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Texas governor

Candidates include Greg Abbott (R) and Gina Hinojosa (D). Campaign figures come from each candidate’s filings with the Texas Ethics Commission. Each figure shows the date it runs through.

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Candidates · what each campaign reported

Greg Abbott (R)

Incumbent

Texans for Greg Abbott

Raised
$46.3M
Spent
$105.4M
Cash on hand
$8.6M

July 1, 2026 through Oct. 24, 2026. State filing.

Abbott raises most of his money through Texans for Greg Abbott. His officeholder account took in another $4.75 million in the same period, spent $4.2 million and has $804,621 on hand.

Outside money

  • For$390K

Outside money · groups spending for or against the candidates

$1.1M from the groups below. In governor races, much outside money goes to the campaign or to a committee the candidate controls, so the table says how each dollar got into the race.

GroupFor or againstHowAmountWhen
Texas Democratic Party · direct mailFor Gina HinojosaIndependent spending$443,663Sept. 28, 2026 to Oct. 20, 2026
America PAC · phone calls; its report lists Abbott as supportedFor Greg AbbottIndependent spending$270,247Sept. 9, 2026
LUPE Votes Texas PAC · digital ads, from a daily pre-election reportFor Gina HinojosaIndependent spending$84,150Oct. 28, 2026
Charter Schools Now PAC · digital adsFor Greg AbbottIndependent spending$84,000Oct. 18, 2026
Mijente PAC · canvassing, video and literature, on two reportsFor Gina HinojosaIndependent spending$60,225Sept. 18, 2026 to Oct. 24, 2026
UnidosUS Action PAC · canvassingFor Gina HinojosaIndependent spending$39,983Oct. 2, 2026 to Oct. 19, 2026
Coalition Por For Texas PAC · grassroots consultingFor Greg AbbottIndependent spending$35,000Sept. 16, 2026
Double Tap PAC · digital adsFor Gina HinojosaIndependent spending$26,750Oct. 23, 2026
Latino Victory FundFor Gina HinojosaIndependent spending$3,829Aug. 12, 2026 to Aug. 19, 2026
Mothers Against Greg Abbott · billboards; its other spending also lists down-ballot candidates, so it isn’t in this tableFor Gina HinojosaIndependent spending$3,000Aug. 4, 2026
Grandparents for Public Schools PACFor Gina HinojosaIndependent spending$2,752Aug. 18, 2026 to Sept. 24, 2026
Texans for Life Committee LIFE PACFor Greg AbbottIndependent spending$433Oct. 22, 2026
Texas REALTORS Political Action CommitteeFor Greg AbbottIndependent spending$150Aug. 26, 2026

About these numbers

  • Texas has no limits on what candidates can take, so most money goes straight to the campaigns. Outside spending here is direct campaign expenditures from the Texas Ethics Commission’s data through Oct. 29: spending each group listed as benefiting a candidate since the March 3 primary. Texas reports name who the spending benefits, not whether it supports or attacks, so spending against one candidate is listed as benefiting the other. Groups also listed $784,700 as benefiting Hinojosa and $26,478 as benefiting Abbott together with other candidates on a slate, such as canvassing and voter guides for a ticket. Those amounts aren’t split among the candidates, so they aren’t in the table. Contributions and in-kind gifts to the campaigns are left out.
  • Texas reports cover one period at a time. These figures add the 30-day and 8-day reports, which run from July 1 through Oct. 24.
  • Next report: January semiannual report, covering through Dec. 31, 2026, due Jan. 15, 2027. We’ll update this page once it’s filed.
  • Governor campaigns file with the state, not the FEC, so these numbers come from the Texas Ethics Commission and are read by hand after each state deadline, so a new filing can take a few days to show up here. National groups like the Republican and Democratic Governors Associations report to the IRS; their transfers are listed when they appear in state or IRS filings.
  • See a mistake or a filing we missed? Email corrections@paidforpolitics.com with a link to the filing.

Last checked Oct. 30, 2026. All governor races · How this works.