FORMER CANDIDATE · 2026 · U.S. HOUSE · TX-26 (D)FORMER CANDIDATE · 2026 · U.S. HOUSE · TX-26 (D)
Ernest Lineberger
Ernest Lineberger ran in the March 3, 2026 Democratic primary for Texas’s 26th district and did not advance.
- Party
- Democrat
- Ran for
- U.S. House · TX-26 (2026)
- Result
- Lost primary (48.9%)
- Raised
- $122K
- LAST RAN
- 2026
- RAISED
- $122K
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Ernest Lineberger at a glance
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2026 election: Texas’s 26th District
PAST RESULTS
2026U.S. House · TX-26 · PrimaryLOST48.9%
2024U.S. House · TX-26LOST35.7%
RESULTS SINCE 20182026 TX-26 HOUSE RACE →Ernest Lineberger’s campaign fundraising and spending
- RAISED · 2025–26 CYCLE
- $122K
- CASH ON HAND
- $3K
- SPENT
- $123K
- DEBT
- $36K
WHERE THE MONEY CAME FROM
- Individuals
- $117K · 95.9%
- Self-funding
- $5K · 4.1%
TOP DONORS
Beck, ColeenNot Employed · NOT EMPLOYED$4K
Lustgarten, CatherineN/A · RETIRED$4K
Mcmeans, JamesNot Employed · NOT EMPLOYED$2K
Henley, DonaldSelf · RECORDING ARTIST$2K
Meador, MarstonNot Employed · NOT EMPLOYED$1K
Lyde, PaulNot Employed · NOT EMPLOYED$1K
Buinger, Mary KayNot Employed · NOT EMPLOYED$1K
Kiner, Carol AnnFrito Lay · PROJECT MANAGER$1K
Kieffer, DaveNot Employed · NOT EMPLOYED$1K
Mcgehearty, PatrickRetired · COMPUTER SCIENTIST$1K
Totals by donor name from itemized FEC receipts: individuals and committees that gave over $200.CAMPAIGN SPENDING
Other$97K
Administrative$14K
Advertising$2K
Contributions$302
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