Political ads · 2026 · TX

Texas House District 10 2026: the ads, and who's paying for them

Chris Gober won · 53.8% to 46.2% · Called by AP on Nov 4

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Chris Gober (Republican) and Caitlin Rourk (Democrat) are the nominees for Texas's 10th congressional district in the November 3, 2026 general election. By their latest FEC reports, Chris Gober's campaign had raised $3.1 million (through October 14, 2026) and Caitlin Rourk's campaign $576,000 (through October 14, 2026). Outside groups have reported $1.6 million for Chris Gober and $0 against.

Chris Gober (REP), Caitlin Rourk (DEM). 14 others filed with the FEC; any ads they ran are below. 0 ads analyzed, 0 with at least one technique in the copy. Newest first. The paid-for-by line is the advertiser's own filing.

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Registration	Register by Mon, Oct 5 (30th day before Election Day, moved to the next business day. Mailed applications must be postmarked by the deadline. New registrations are on paper; online is only for updating an existing record.) (passed)Source: votetexas.gov ↗
Early voting in person	Mon, Oct 19 to Fri, Oct 30 (passed)Source: sos.state.tx.us ↗
By mail	Mail voting needs a reason the state accepts (Only these voters qualify: away from the county, sick or disabled, expecting to give birth within 3 weeks of Election Day, 65 or older, or confined in jail or involuntary civil commitment); request a ballot by Fri, Oct 23 (Must be received by this date; a postmark does not count); return it by Tue, Nov 3 (Received by 7 pm on Election Day, or postmarked by 7 pm on Election Day and received by 5 pm on Nov 4) (passed)Source: sos.state.tx.us ↗Source: votetexas.gov ↗
Election Day	Tue, Nov 3. Polls: 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. (passed)Source: votetexas.gov ↗
ID at the polls	One of 7 acceptable photo IDs. A voter who cannot reasonably get one may sign a Reasonable Impediment Declaration and show supporting ID instead.Source: votetexas.gov ↗

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Money in this race

From FEC filings for 2025–26. Outside spending is money a group spends on its own about a candidate — TV and online ads, mail, canvassing. It is not a donation to the campaign, and the candidate does not control it. Supporting means it was spent to help that candidate win; Opposing means it was spent to defeat them, usually on attack ads. Groups report it within 24 or 48 hours as the election nears. Raised is the campaign's own fundraising, as of its latest quarterly report. Largest donors come from each outside spender's own FEC receipts, with each donor's share of its itemized receipts; donors under $100,000 are not named. People are shown with the employer and occupation they reported. A donor that is itself a political committee is shown with its own largest donors. Companies and nonprofits don't report their funders to the FEC, so the trail ends there, and the page says so.

Chris Gober (REP)

Raised: $3.1M through 2026-10-14 individuals $765K · PACs $279K · candidate's own money, incl. loans $1.7M · from the candidate's other committees $307K · cash on hand $166K
Outside spending: $1.6M supporting Gober · latest reported 2026-10-14
Largest outside spenders: AMERICAN MISSION — $748K supporting Gober Largest donors: LEADING THE FUTURE $22.5M (99%); LONSDALE ENTERPRISES INC. $250K (1%) (an organization: its own funders aren't reported to the FEC) CONSERVATIVES FOR AMERICAN EXCELLENCE INC. — $474K supporting Gober Largest donors: CONSERVATIVE AMERICANS PAC $8.3M (49%); Kenneth Griffin $3.0M (18%), Citadel, Founder & CEO; Paul Singer $1.9M (11%), Elliott Investment Management, CO-CEO & President; FRIENDS OF JOE GRUTERS $1.2M (7%); ARDLEIGH IMPACT CORP. $750K (4%) (an organization: its own funders aren't reported to the FEC) CLUB FOR GROWTH ACTION — $230K supporting Gober Largest donors: Jeff Yass $16.5M (34%), SIG, Managing Director; RESTORATION OF AMERICA PAC $15.0M (30%); MARSHA FOR SENATE $4.8M (10%); RESTORATION OF AMERICA PAC $2.5M (5%); RESTORATION OF AMERICA PAC $2.5M (5%) (its largest donors: Richard E Uihlein $57.7M, Uline; RESTORATION OF AMERICA $1.7M, an organization; AMERICAN LEADERSHIP PAC $1.0M) DEFEND AMERICAN JOBS — $92K supporting Gober Largest donors: FAIRSHAKE $37.0M (>99%) (its largest donors: RIPPLE LABS INC. $48.0M, an organization; COINBASE $25.0M, an organization; COINBASE COMMERCE (EXCHANGE) $8.2M, an organization); RIPPLE LABS INC. $250K (1%) (an organization: its own funders aren't reported to the FEC) CHARTER SCHOOLS ACTION PAC — $32K supporting Gober Largest donors: Reed Hastings $200K (40%), Netflix, Chief Executive Officer; Jim Walton $200K (40%), Arvest Bank, Banking and 2 more

