U.S. House · Nov 3, 2026

Texas's 19th district

Candidates are those who filed with the Federal Election Commission for the seat and raised at least $5,000 (incumbents always): the list includes candidates who lost a primary or withdrew. Your ballot is set by your state.

30 days to Election DayTuesday, Nov 3, 2026
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Candidates and their money

Cumulative receipts reported to the FEC through each candidate's latest report. Shares are of receipts.

IndividualsPACsPartySelf
  1. Tom SellRepublican · Open seat
    $2.1MCash on hand $384.8K · through Jun 30, 2026
    From PACs of federal contractors: $25K
  2. Jodey ArringtonRepublican · Incumbent
    $1.7MCash on hand $1.6M · through Jun 30, 2026
    From PACs of federal contractors: $131K
  3. Abraham EnriquezRepublican · Open seat
    $704KCash on hand $0 · through Jul 24, 2026
  4. Matthew SmithRepublican · Open seat
    $376.4KCash on hand $4,488 · through Jun 30, 2026
  5. Donald R MayRepublican · Open seat
    $254.6KCash on hand $26.78 · through Jun 30, 2026
  6. Ryan ZinkRepublican · Open seat
    $53.8KCash on hand $12.9K · through Jun 30, 2026
  7. Jason CorleyRepublican · Open seat
    $41.7KCash on hand $0 · through Mar 25, 2026
  8. Kyle RableDemocratic · Open seat
    $31.3KCash on hand $7,631 · through Jun 30, 2026
  9. James Bob BarbeeRepublican · Open seat
    $16KCash on hand $1,844 · through Feb 11, 2026

The sitting member's record

Recorded votes in the current Congress. Activity measures are volume and attendance, not a grade.

With party
99%
455/458
Missed
3.3%
22/675
Bills sponsored
59
1 became law
Across the aisle
3%
3 of 102 bills cosponsored
Record in Congress
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Federal money in the district

Contracts performed in the district (current boundaries), attributed by ZIP code and county.

Federal contracts in the district

$149.7M FY2026$193 per resident
34 of 38 districts in TX in FY2026
  1. Department of the Air Force$76.7M · 51%
  2. Department of the Army$21.2M · 14%
  3. Department of Veterans Affairs$11.7M · 7.8%
  4. Departmental Offices$9.2M · 6.1%
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Grants to the district's counties

The largest grant programs to the counties of the district, each county weighted by the district's share of its residents: an estimate. Grants to state governments are not included.

  1. national highway performance program (nhpp)$160.5M
  2. surface transportation block grant program$130.4M
  3. national highway freight program (nhfp)$99.8M
  4. head start$31.8M
  5. health center program$21.6M
  6. veterans state nursing home care$15.7M
  7. highway safety improvement program (hsip)$12.2M
  8. water and waste disposal systems for rural communities$10.9M

Direct payments and insurance (Social Security, Medicare, …): $4.2B (FY2026) · Their size follows who lives in the place (retirees, patients), not annual decisions.

How ballots were counted here

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Official election information

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Several states redrew their districts for 2026: district numbers here follow the FEC filings, maps and money follow the current boundaries.