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

This article details the five most expensive contested general elections in the House of Representatives.

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

Five general elections with the most fundraising

#1 District 118 – $1,776,450

Incumbent John Lujan (R) raised $1,304,403 and Frank Ramirez (D) raised $472,047.

#2 District 70 – $1,449,670

Jamee Jolly (R) raised $1,059,537 and Mihaela Plesa (D) raised $390,132.

#3 District 31 – $1,315,297

Incumbent Ryan Guillen (R) raised $1,315,297 and Martha Gutierrez (D) raised $0.

#4 District 108 – $1,198,120

Incumbent Morgan Meyer (R) raised $867,032 and Elizabeth Ginsberg (D) raised $331,088.

#5 District 61 – $1,128,458

Frederick Frazier (R) raised $1,073,582 and Sheena King (D) raised $54,877.

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. State or federal law may require filers to submit additional reports. Data from additional reports due in between the deadlines below are published along with the reports listed here.

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.