Political ads · 2026 · TX

Texas House District 32 2026: the ads, and who's paying for them

Jace Yarbrough won · 51.5% to 48.5% · Called by AP on Nov 4

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Dan Barrios (Democrat) and Jace Yarbrough (Republican) are the nominees for Texas's 32nd congressional district in the November 3, 2026 general election. By their latest FEC reports, Dan Barrios's campaign had raised $160,000 (through October 14, 2026) and Jace Yarbrough's campaign $1.3 million (through October 14, 2026). Outside groups have reported $87 for Dan Barrios and $635,000 against; $1.8 million for Jace Yarbrough and $2,000 against.

Dan Barrios (DEM), Jace Yarbrough (REP). 9 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 ↗
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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.

Dan Barrios (DEM)

Raised: $160K through 2026-10-14 individuals $151K · PACs $0 · party $750 · cash on hand $8,745
Outside spending: $635K opposing Barrios · $87 supporting Barrios · latest reported 2026-10-28
Largest outside spenders: WIN IT BACK PAC — $521K opposing Barrios Largest donors: CLUB FOR GROWTH ACTION $4.5M (40%); Jeff Yass $4.5M (39%), SIG, Managing Director; SCHOOL FREEDOM FUND $1.9M (17%); William H Roj $300K (3%), Retired; Ricky Sandler $100K (1%), Eminence Capital NO GOING BACK PAC INC. — $113K opposing Barrios AMERICAN PRINCIPLES PROJECT PAC — $1,211 opposing Barrios Largest donors: RESTORATION PAC $4.4M (81%); AMERICAN PRINCIPLES PROJECT $685K (13%) (an organization: its own funders aren't reported to the FEC); CHRISTIAN ACTIVATION INITIATIVE LLC $100K (2%) (an organization: its own funders aren't reported to the FEC) SCIENCE VICTORY FUND — $87 supporting Barrios

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

All filings at the FEC ↗

Jace Yarbrough (REP)

Raised: $1.3M through 2026-10-14 individuals $620K · PACs $373K · candidate's own money, incl. loans $207K · from the candidate's other committees $62K · cash on hand $123K
Outside spending: $2,125 opposing Yarbrough · $1.8M supporting Yarbrough · latest reported 2026-10-28
Largest outside spenders: STRONG PAC — $1.4M supporting Yarbrough Largest donors: CLUB FOR GROWTH ACTION $2.2M (95%) AMERICAN MISSION — $129K supporting Yarbrough Largest donors: LEADING THE FUTURE $22.5M (99%); LONSDALE ENTERPRISES INC. $250K (1%) (an organization: its own funders aren't reported to the FEC) NO GOING BACK PAC INC. — $119K supporting Yarbrough THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER PAC — $80K supporting Yarbrough Largest donors: Stephen A Wynn $500K (28%), Valmore GP, Executive; John Wade $350K (19%), AES Restaurant Group LLC, CEO; Roger S Penske $250K (14%), Penske Corporation, Chairman; Craig Duchossois $250K (14%), Retired, Retired; OCCIDENTAL PETROLEUM $200K (11%) (an organization: its own funders aren't reported to the FEC) SAVE AMERICAN FREEDOM — $35K supporting Yarbrough Largest donors: COMMONSENSE POLICY IN ACTION $790K (81%) (an organization: its own funders aren't reported to the FEC); Konstantin Sokolov $100K (10%), US Investments LLC, Executive and 5 more

Bundled through PACs: $42K through 2 PACs · FEC bulk data of 2026-11-01 FREEDOM CAUCUS FUND — $37K from 13 gifts AMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE — $5,000 from 5 gifts Lobbyist/registrant PAC

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

AMERICA'S FIRST PAC $2,500
AMERICAN COUNCIL OF ENGINEERING COMPANIES (ACEC/PAC) $5,000
AMERICAN DENTAL ASSOCIATION PAC $2,500
AMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE PAC $5,000
AMERICAN OPTOMETRIC ASSOCIATION PAC $5,000
AMERICAN REVIVAL PAC $10K
APP BIG FAMILY PAC $2,000
BIG IDEAS CREATE EXCELLENCE PAC $1,000
BUCKEYE LIBERTY PAC $10K
BUILDING RENEWAL IN AMERICA NOW PAC $2,500
BURCHETT FOR CONGRESS $2,000
CGCN PAC $1,000
CHRIS GOBER FOR TEXAS $1,000
CIRCLE THE WAGONS PAC $2,000
DYKEMA GOSSETT FEDERAL PAC $500
ELECTING MAJORITY MAKING EFFECTIVE REPUBLICANS PAC $10K
EMMER FOR CONGRESS $4,000
ERIC BURLISON FOR CONGRESS $2,000
FIRST IN FREEDOM PAC $5,000
FREEDOM CAUCUS FUND $5,000
FREEDOM FIRST PAC $1,000
FROGMAN PAC $1,000
GREG STEUBE FOR CONGRESS $2,500
GUARDING OUR LASTING DEMOCRACY (GOLD) PAC $2,500
HF SINCLAIR PAC (DINO PAC) $1,000
JIM JORDAN FOR CONGRESS $4,000
KEEP TEXAS TEXAS PAC $1,000
KOCH, INC. PAC (KOCHPAC) $5,000
LASTING INVESTMENTS STRENGTHENING AMERICA PAC $5,000
MARCHANT GOOD GOVERNMENT FUND $2,500
MIKE JOHNSON FOR LOUISIANA $4,000
MOUNTAINEER PAC $5,000
MR. SOUTHERN MISSOURIAN IN THE HOUSE PAC $10K
NATHANIEL MORAN FOR CONGRESS $2,000
NATIONAL APARTMENT ASSOCIATION PAC $2,500
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANIES PAC $1,000
NFIB THE VOICE OF FREE ENTERPRISE INC. $1,000
OSTEAL THERAPEUTICS INC PAC $1,000
RAPTOR PAC $5,000
REPUBLICANS UNITED TO DEFEND YOU PAC $2,500
RESTORING OUR NATION PAC $2,500
RUDY FOR INDIANA $2,000
RVFPAC $2,000
SCALISE FOR CONGRESS $4,000
SCOTT FITZGERALD FOR CONGRESS $2,000
SEAL PAC SUPPORTING ELECTING AMERICAN LEADERS PAC $2,500
SECURING THE REPUBLIC FOR OUR NEXT GENERATION $1,000
SUSAN B. ANTHONY LIST. INC. CANDIDATE FUND (DBA SUSAN B. ANTHONY PRO-LIFE AMERICA CANDIDATE FUND) $5,000
TEXAS VALUES PAC $5,000
THE COUNCIL OF INSURANCE AGENTS & BROKERS PAC $5,000
THE EYE OF THE TIGER PAC $10K
THE GUARDIAN FUND $2,500
TRUE GRIT TEXAS PAC $1,000
WEBER FOR CONGRESS $2,000

All filings at the FEC ↗

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