Federal candidate · 2025–2026 cycle

Gretel Marysdatter Enck

Party
Democratic
Running for
U.S. House · Texas District 23
Filing address
Marfa, TX (city and state on the FEC filing)
FEC filing name
ENCK, GRETEL MARYSDATTER
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 23

DemocraticU.S. House · Texas District 23Open seatLost primary

FEC candidate ID H6TX23257 · Principal campaign committee: GRETEL FOR CONGRESS

Total raised$98,534.36
Total spent$98,534.36
Cash on hand$0.00
Debts owed by the campaign$0.00
Loans from the candidate$20,000.00

2025–2026 cycle totals through March 31, 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: $50,914.36Candidate’s own money (contributions and loans): $47,620.00
  • Individual contributions$50,914.3652%
  • Candidate’s own money (contributions and loans)$47,620.0048%

Self-funding: $47,620.00 (48% of money raised): $27,620.00 given and $20,000.00 lent by the candidate. $20,000.00 of loans repaid so far.

Individual money

  • Contributions of $200 or less (small-dollar, including unitemized)$20,537.3640%
  • Contributions over $200$30,377.0060%
  • Itemized from inside Texas$16,378.0052%
  • Itemized from other states$15,170.0048%

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

Raised and spent over time

$52K$0 OCTOBER QUARTERLY: raised $5,000.00OCTOBER QUARTERLY: spent $0.00YEAR-END: raised $25,986.17YEAR-END: spent $24,261.27PRE-PRIMARY: raised $33,272.19PRE-PRIMARY: spent $22,203.33TERMINATION REPORT: raised $34,276.00TERMINATION REPORT: spent $52,069.762025-092025-122026-022026-03

Raised per report Spent per report Cash on hand

The race

Texas U.S. House, District 23, 2026 · 14 registered candidates

CandidateRaisedCash on handThrough
Gretel Marysdatter Enck (D)$98,534.36$0.002026-03-31
Brandon Herrera (R)$3,115,205.22$318,811.952026-10-14
Ernest Anthony Tony Gonzales II (R)$2,270,926.15$197,048.962026-09-30
Katy Padilla Stout (D)$976,703.75$428,078.492026-09-30
Susan Storey Rubio (R)$418,518.66$0.002025-10-24
Santos M. Limon (D)$356,755.00$349,940.002025-06-30
Francisco 'Quico' Raul Canseco (R)$80,050.00$127,821.132026-09-30
Veronica Williams (I)$12,150.09−$964.222026-10-14

Polling and ratings

Race ratings

  • Decision Desk HQLikely RJuly 14, 2026
  • The Cook Political ReportLikely RMarch 12, 2026
  • Inside ElectionsLikely RMarch 12, 2026
  • Sabato's Crystal BallLean ROctober 20, 2026

Recent polls

PollsterDatesSampleMargin of errorResults
Normington Petts (D)October 5–7, 2026400 (LV)–Brandon Herrera 46% · Katy Padilla Stout 46%
Public Policy Polling (D)March 10–11, 2026521 (V)–Brandon Herrera 42% · Katy Padilla Stout 40%
Public Policy Polling (D)March 10–11, 2026521 (V)–Generic Republican 47% · Generic Democrat 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: GRETEL 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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