These Texas State House candidates raised the most money and lost

By

Kalyn Stralow

Elections for all 150 seats in the Texas House of Representatives took place on Nov. 8, 2022. Republicans held an 83-65 majority heading into the election.

This article details the five candidates who raised the most money and lost their election. In the 2022 election cycle, 96 of 150 general elections were contested. The losing candidates are shown along with the percentage of the vote they received compared to the winner. In cases where the race was pushed to a runoff, vote percentages for both advancing candidates are included.

House candidates who raised the most money and lost their general election

This information comes from candidate reports to the Texas Ethics Commission covering the period of Jan. 1, 2021, through Oct. 29, 2022.

The candidates who raised the most money and lost their election were:

  • Jamee Jolly – $2,470,224 – District 70 (Lost general 49% – 51%)
  • Katherine Parker – $836,897 – District 74 (Lost general 44% – 56%)
  • Frank Ramirez – $710,897 – District 118 (Lost general 48% – 52%)
  • Elizabeth Ginsberg – $426,407 – District 108 (Lost general 43% – 57%)
  • Becca DeFelice – $358,212 – District 121 (Lost general 45% – 55%)

House candidates who raised the most money and lost their general election last cycle

This information comes from candidate reports to the Texas Ethics Commission covering the period of Jan. 1, 2019, through Dec. 31, 2020.

The candidates who raised the most money and lost their election were:

  • Justin Berry – $2,229,302 – District 47 (Lost general 48% – 49%)
  • Lorenzo Sanchez – $2,185,144 – District 67 (Lost general 48% – 52%)
  • Will Douglas – $2,119,625 – District 113 (Lost general 48% – 52%)
  • Brandy Chambers – $1,989,953 – District 112 (Lost general 49% – 49%)
  • Elizabeth Beck – $1,914,346 – District 97 (Lost general 45% – 53%)

The data above are based on campaign finance reports that active Texas PACs submitted to the Texas Ethics Commission. Political expenditures that are not controlled by candidates or their campaigns, known as satellite spending, are not included in candidate totals. Federal PACs are not required to report to state agencies. Transparency USA publishes campaign finance data following major reporting deadlines.

This article is a joint publication from Ballotpedia and Transparency USA, who are working together to provide campaign finance information for state-level elections. Learn more about our work here.