Feb 7, 2018 | Campaign News
LAND: The campaign of Comm. George P. Bush (R) released an ad listing some of Bush’s accomplishments in office and highlighting his endorsements of Ted Cruz (R) and Donald Trump. AGRIC: The campaign of Comm. Sid Miller (R) released a radio ad attacking opponent Trey...
Feb 7, 2018 | By the Numbers
85% Winning percentage of open-seat candidates when they out-raise a single primary opponent since 2006. It turns out money has been an even better predictor of open-seat races when a runoff isn’t a possibility. We previously looked at the track record for open-seat...
Feb 4, 2018 | Campaign News
Registration Deadline: Tomorrow is the deadline to register to vote in order to participate in the March 6 primary election. Campaign Finance: Tomorrow is also the deadline for state and county (where required) candidates to file 30-day-out campaign finance reports....
Feb 4, 2018 | By the Numbers
77% Percent of candidates raising the most money who won an open-seat primary outright or advanced to a runoff since 2006. We looked at every open-seat primary race* for statewide, legislative and congressional office with three or more candidates during the last six...
Jan 15, 2018 | Campaign News
Updated Jan. 18 with new information on one of the new filed candidates. The filing period for local offices on the May 5 uniform election ballot begins Wednesday and runs until February 16. Sixty of the state’s 100 most populous cities have at least one office up for...
Jan 11, 2018 | breaking-news, Campaign Finance
The campaign of Gov. Greg Abbott (R) announced he raised more than $9M during the second half of 2017 and will report having $43.3M on hand, the biggest war chest ever reported by a Texas candidate for a state race, breaking his own record set in July. He has $16.3M...
Dec 29, 2017 | Campaign News
Sixty-eight Texans filed declarations of intent to run as independent candidates for state and federal offices in 2018, up from 15 for 2016. Forty-two independent candidates filed for U.S. representative, six for U.S. senator and eight for Governor. We have updated...
Oct 18, 2017 | Campaign Finance
Federal officeholders and candidates were required to file quarterly campaign finance reports by last Sunday. Those reports detail contributions received and expenditures made during the third quarter, but this report focuses on the total amount of contributions the...
Jul 18, 2017 | Campaign News
Special Session Fundraising: Unlike during a regular session of the Texas Legislature, state officials and lawmakers may accept contributions during a special session. Elected officials who accept a contribution during the reporting period, which began on July 10,...
