Federal candidate · 2025–2026 cycle

Crystal Sarmiento

Party
Republican
Running for
U.S. House · Texas District 9
Filing address
Pasadna, TX (city and state on the FEC filing)
FEC filing name
SARMIENTO, CRYSTAL
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 candidate (raised or spent over $5,000)

FEC candidate ID H6TX09199 · Principal campaign committee: CRYSTAL FOR US CONGRESS

Total raised$79,458.23
Total spent$79,458.23
Cash on hand$0.00
Debts owed by the campaign$0.00
Loans from the candidate$12,000.00

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: $66,456.13PACs and other committees: $1,000.00Candidate’s own money (contributions and loans): $12,000.00Other receipts (loans from others, refunds, interest): $2.10
  • Individual contributions$66,456.1384%
  • PACs and other committees$1,000.001%
  • Candidate’s own money (contributions and loans)$12,000.0015%
  • Other receipts (loans from others, refunds, interest)$2.100%

Self-funding: $12,000.00 (15% of money raised): $0.00 given and $12,000.00 lent by the candidate. $12,000.00 of loans repaid so far.

Individual money

  • Contributions of $200 or less (small-dollar, including unitemized)$998.591%
  • Contributions over $200$72,457.5499%
  • Itemized from inside Texas$70,937.0398%
  • Itemized from other states$1,520.512%

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

Raised and spent over time

$45K$0 YEAR-END: raised $44,944.05YEAR-END: spent $16,457.15PRE-PRIMARY: raised $33,065.29PRE-PRIMARY: spent $31,824.25APRIL QUARTERLY: raised $1,448.89APRIL QUARTERLY: spent $18,301.53JULY QUARTERLY: raised $0.00JULY QUARTERLY: spent $5,000.00TERMINATION REPORT: raised $0.00TERMINATION REPORT: spent $7,875.302025-122026-022026-032026-062026-09

Raised per report Spent per report Cash on hand

PAC and committee contributors

1 committee reported giving $1,000.00 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.

The race

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

CandidateRaisedCash on handThrough
Crystal Sarmiento (R)$79,458.23$0.002026-09-30
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
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
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: CRYSTAL FOR US CONGRESS.
  • Polling, ratings and candidate status: Wikipedia, retrieved October 22, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
  • Status shown above comes from the FEC candidate file.

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