2022 general election
Texas 18th District
The candidate who raised the most money won.
$1.1M was spent on the 2022 Texas 18th District race: $1.1M raised by the campaigns, $262K of it from PACs, plus $9K from outside groups (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2022). Sheila Jackson Lee (Democrat) won and was the top fundraiser.
Total money
$1.1M
Raised by campaigns
$1.1M
PAC checks
$262K
Outside money
$9K
Candidates
Raised by the campaign Outside money supportingOutside money attacking Democrat Republican Other
Sheila Jackson LeeDemocrat, incumbent
✓ Won- Raised
- $978K
- Spent
- $905K
- From individuals
- $713K
- From PACs
- $258K
- From party
- $1K
- Own money & loans
- $0
- Outside money for
- $9K
- Outside money against
- $0
Who paid: 26% of Lee's money came from PACs
Corporate $39K (15%)Trade group $14K (6%)Leadership PAC $6K (2%)Membership $33K (13%)Union $117K (47%)Super PAC $10K (4%)Other $31K (12%)
- International Brotherhood of Teamsters Union$12K
- International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Political Action Committee Union$10K
- American Association for Justice (Aaj) Membership$10K
- District Council 37, Afscme Public Employees Organized for Pol & Leg Equality Union$10K
- International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers Union$10K
- Communications Workers of America Union$10K
- Laborers' International Union, Midwest Region Union$10K
- Sidley Austin LLP Good Government Fund Other$10K
Biggest outside spenders
- Texas Organizing Project PAC · $9K supporting
- Human Rights Campaign Equality Votes PAC · $7 supporting
Carmen Maria MontielRepublican
✗ Lost- Raised
- $126K
- Spent
- $123K
- From individuals
- $123K
- From PACs
- $3K
- From party
- $0
- Own money & loans
- $0
- Outside money for
- $0
- Outside money against
- $0
Who paid: 3% of Montiel's money came from PACs
Corporate $3K (100%)
- Service Corporation International PAC Corporate$3K
Plus 2 other candidates on the ballot with no reported money.
Questions people ask
- How much money was spent on the 2022 Texas 18th District race?
- $1.1M was spent on the 2022 Texas 18th District race: $1.1M raised by the campaigns, $262K of it from PACs, plus $9K from outside groups (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2022). Sheila Jackson Lee (Democrat) won and was the top fundraiser.
- Who raised the most money in the 2022 Texas 18th District race?
- Sheila Jackson Lee (Democrat) raised $978K and had $9K in outside spending on their side.
- Which outside groups spent the most on the 2022 Texas 18th District race?
- Texas Organizing Project PAC ($9K), Human Rights Campaign Equality Votes PAC ($7).
- Which PACs gave the most to candidates in the 2022 Texas 18th District race?
- D.R.I.V.E. - Democrat, Republican, Independent Voter Education (the PAC of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters) gave $12K to Sheila Jackson Lee; International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Political Action Committee gave $10K to Sheila Jackson Lee; American Association for Justice Political Action Committee (Aaj PAC) gave $10K to Sheila Jackson Lee.