Federal candidate · 2025–2026 cycle
Virgil Bierschwale
- Party
- Republican
- Running for
- U.S. Senate · Texas
- Filing address
- Junction, TX (city and state on the FEC filing)
- FEC filing name
- BIERSCHWALE, VIRGIL
- Next election
- General November 3, 2026 (Wikipedia, checked October 22, 2026; confirm with your state election office)
Texas
FEC candidate ID S0TX00365 · Principal campaign committee: VIRGIL BIERSCHWALE FOR U.S. SENATE 2026
| Cycle | Office | Raised | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025–2026 | U.S. Senate · Texas | $9,988.18 | Lost primary |
| 2019–2020 | U.S. Senate · Texas | $4,009.00 | Lost primary |
2025–2026 cycle totals through March 16, 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$7,638.1876%
- Candidate’s own money (contributions and loans)$2,350.0024%
Self-funding: $2,350.00 (24% of money raised): $2,350.00 given and $0.00 lent by the candidate.
Individual money
- Contributions of $200 or less (small-dollar, including unitemized)$2,847.9371%
- Contributions over $200$1,160.2529%
- Itemized from inside Texas$5.000%
- Itemized from other states$1,160.25100%
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
The race
Texas U.S. Senate, 2026 · 39 registered candidates
| Candidate | Raised | Cash on hand | Through |
|---|---|---|---|
| Virgil Bierschwale (R) | $9,988.18 | $383.20 | 2026-03-16 |
| James Talarico (D) | $128,772,835.42 | $14,594,231.85 | 2026-09-30 |
| Warren Kenneth Paxton Jr. (R) | $19,497,809.76 | $4,925,105.47 | 2026-09-30 |
| Jasmine Crockett (D) | $11,096,965.96 | $0.00 | 2026-08-13 |
| John Sen Cornyn (R) | $8,608,609.91 | $496,092.37 | 2026-10-14 |
| Colin Allred (D) | $7,630,708.50 | $401.95 | 2026-09-30 |
| Wesley Hunt (R) | $2,154,467.93 | $4,410.92 | 2026-09-30 |
| Terry Virts (D) | $666,753.76 | $55,965.14 | 2026-09-30 |
| Keith Allen (R) | $156,626.79 | $0.00 | 2026-03-31 |
| Theodore E. Brown Jr. (L) | $14,257.28 | $1,288.35 | 2026-10-14 |
Polling and ratings
Race ratings
Recent polls
Polling average: Ken Paxton 46.6% · James Talarico 48.9% (Talarico +2.3%). Averages listed on Wikipedia from 270toWin, Decision Desk HQ, FiftyPlusOne, RealClearPolitics, The Texas Tribune, Silver Bulletin.
| Pollster | Dates | Sample | Margin of error | Results |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ActiVote | October 17–21, 2026 | 400 (LV) | ±4.9% | Ken Paxton 49% · James Talarico 51% |
| Emerson College | October 17–19, 2026 | 1,000 (LV) | ±3.0% | Ken Paxton 48% · James Talarico 49% · Ted Brown 3% |
| 46% | 48% | 1% | Ken Paxton 5% | |
| Beacon Research (D)/ Shaw & Co. Research (R) | October 15–19, 2026 | 1,398 (LV) | ±2.5% | Ken Paxton 49% · James Talarico 49% |
| 2,011 (RV) | ±2.0% | 46% | 52% | Ted Brown 2% |
| CBS News/YouGov | October 8–16, 2026 | 1,492 (LV) | ±3.5% | Ken Paxton 49% · James Talarico 51% |
Ratings and polls as listed on Wikipedia: 2026 United States Senate election 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: VIRGIL BIERSCHWALE FOR U.S. SENATE 2026.
- 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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