Bundled through PACs: $15K through 1 PAC · FEC bulk data of 2026-11-01 CLUB FOR GROWTH PAC — $15K from 8 gifts

38 PACs gave directly — alphabetical; the legal limit is $5,000 per election

AMERICA'S CREDIT UNIONS PAC OF CREDIT UNION NATIONAL ASSOCIA $5,000
AMERICA'S FIRST PAC $2,500
AMERICAN COUNCIL OF ENGINEERING COMPANIES (ACEC/PAC) $5,000
AMERICAN OPTOMETRIC ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $2,500
AMERICAN REVIVAL PAC $10K
BIG IDEAS CREATE EXCELLENCE PAC $1,000
BUCKEYE LIBERTY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $5,000
BUILDING RENEWAL IN AMERICA NOW PAC $2,500
CLUB FOR GROWTH PAC (EARMARK) $146
FIRST IN FREEDOM PAC $5,000
HF SINCLAIR POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (DINO PAC) $1,000
INDEPENDENT BANKERS ASSOCIATION OF TEXAS FEDERAL PAC (IBAT F $10K
JIM JORDAN FOR CONGRESS $2,000
JOBS FREEDOM AND SECURITY PAC $5,000
KOCH INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (KOCHPAC) $5,000
MARCHANT GOOD GOVERNMENT FUND $2,500
MATT ROSENDALE FOR MONTANA $2,500
MIKE JOHNSON FOR LOUISIANA $2,000
MOORE FOR WEST VIRGINIA INC. $1,000
MR. SOUTHERN MISSOURIAN IN THE HOUSE PAC $5,000
NATHANIEL MORAN FOR CONGRESS $2,000
NATIONAL FEDERATION OF INDEPENDENT BUSINESS FEDERAL POLITICA $1,000
OCCIDENTAL PETROLEUM CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $2,500
PROFESSIONAL COMPOUNDING CENTERS OF AMERICA POLITICAL ACTION $500
RAPTOR PAC $5,000
REPUBLICAN MAINSTREET PARTNERSHIP PAC $5,000
REPUBLICANS UNITED TO DEFEND YOU PAC $2,500
RUDY FOR INDIANA $2,000
RVFPAC $2,500
SCALISE FOR CONGRESS $2,000
SPACE COAST LEADERSHIP PAC $2,000
TEXANS FOR JODEY ARRINGTON $2,000
TEXAS AND SOUTHWESTERN CATTLE RAISERS ASSOCIATION FEDERAL PA $5,000
TEXAS BANKERS ASSOCIATION-BANKERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $2,500
TEXAS VALUES PAC $5,000
THE EYE OF THE TIGER POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $5,000
TRINITY INDUSTRIES EMPLOYEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (SF) INC. $3,000
WORKING FOR OHIO $5,000

All filings at the FEC ↗

Caitlin Rourk (DEM)

Raised: $576K through 2026-10-14 individuals $534K · PACs $12K · party $1,200 · candidate's own money, incl. loans $29K · cash on hand $79K
Outside spending: none reported

Bundled through PACs: none reported · FEC bulk data of 2026-11-01

5 PACs gave directly — alphabetical; the legal limit is $5,000 per election

DEMOCRATIC CLUB OF POLK COUNTY $400
DONNA HOWARD CAMPAIGN $1,000
IBEW PAC VOLUNTARY FUND $5,000
TEXAS DEMOCRATIC WOMEN OF THE BV $750
WALKER COUNTY DEMOCRAT CLUB $500

All filings at the FEC ↗

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