Results in the five Texas House Democratic primaries with the most candidate fundraising


Democratic primary elections for 109 of 150 seats in the Texas House of Representatives took place on March 1, 2022. Of the 109 seats up for election in 2022, 31 had a primary election with more than one candidates.

Across all contested Democratic primary elections, candidates raised $5.3 million. Incumbents raised an average of $167,831 per candidate and challengers raised an average of $42,751 per candidate.

Five primary elections with the most fundraising

The table below details the five Democratic primary elections with the most fundraising in the House of Representatives. Winning candidates’ names are in bold.

DistrictMoney RaisedOfficeholderCandidates
District 42$576,290Richard Raymond (D)Richard Raymond and Jorge Delgado
District 114$496,440John Turner (D)Alexandra GuioJohn W. Bryant, Kendall Scudder, Chris Leal, and Charles Gearing
District 51$417,300Eddie Rodriguez (D)Maria Luisa Flores, Cynthia Valadez-Mata, Matthew Worthington, Claire Campos-O’Neal, Albino Cadenas, Mike Hendrix, and Cody Arn
District 147$367,261Garnet Coleman (D)Jolanda JonesDanielle Keys Bess, Reagan Flowers, Aurelia Wagner, Namrata Subramanian, Somtoochukwu Ik-Ejiofor, and Akwete Hines
District 50$361,879James Talarico (D)James Talarico and David Alcorta

#1. District 42 – $576,290

Incumbent Richard Raymond raised $509,459 and Jorge Delgado raised $66,830.

Richard Raymond advanced to the general election with 63% of the vote and Jorge Delgado received 37% of the vote.

#2. District 114 – $496,440

Charles Gearing raised $219,545, Kendall Scudder raised $97,442, John W. Bryant raised $75,815, Alexandra Guio raised $59,898, and Chris Leal raised $43,739.

Alexandra Guio advanced to a runoff election with 25 percent of the vote, John W. Bryant advanced to a runoff election with 21% of the vote, Kendall Scudder received 19% of the vote, Chris Leal received 18% of the vote, and Charles Gearing received 17% of the vote.

#3. District 51 – $417,300

Maria Luisa Flores raised $212,971, Matthew Worthington raised $115,344, Mike Hendrix raised $62,410, Claire Campos-O’Neal raised $13,713, Cynthia Valadez-Mata raised $11,076, Cody Arn raised $1,785, and Albino Cadenas raised $0.

Maria Luisa Flores advanced to the general election with 60% of the vote, Cynthia Valadez-Mata received 11% of the vote, Matthew Worthington received 11% of the vote, Claire Campos-O’Neal received 7% of the vote, Albino Cadenas received 5% of the vote, Mike Hendrix received 4% of the vote, and Cody Arn received 2% of the vote.

#4. District 147 – $367,261

Jolanda Jones raised $122,707, Reagan Flowers raised $103,644, Danielle Keys Bess raised $90,689, Namrata Subramanian raised $33,529, Aurelia Wagner raised $16,045, Somtoochukwu Ik-Ejiofor raised $647, and Akwete Hines raised $0.

Jolanda Jones advanced to a runoff election with 41% of the vote, Danielle Keys Bess advanced to a runoff election with 20% of the vote, Reagan Flowers received 18% of the vote, Aurelia Wagner received 9% of the vote, Namrata Subramanian received 7% of the vote, Somtoochukwu Ik-Ejiofor received 3% of the vote, and Akwete Hines received 2% of the vote.

#5. District 50 – $361,879

Incumbent James Talarico raised $360,465 and David Alcorta raised $1,414.

James Talarico advanced to the general election with 78% of the vote and David Alcorta received 22% of the vote.

The data above are based on campaign finance reports that active Texas PACs submitted to the Texas Ethics Commission. Transparency USA publishes campaign finance data following major reporting deadlines. State or federal law may require filers to submit additional reports.

Report NameReport Due Date
2022 Jan Semiannual1/18/2022
2022 Pre-Primary (30 Days)1/31/2022
2022 Pre-Primary (8 Days)2/22/2022
2022 Primary Runoff5/16/2022
2022 Jul Semiannual7/15/2022
2022 Pre-General (30 Days)10/11/2022
2022 Pre-General (8 Days)10/31/2022
2022 Semiannual Data1/17/2023

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