Federal race · 2020

Texas U.S. House, District 16, 2020

General election: November 3, 2020

Money raised

  1. Veronica Escobar (D)$1.1M raised · $285K on hand
  2. Irene Armendariz-Jackson (R)$171K raised · $16K on hand
  3. Samuel Lee Williams Jr. (R)$25K raised · $1 on hand
  4. Blanca Ortiz Trout (R)$7K raised · $1K on hand
  5. Pedro Antonio Jr Aguero Jr. (R)$3K raised · −$3K on hand

Raised Cash on hand · bars are blue for Democrats, red for Republicans, gray for others

Candidates

CandidateStatusRaisedSpentCash on handThrough
Veronica Escobar (D)General-election nominee$1,137,105.39$1,089,249.97$284,855.282020-12-31
Irene Armendariz-Jackson (R)General-election nominee$171,496.53$156,171.00$16,242.252020-12-31
Samuel Lee Williams Jr. (R)Lost primary runoff$25,171.17$25,837.90$0.572020-12-31
Blanca Ortiz Trout (R)Registered candidate (raised or spent over $5,000)$6,913.46$5,446.78$1,486.682020-12-31
Pedro Antonio Jr Aguero Jr. (R)Lost primary$3,301.87$5,981.90−$2,501.522019-12-31

Totals from the FEC candidate summary file, retrieved October 23, 2026. A dated snapshot, not live reporting; each candidate’s FEC page is the official source.

Total spent on this race

$1,286,044.45 = candidates’ own spending $1,279,057.55 + outside spending $6,986.90

CandidateOutside spending forAgainstElectioneering and member messages
Irene Armendariz-Jackson$5,248.08$59.76$0.00
Veronica Escobar$1,679.06$0.00$0.00

Candidates’ own spending is their committees’ disbursements less transfers to other committees, contributions to others, loan repayments and refunds (FEC committee summary). Outside spending is independent expenditures, electioneering communications and company or union member communications for or against these candidates (FEC totals by candidate from regular reports, retrieved October 24, 2026; the latest 24- and 48-hour notices are not included yet). Party coordinated spending is not split by race and is not included. All the money

Polling and ratings

Race ratings

  • The Cook Political ReportSafe DJuly 2, 2020
  • FiveThirtyEightSolid DOctober 13, 2020
  • Inside ElectionsSafe DJune 2, 2020
  • Sabato's Crystal BallJuly 2, 2020
  • PoliticoApril 19, 2020
  • Daily KosJune 3, 2020
  • RCPJune 9, 2020
  • 270toWinJune 7, 2020

Recent polls

No public polling found for this race.

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