026-09-30
Shelly Dezevallos (R)$1,143,732.80$0.002026-10-15
Larry David Rubin (R)$523,614.84$499.942026-09-30
Michael Pratt (R)$374,707.44$0.002026-07-15
Carmen Montiel (R)$147,355.21$5,421.702026-03-31
Marvalette Hunter (D)$137,122.64$0.002026-09-18
Jeffrey Michael Yuna (R)$52,480.59−$1,406.482026-07-15
William M Taggart IV (I)$9,995.08$0.002026-10-15

Polling and ratings

Race ratings

  • Decision Desk HQSafe ROctober 20, 2026
  • The Cook Political ReportSolid RFebruary 6, 2025
  • Inside ElectionsSolid RMarch 7, 2025
  • Sabato's Crystal BallSafe RSeptember 18, 2025

Recent polls

No public polling found for this race.

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: MELISSA MCDONOUGH FOR CONGRESS.
  • Polling, ratings and candidate status: Wikipedia, retrieved October 22, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
  • Status shown above comes from the race’s Wikipedia page.

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