These Texas State Senate candidates raised the most money and lost

By

Kalyn Stralow

Elections for all 31 seats in the Texas State Senate took place on Oct. 29, 2022. Republicans held an 18-13 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, 22 of 31 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.

State Senate 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 Dec. 31, 2022.

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

  • Adam Hinojosa – $877,752 – District 27 (Lost general 50% – 50%)
  • Gwenn Burud – $417,565 – District 9 (Lost general 40% – 60%)
  • Francine Ly – $111,751 – District 12 (Lost general 38% – 62%)
  • Westley Wright – $88,360 – District 20 (Lost general 41% – 59%)
  • Josh Tutt – $52,064 – District 18 (Lost general 31% – 69%)

State Senate 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:

  • Peter P. Flores – $2,745,467 – District 19 (Lost general 47% – 50%)
  • Eddie Rodriguez – $1,013,837 – District 14 (Lost general 34% – 50%)
  • Clayton Tucker – $127,734 – District 24 (Lost general 30% – 70%)
  • Susan Criss – $112,311 – District 11 (Lost general 38% – 59%)
  • Donald Zimmerman – $102,196 – District 14 (Lost general 13% – 50%)

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.