Federal candidate · 2019–2020 cycle · past cycle

Virginia Louise Leeder

Party
Democratic
Running for
U.S. House · Texas District 21
Filing address
Austin, TX (city and state on the FEC filing)
FEC filing name
LEEDER, VIRGINIA LOUISE
Next election
General November 3, 2020 (Wikipedia, checked October 23, 2026; confirm with your state election office)
Map of Texas with the 2020 district highlighted

Texas, District 21

DemocraticU.S. House · Texas District 21ChallengerLost primary runoff

FEC candidate ID H8TX11100 · Principal campaign committee: JENNIE LOU LEEDER FOR UNITED STATES CONGRESS

Total raised$55,341.13
Total spent$55,479.00
Cash on hand$0.00
Debts owed by the campaign$19,475.00
Loans from the candidate$19,475.00

2019–2020 cycle totals through June 30, 2020, 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: $35,366.92Candidate’s own money (contributions and loans): $19,475.00Other receipts (loans from others, refunds, interest): $499.21
  • Individual contributions$35,366.9264%
  • Candidate’s own money (contributions and loans)$19,475.0035%
  • Other receipts (loans from others, refunds, interest)$499.211%

Self-funding: $19,475.00 (35% of money raised): $0.00 given and $19,475.00 lent by the candidate.

Raised and spent over time

Report-by-report history is shown for the current cycle.

The race

Texas U.S. House, District 21, 2020 · 6 registered candidates

CandidateRaisedCash on handThrough
Virginia Louise Leeder (D)$55,341.13$0.002020-06-30
Wendy Davis (D)$10,428,476.26$61,611.352020-12-31
Chip Roy (R)$5,098,026.87$463,582.782020-12-31
Michael Joseph Felts (I)$3,570.00$3,353.772019-06-30
Bruce Bintliff Boville (D)$2,000.00$0.002019-11-06

Polling and ratings

Race ratings

  • The Cook Political ReportTossupNovember 2, 2020
  • FiveThirtyEightLean R
  • Inside ElectionsTossup
  • Sabato's Crystal BallLean R
  • PoliticoTossup

Recent polls

PollsterDatesSampleMargin of errorResults
WPA Intelligence (R)October 11–12, 2020412 (LV)–Chip Roy 47% · Wendy Davis 42%
Garin-Hart-Yang Research (D)August 31 – September 4, 2020401 (LV)± 5%Chip Roy 47% · Wendy Davis 48%
ALG Research (D)August 15–20, 2020500 (LV)± 4.4%Chip Roy 46% · Wendy Davis 46%
Garin-Hart-Yang Research (D)July 14–17, 2020500 (LV)± 4.25%Chip Roy 46% · Wendy Davis 45%
Public Policy Polling (D)September 19–21, 2019523 (LV) – 656 (LV)± 3.8% – ± 4.2%Generic Democrat 44% · Generic Republican 49%

Ratings and polls as listed on Wikipedia: 2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas (retrieved October 23, 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: JENNIE LOU LEEDER FOR UNITED STATES CONGRESS.
  • Polling, ratings and candidate status: Wikipedia, retrieved October 23, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
  • Status shown above comes from the race’s Wikipedia page.

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