Does spending the most money during a campaign win elections? Historically, Texas has shown a strong correlation between a candidate’s ability to outspend their opponent(s) and victory on Election Day.


Bryan Hughes
State Senate (R)
$1,210,002Cash on Hand
$1,006,673Total Donations
$529,045Total Expenditures
Financial Activity
Top Donors
Total Donations | Name |
---|---|
$54,000.00 | Scott Stovall |
$35,802.89 | Texas REALTORS PAC (DISSOLVED) |
$20,000.00 | Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC |
$15,000.00 | Texas Land Title Association PAC |
$12,500.00 | Texas Health Care Assn. PAC |
$10,000.00 | C Cary Patterson |
$10,000.00 | Charter Communications Inc Texas PAC |
$10,000.00 | Collen A Clark PC |
$10,000.00 | Jack Browning Baldwin Family Partnership Ltd |
$10,000.00 | James I Perkins |
Top Expenditures
Total Expenditures | Payee |
---|---|
$250,000.00 | Citizens 1st Bank |
$63,502.00 | Berry Communications |
$24,000.00 | Signature Consulting |
$15,268.61 | Cascades Country Club |
$10,142.27 | Showtech Productions |
$7,900.00 | Drew Tedford |
$7,797.27 | TDCJ- Texas Department of Criminal Justice Manufacturing and Logistics |
$6,900.00 | Lttc Operations |
$5,356.72 | Boles Design Group |
$5,080.00 | Edward M Shack |
Top Personal Donations
From reports filed by the recipients of these funds, it appears these transactions originated from personal rather than campaign accounts.
Total Contributions | Candidate | PAC |
---|---|---|
$357.00 | Republican Party of Texas | |
$350.00 | Panola County Republican Women |
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