Federal candidate · 2025–2026 cycle

Gretchen Brown

Party
Democratic
Running for
U.S. House · Texas District 18
Filing address
Kemah, TX (city and state on the FEC filing)
FEC filing name
BROWN, GRETCHEN
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 18

DemocraticU.S. House · Texas District 18ChallengerLost primary

FEC candidate ID H6TX18471 · Principal campaign committee: GRETCHEN BROWN FOR CONGRESS

Total raised$17,587.88
Total spent$1,548.30
Cash on hand$5,501.70
Debts owed by the campaign$0.00
Loans from the candidate$0.00

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: $6,828.00Candidate’s own money (contributions and loans): $10,759.88
  • Individual contributions$6,828.0039%
  • Candidate’s own money (contributions and loans)$10,759.8861%

Self-funding: $10,759.88 (61% of money raised): $10,759.88 given and $0.00 lent by the candidate.

Individual money

  • Contributions of $200 or less (small-dollar, including unitemized)$1,328.0019%
  • Contributions over $200$5,500.0081%
  • Itemized from inside Texas$3,500.0064%
  • Itemized from other states$2,000.0036%

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

Raised and spent over time

$12K$0 YEAR-END: raised $11,937.88YEAR-END: spent $1,400.00PRE-PRIMARY: raised $0.00PRE-PRIMARY: spent $0.00APRIL QUARTERLY: raised $5,650.00APRIL QUARTERLY: spent $148.30JULY QUARTERLY: raised $0.00JULY QUARTERLY: spent $0.00OCTOBER QUARTERLY: raised $0.00OCTOBER QUARTERLY: spent $0.002025-122026-022026-032026-062026-09

Raised per report Spent per report Cash on hand

The race

Texas U.S. House, District 18, 2026 · 13 registered candidates

CandidateRaisedCash on handThrough
Gretchen Brown (D)$17,587.88$5,501.702026-09-30
Christian Menefee (D)$3,761,777.28$77,685.422026-10-14
Amanda Edwards (D)$1,895,211.56$3,327.162026-02-28
Alexander Green (D)$1,730,400.93$46,407.932026-09-30
Isaiah Martin (D)$1,223,942.28$44,667.452025-12-31
Stephen Huey (D)$37,856.57$11,764.272025-09-30
Sylvester Turner (D)$29,184.03$410.052025-10-31
Allen D Berry (R)$8,512.13−$171.292026-07-15

Polling and ratings

Race ratings

  • Decision Desk HQSafe DJuly 14, 2026
  • The Cook Political ReportSolid DFebruary 6, 2025
  • Inside ElectionsSolid DMarch 7, 2025
  • Sabato's Crystal BallSafe DSeptember 18, 2025

Recent polls

No public polling found for this race.

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: GRETCHEN BROWN 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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