2024 general election
Texas Senate
The winner was outraised and won anyway.
$224M in receipts plus outside spending is tied to the 2024 Texas Senate race: $169M raised by the campaigns, $2.2M of it from PACs, plus $55M from outside groups (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Dec 31, 2024). Ted Cruz (Republican) won despite being outraised.
Receipts + outside spending
$224M
Raised by campaigns
$169M
PAC checks
$2.2M
Outside money
$55M
Candidates
Raised by the campaign Outside money supportingOutside money attacking Democrat Republican Other
Colin AllredDemocrat
✗ Lost- Raised
- $95M
- Spent
- $95M
- From individuals
- $85M
- From PACs
- $964K
- From party
- $62K
- Own money & loans
- $0
- Outside money for
- $12M
- Outside money against
- $32M
Who paid: 1% of Allred's money came from PACs
Corporate $7K (1%)Trade group $14K (1%)Leadership PAC $374K (38%)Membership $157K (16%)Union $168K (17%)Super PAC $67K (7%)Party $63K (6%)Other $127K (13%)
- J Street Membership$111K
- Colorado Senate Victory 2016 Party$58K
- Frontline USA Leadership PAC$14K
- Jeffries Leadership PAC$10K
- International Union of Operating Engineers Local 965 Pef Union$10K
- Tester Leadership PAC$10K
- Take Back the Senate 2020 Leadership PAC$10K
- Hoyer Leadership PAC$10K
Biggest outside spenders
- Truth and Courage PAC · $22M attacking
- WinSenate · $10M supporting
- Win It Back PAC · $9.2M attacking
- Red Senate · $1.1M attacking
- Votevets · $510K supporting
Ted CruzRepublican, incumbent
✓ Won- Raised
- $74M
- Spent
- $76M
- From individuals
- $67M
- From PACs
- $1.3M
- From party
- $6K
- Own money & loans
- $0
- Outside money for
- $8.2M
- Outside money against
- $2.8M
Who paid: 2% of Cruz's money came from PACs
Corporate $104K (7%)Trade group $426K (30%)Leadership PAC $333K (24%)Membership $164K (12%)Union $15K (1%)Super PAC $43K (3%)Party $54K (4%)Other $268K (19%)
- Senate Conservatives Fund Other$72K
- Young Victory Committee Party$53K
- Republican Jewish Coalition-Political Action Committee (Rjc-PAC) Membership$40K
- Club for Growth Membership$36K
- Texas Spine and Joint Ltd PAC Corporate$25K
- 2024 Thune Republican Senate Victory Other$12K
- Blackburn Leadership PAC$10K
- National Association of Convenience Stores Trade group$10K
Biggest outside spenders
- Truth and Courage PAC · $3.8M supporting
- Save Our Country · $1.7M supporting
- WinSenate · $1.4M attacking
- Red Senate · $766K supporting
- Goa Victory Fund · $631K supporting
Ted BrownLibertarian
✗ Lost- Raised
- $14K
- Spent
- $14K
- From individuals
- $9K
- From PACs
- $0
- From party
- $0
- Own money & loans
- $5K
- Outside money for
- $150K
- Outside money against
- $0
Biggest outside spenders
- Save Western Culture · $150K supporting
Questions people ask
- How much money is tied to the 2024 Texas Senate race?
- $224M in receipts plus outside spending is tied to the 2024 Texas Senate race: $169M raised by the campaigns, $2.2M of it from PACs, plus $55M from outside groups (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Dec 31, 2024). Ted Cruz (Republican) won despite being outraised.
- Who raised the most money in the 2024 Texas Senate race?
- Colin Allred (Democrat) raised $95M and had $12M in outside spending on their side.
- Which outside groups spent the most on the 2024 Texas Senate race?
- Truth and Courage PAC ($26M), WinSenate ($11M), Win It Back PAC ($9.2M).
- Which PACs gave the most to candidates in the 2024 Texas Senate race?
- Jstreetpac gave $111K to Colin Allred; Senate Conservatives Fund gave $72K to Ted Cruz; DSCC gave $58K to Colin Allred.