Federal candidate · 2023–2024 cycle · past cycle

Meri Lizet Gomez

Party
Democratic
Running for
U.S. Senate · Texas
Filing address
Mission, TX (city and state on the FEC filing)
FEC filing name
GOMEZ, MERI LIZET MS.
Next election
Primary March 5, 2024 · General November 5, 2024 (Wikipedia, checked October 23, 2026; confirm with your state election office)
Map of Texas with the whole state highlighted

Texas

DemocraticU.S. Senate · TexasChallengerLost primary

FEC candidate ID S4TX00771 · Principal campaign committee: MERI GOMEZ FOR SENATE

Total raised$16,944.01
Total spent$17,242.32
Cash on hand$1.68
Debts owed by the campaign$0.00
Loans from the candidate$3,600.00

2023–2024 cycle totals through June 30, 2024, 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: $13,024.01Candidate’s own money (contributions and loans): $3,920.00
  • Individual contributions$13,024.0177%
  • Candidate’s own money (contributions and loans)$3,920.0023%

Self-funding: $3,920.00 (23% of money raised): $320.00 given and $3,600.00 lent by the candidate.

Raised and spent over time

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

The race

Texas U.S. Senate, 2024 · 18 registered candidates

CandidateRaisedCash on handThrough
Meri Lizet Gomez (D)$16,944.01$1.682024-06-30
Colin Allred (D)$94,674,182.67$144,134.642024-12-31
Rafael Edward Ted Cruz (R)$74,050,030.94$1,786,707.202024-12-31
Roland Gutierrez (D)$1,446,695.19$384.832024-12-31
Carl Oscar Sherman Sr. (D)$179,296.91$11,360.432024-12-31
Thierry Tchenko (D)$142,864.34$0.002024-03-31
John Benard Love III (D)$135,300.64$11,958.152024-12-31
Rufino Jr (R)$67,200.00$6,000.002024-04-15
Steve Keough (D)$28,692.87−$1,056.672024-02-14
Tracy Andrus Sr. (D)$18,385.00$6,250.412024-06-30

Polling and ratings

Race ratings

Recent polls

Polling average: Ted Cruz 49.4% · Colin Allred 45.4% (Cruz +4.0%). Averages listed on Wikipedia from FiveThirtyEight, RCP, 270toWin, TheHill/DDHQ.

PollsterDatesSampleMargin of errorResults
AtlasIntelNovember 1–4, 20242,434 (LV)± 2.0%Ted Cruz 53% · Colin Allred 46%
Morning ConsultOctober 22–31, 20242,120 (LV)± 2.0%Ted Cruz 47% · Colin Allred 44%
Cygnal (R)October 26–28, 2024600 (LV)± 4.0%Ted Cruz 49% · Colin Allred 45%
ActiVoteOctober 21–27, 2024400 (LV)± 4.9%Ted Cruz 52% · Colin Allred 48%
New York Times/Siena CollegeOctober 23–26, 20241,180 (LV)± 3.3%Ted Cruz 50% · Colin Allred 46%
1,180 (RV)± 3.1%49%46%Colin Allred 5%

Ratings and polls as listed on Wikipedia: 2024 United States Senate election 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: MERI GOMEZ FOR SENATE.
  • 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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