2026 United States general electionTexas

U.S. House: Texas's 31st district

3 November 2026

Texas: certified candidates, 2026 general election Official source

2026 NOVEMBER GENERAL ELECTION November 03, 2026

Recorded 10 Oct 2026 · Quote checked on the page 10 Oct 2026

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Recorded 10 Oct 2026

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The seat

Held by: John R Rep. Carter (Republican)
FEC: Texas's 31st district 2026 Official source
Texas's 31st district, 2026 election: candidates who have filed with the Federal Election Commission
Recorded 8 Oct 2026
Election: 2026 United States general election - 3 November 2026
Seat: Texas's 31st district
FEC: Texas's 31st district 2026 Official source
Texas's 31st district, 2026 election: candidates who have filed with the Federal Election Commission
Recorded 8 Oct 2026

On the ballot

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Money raised

John R Rep. Carter Republican$1.4M
Justin Early Democratic$124K
Gregory James Stoker Green$79K

Each bar against the most raised. FEC filings.

Gregory James Stoker

Green

FEC: STOKER, GREGORY JAMES Official source

STOKER, GREGORY JAMES, Green Party, House TX district 31: FEC candidate H6TX31169, challenger

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

Nominee

Texas: certified candidates, 2026 general election Official source

GREG STOKER

Recorded 9 Oct 2026

FEC: STOKER, GREGORY JAMES Official source

STOKER, GREGORY JAMES, Green Party, House TX district 31: FEC candidate H6TX31169, challenger

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

Raised: $79K
FEC: STOKER, GREGORY JAMES Official source
Receipts $78,678, disbursements $66,281, cash on hand $12,398 through 2026-06-30
Recorded 8 Oct 2026
Spent: $66K
On hand: $12K

FEC filings through 30 June 2026.

John R Rep. Carter

Republican

FEC: CARTER, JOHN R REP. Official source

CARTER, JOHN R REP., Republican Party, House TX district 31: FEC candidate H2TX31044, incumbent

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

Nominee

Texas: certified candidates, 2026 general election Official source

JOHN CARTER

Recorded 9 Oct 2026

FEC: CARTER, JOHN R REP. Official source

CARTER, JOHN R REP., Republican Party, House TX district 31: FEC candidate H2TX31044, incumbent

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

Incumbent

Raised: $1.4M
FEC: CARTER, JOHN R REP. Official source
Receipts $1,419,042, disbursements $1,289,654, cash on hand $170,827 through 2026-06-30
Recorded 8 Oct 2026
Spent: $1.3M
On hand: $171K

FEC filings through 30 June 2026.

Justin Early

Democratic

FEC: EARLY, JUSTIN Official source

EARLY, JUSTIN, Democratic Party, House TX district 31: FEC candidate H6TX31094, challenger

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

Nominee

Texas: certified candidates, 2026 general election Official source

JUSTIN EARLY

Recorded 9 Oct 2026

FEC: EARLY, JUSTIN Official source

EARLY, JUSTIN, Democratic Party, House TX district 31: FEC candidate H6TX31094, challenger

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

Raised: $124K
FEC: EARLY, JUSTIN Official source
Receipts $123,522, disbursements $106,122, cash on hand $17,400 through 2026-06-30
Recorded 8 Oct 2026
Spent: $106K
On hand: $17K

FEC filings through 30 June 2026.

9 more candidates filed for this seat

Candidate	Party	Status	Raised	Cash on hand
Offer Vince Shlomi	Republican	Filed with the FEC	$334K	$0
Stuart Norman Whitlow	Democratic	Filed with the FEC	$204K	$0
Raymond H Hamden II	Republican	Filed with the FEC	$146K	-$1,927
Valentina Gomez Noriega	Republican	Filed with the FEC	$123K	$-29K
Abhiram Garapati	Republican	Filed with the FEC	$55K	$39K
Steven Clay Dowell Jr	Republican	Filed with the FEC	$51K	$185
David Lee Berry	Republican	Filed with the FEC	$37K	$0
Elvis Arturo Lossa	Republican	Filed with the FEC	$11K	$3,857
William P Abel	Republican	Filed with the FEC	$7,671	-$120

More races in Texas

Sources

16 on record, 16 official

Last researched 8 October 2026 (UTC).

FEC: Texas's 31st district 2026Official source fec.gov
FEC: ABEL, WILLIAM POfficial source fec.gov
FEC: BERRY, DAVID LEE DR.Official source fec.gov
FEC: CARTER, JOHN R REP.Official source fec.gov
FEC: DOWELL, STEVEN CLAY JROfficial source fec.gov
FEC: EARLY, JUSTINOfficial source fec.gov
FEC: GARAPATI, ABHIRAMOfficial source fec.gov
FEC: GOMEZ NORIEGA, VALENTINAOfficial source fec.gov
FEC: HAMDEN, RAYMOND H IIOfficial source fec.gov
FEC: LOSSA, ELVIS ARTUROOfficial source fec.gov
FEC: SHLOMI, OFFER VINCEOfficial source fec.gov
FEC: STOKER, GREGORY JAMESOfficial source fec.gov
FEC: WHITLOW, STUART NORMAN MR.Official source fec.gov
Texas: certified candidates, 2026 general electionOfficial source sos.texas.gov
usa.govOfficial source
uscode.house.govOfficial source

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