U.S. House · Nov 3, 2026

Texas's 31st 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. John R CarterRepublican · Incumbent
    $1.4MCash on hand $170.8K · through Jun 30, 2026
    From PACs of federal contractors: $166.3K
  2. Offer Vince ShlomiRepublican · Challenger
    $333.8KCash on hand $96.06 · through Jun 30, 2026
  3. Stuart Norman WhitlowDemocratic · Challenger
    $204KCash on hand $0 · through Jun 30, 2026
  4. Raymond H Hamden IIRepublican · Challenger
    $145.7KCash on hand -$1,927 · through Mar 31, 2026
  5. Justin EarlyDemocratic · Challenger
    $123.5KCash on hand $17.4K · through Jun 30, 2026
  6. Valentina Gomez NoriegaRepublican · Challenger
    $123KCash on hand -$28.7K · through Mar 31, 2026
  7. Gregory James StokerGreen · Challenger
    $78.7KCash on hand $12.4K · through Jun 30, 2026
  8. Abhiram GarapatiRepublican · Challenger
    $55KCash on hand $39K · through Dec 31, 2025
  9. Steven Clay Dowell JrRepublican · Challenger
    $50.6KCash on hand $190 · through Jun 30, 2026
  10. David Lee BerryRepublican · Challenger
    $36.8KCash on hand $0 · through Feb 11, 2026
  11. Elvis Arturo LossaRepublican · Challenger
    $11.4KCash on hand $3,857 · through Feb 11, 2026
  12. William P AbelRepublican · Challenger
    $7,671Cash on hand -$120 · through Jun 9, 2026

The sitting member's record

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

John R. CarterR-TX-31
With party
98%
457/467
Missed
1.9%
13/675
Bills sponsored
4
0 became law
Across the aisle
13%
14 of 109 bills cosponsored
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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

$1.7B FY2026$2,022 per resident
13 of 38 districts in TX in FY2026
  1. Department of Veterans Affairs$486.6M · 29%
  2. Department of the Army$479.6M · 28%
  3. Department of the Navy$180M · 11%
  4. National Aeronautics and Space Administration$129.6M · 7.6%
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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. surface transportation block grant program$68.9M
  2. impact aid$38M
  3. national highway performance program (nhpp)$24.6M
  4. highway safety improvement program (hsip)$10.6M
  5. veterans state nursing home care$9.7M
  6. highway planning and construction$8.9M
  7. health center program$8.8M
  8. unaccompanied alien children program$8.5M

Direct payments and insurance (Social Security, Medicare, …): $5.5B (FY2026) · Their size follows who lives in the place (retirees, patients), not annual decisions.

How ballots were counted here

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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.