Federal candidate · 2025–2026 cycle
Earnest Clayton
- Party
- Democratic
- Running for
- U.S. House · Texas District 9
- Filing address
- Houston, TX (city and state on the FEC filing)
- FEC filing name
- CLAYTON, EARNEST
- 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 H6TX18273 · Principal campaign committee: EARNEST CLAYTON FOR CONGRESS
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
| Candidate | Raised | Cash on hand | Through |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alexandra Mealer (R) | $2,782,239.54 | $201,271.60 | 2026-10-14 |
| Terry Virts (D) | $666,753.76 | $55,965.14 | 2026-09-30 |
| 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: EARNEST CLAYTON 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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