Show Us the Money

Darrell Day raised $102,105 for his 2026 Texas campaign finance bid for Texas's 32nd U.S. House District, but the funding picture is heavily weighted toward self-financing. Day loaned his campaign $63,000 during the current cycle, accounting for more than 60 percent of his total receipts. Individual donors contributed $38,928, while party committees added just $25. Political action committees contributed nothing to his campaign.

As of February 11, Day's campaign had $133,821 in cash on hand. However, his debt load tells a different story: he carries $214,802 in total debt, almost entirely from loans he has made to his own campaign across multiple election cycles.

Candidate Rankings

Day's fundraising placed him far outside the top tier of Texas congressional candidates. Texas candidates collectively raised roughly $903.7 million in total receipts in the 2026 cycle, and Day's $102,105 represented less than 0.02 percent of that statewide total.

The state's leading fundraisers have pulled in dramatically more. James Talarico raised $40.3 million, with $9.9 million in cash on hand as of March 31. Jasmine Crockett raised $11.1 million and held $633,000 in cash on hand as of the same date. John Cornyn brought in $7.9 million with $4.1 million in cash on hand as of May 6.

Incumbents vs. Challengers

Across Texas's federal races, incumbents generally hold a significant financial advantage over challengers and open-seat candidates. Day ran as a challenger and fit a common pattern: non-incumbents tend to raise less from outside donors and rely more heavily on personal funds to stay competitive.

Contributors

Day's campaign received no PAC or organizational money in the 2026 cycle. That pattern extends back through his previous campaigns: his 2022 and 2024 races also reported no PAC contributions. Since 2022, Day has loaned his campaigns a combined $204,000, none of which has been repaid.

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Source: Federal Election Commission (FEC), data current as of February 11, 2026.

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