Federal candidate · 2025–2026 cycle

Peter van Emmert

Party
Republican
Running for
U.S. House · Texas District 9
Filing address
Dallas\s, TX (city and state on the FEC filing)
FEC filing name
EMMERT, PETER VAN MR
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 9

RepublicanU.S. House · Texas District 9ChallengerRegistered with the FEC; has not yet raised or spent $5,000

FEC candidate ID H6TX09108 · Principal campaign committee: FRIENDS OF PETER EMMERT FOR CONGRESS 09TH DISTRICT OF TEXAS

No financial reports filed yet. This candidate has registered with the FEC but has not filed a report with money totals for the 2025–2026 cycle.

The FEC’s page for this candidate is the official source.

The race

Texas U.S. House, District 9, 2026 · 17 registered candidates

CandidateRaisedCash on handThrough
Alexandra Mealer (R)$2,782,239.54$201,271.602026-10-14
Terry Virts (D)$666,753.76$55,965.142026-09-30
Briscoe Rowell Cain III (R)$621,334.47$24,592.552026-09-30
Dan Mims (R)$425,385.29$1,789.782026-09-30
Steve Stockman (R)$251,777.29$0.002026-09-30
R. Todd Ivey (D)$192,629.50$0.002026-06-30
Leticia Gutierrez (D)$152,002.57$92,965.902026-09-30
Jaimy Blanco (R)$121,905.95$0.002026-09-30
Crystal Sarmiento (R)$79,458.23$0.002026-09-30
James Buford (D)$72,951.00$0.002026-04-01

Polling and ratings

Race ratings

  • Decision Desk HQLikely RJuly 14, 2026
  • The Cook Political ReportLikely RSeptember 25, 2026
  • Inside ElectionsLikely RSeptember 17, 2026
  • Sabato's Crystal BallLikely RSeptember 22, 2026

Recent polls

PollsterDatesSampleMargin of errorResults
University of HoustonOctober 3–7, 2026677 (LV)± 3.8%Leticia Gutierrez 42% · Alex Mealer 48%
PPPSeptember 18–19, 2026Leticia 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

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