Federal candidate · 2025–2026 cycle
Terry Virts
- Party
- Democratic
- Running for
- U.S. House · Texas District 9
- Filing address
- League City, TX (city and state on the FEC filing)
- FEC filing name
- VIRTS, TERRY
- Next election
- Primary March 3, 2026 · General November 3, 2026 (Wikipedia, checked October 22, 2026; confirm with your state election office)
Texas, District 9
FEC candidate ID H6TX09207 · Principal campaign committee: TERRY VIRTS FOR TEXAS
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$582,804.5987%
- PACs and other committees$5,000.001%
- Candidate’s own money (contributions and loans)$53,125.008%
- Other receipts (loans from others, refunds, interest)$25,824.174%
Self-funding: $53,125.00 (8% of money raised): $0.00 given and $53,125.00 lent by the candidate.
Individual money
- Contributions of $200 or less (small-dollar, including unitemized)$260,653.5944%
- Contributions over $200$329,151.0056%
- Itemized from inside Texas$107,526.0032%
- Itemized from other states$232,366.0068%
Top out-of-state sources of itemized individual money: California $45,348.00 · Virginia $24,446.00 · Pennsylvania $19,735.00 · Maryland $19,528.00 · New York $14,015.00. States with fewer than 10 contributions are not listed.
FEC-computed totals by contribution size and state, retrieved October 22, 2026. No individual contributor is named.
Raised and spent over time
Raised per report Spent per report Cash on hand
Outside spending
- Independent expenditures supporting Terry Virts$10,279.80
- Independent expenditures opposing Terry Virts$0.00
FEC totals for the 2026 cycle, including groups that are not political committees, retrieved October 24, 2026.
Independent expenditures by committees that are not part of the campaign, as reported by those committees. This money is spent separately, not given to the candidate.
- BACK THE BOLDSupporting$6,278.00
- PROGRESSIVE CENTURY PROJECTSupporting$4,000.00
The race
Texas U.S. House, District 9, 2026 · 17 registered candidates
| Candidate | Raised | Cash on hand | Through |
|---|---|---|---|
| Terry Virts (D) | $666,753.76 | $55,965.14 | 2026-09-30 |
| Alexandra Mealer (R) | $2,782,239.54 | $201,271.60 | 2026-10-14 |
| Briscoe Rowell Cain III (R) | $621,334.47 | $24,592.55 | 2026-09-30 |
| Dan Mims (R) | $425,385.29 | $1,789.78 | 2026-09-30 |
| Steve Stockman (R) | $251,777.29 | $0.00 | 2026-09-30 |
| R. Todd Ivey (D) | $192,629.50 | $0.00 | 2026-06-30 |
| Leticia Gutierrez (D) | $152,002.57 | $92,965.90 | 2026-09-30 |
| Jaimy Blanco (R) | $121,905.95 | $0.00 | 2026-09-30 |
| Crystal Sarmiento (R) | $79,458.23 | $0.00 | 2026-09-30 |
| James Buford (D) | $72,951.00 | $0.00 | 2026-04-01 |
Polling and ratings
Race ratings
Recent polls
| Pollster | Dates | Sample | Margin of error | Results |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Houston | October 3–7, 2026 | 677 (LV) | ± 3.8% | Leticia Gutierrez 42% · Alex Mealer 48% |
| PPP | September 18–19, 2026 | Leticia 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: TERRY VIRTS FOR TEXAS.
- 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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