Federal candidate · 2025–2026 cycle

Dan Mims

Party
Republican
Running for
U.S. House · Texas District 9
Filing address
Channelview, TX (city and state on the FEC filing)
FEC filing name
MIMS, DAN
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 9ChallengerLost primary

FEC candidate ID H6TX09165 · Principal campaign committee: DAN MIMS FOR CONGRESS

Total raised$425,385.29
Total spent$423,595.51
Cash on hand$1,789.78
Debts owed by the campaign$370,000.00
Loans from the candidate$370,000.00

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: $44,925.00Candidate’s own money (contributions and loans): $380,460.29
  • Individual contributions$44,925.0011%
  • Candidate’s own money (contributions and loans)$380,460.2989%

Self-funding: $380,460.29 (89% of money raised): $10,460.29 given and $370,000.00 lent by the candidate.

Individual money

  • Contributions of $200 or less (small-dollar, including unitemized)$6,775.0015%
  • Contributions over $200$38,150.0085%
  • Itemized from inside Texas$35,850.0093%
  • Itemized from other states$2,500.007%

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

Raised and spent over time

$281K$0 OCTOBER QUARTERLY: raised $212,312.05OCTOBER QUARTERLY: spent $2,759.75YEAR-END: raised $134,777.11YEAR-END: spent $63,569.48PRE-PRIMARY: raised $6,325.00PRE-PRIMARY: spent $216,641.63APRIL QUARTERLY: raised $66,971.13APRIL QUARTERLY: spent $135,110.19JULY QUARTERLY: raised $5,000.00JULY QUARTERLY: spent $4,878.61OCTOBER QUARTERLY: raised $0.00OCTOBER QUARTERLY: spent $635.852025-092025-122026-022026-032026-062026-09

Raised per report Spent per report Cash on hand

The race

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

CandidateRaisedCash on handThrough
Dan Mims (R)$425,385.29$1,789.782026-09-30
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
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

  • Money: FEC bulk data (candidate summary, committee master, committee-to-candidate contributions), retrieved October 23, 2026. FEC candidate page · Principal campaign committee: DAN MIMS 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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