Chris B. Royal
Candidate for Texas 34th Congressional District · Libertarian
On the 2026 ballotChallenger · Texas 34th Congressional District · Nov 3 General
Ballot status source: Texas Secretary of State — 2026 November General Election candidate list (Candidate Bio Portal, status 'Candidate in the General Election'; certified 2026-08-28): U. S. REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT 34 · read Sep 24, 2026
The District
What Texas 34th Congressional District covers
Covers all of Kenedy County, Cameron County, Kleberg County and Willacy County; part of Nueces County.
240 precincts · District lines: Congressional lines: enacted plan "PLANC2333 (Texas congressional plan, 2025)" (H.B. 4, 89th Legislature, 2nd Called Session (2025); signed by Gov. Abbott Aug 29, 2025); 2026 status: In effect for the 2026 elections: a three-judge district court's preliminary injunction (Nov 18, 2025) was stayed by the U.S. Supreme Court on Dec 4, 2025; used for the Mar 3, 2026 primary. Official file https://data.capitol.texas.gov/dataset/planc2333 · Precinct lines: no contest override (the 2020-2024 House contests were on the prior lines); no-electorate fill where 2020 census blocks hold 0 people; no-electorate fill where 2020 census blocks hold 0 people
Results
Certified results for Texas 34th Congressional District
U.S. Rep 34
2024 General Election · Nov 5, 2024| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| GonzalezDemocrat | Democrat | 102,786 | 51.3% |
| FloresRepublican | Republican | 97,606 | 48.7% |
Official canvass returns (Texas Secretary of State), compiled by the Texas Legislative Council and reported by 2024 primary/general election VTDs · Texas Legislative Council, Capitol Data Portal — Comprehensive Election Datasets
U.S. Rep 34
2022 General Election · Nov 8, 2022| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| GonzalezDemocrat | Democrat | 70,895 | 52.7% |
| FloresRepublican | Republican | 59,464 | 44.2% |
| RoyalIndependent | Independent | 4,079 | 3.0% |
Official canvass returns (Texas Secretary of State), compiled by the Texas Legislative Council and reported by 2022 general election VTDs · Texas Legislative Council, Capitol Data Portal — Comprehensive Election Datasets
U.S. Rep 34
2020 General Election · Nov 3, 2020| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| VelaDemocrat | Democrat | 111,488 | 55.4% |
| GonzalezRepublican | Republican | 84,170 | 41.8% |
| CristoLibertarian | Libertarian | 3,225 | 1.6% |
| RoyalIndependent | Independent | 2,247 | 1.1% |
Official canvass returns (Texas Secretary of State), compiled by the Texas Legislative Council and reported by 2020 general election VTDs · Texas Legislative Council, Capitol Data Portal — Comprehensive Election Datasets
Key Votes
The record
No public voting record
Has not held elected public office (independent candidate for TX-34 in 2020 and 2022; Libertarian nominee in 2026), so there are no public votes to report.
OSINT · GOTV Intel
Newest first. A close vote was decided by 5% of the votes cast or less (or 10 votes or fewer, under a fifth of the votes). Broke with party: voted against most of their party, where the record gives the party split.
Their Money
Campaign finance
- Last Change
- Profile updated · Sep 24
- Raised
- Not on file
- Cash on Hand
- Not on file
- Next Report Due
- Q3 Report · Oct 15
No totals on file from the reports listed below.
Finance Reports
No FEC campaign committee or reports on file for 2026
Checked 2026-09-24: the Federal Election Commission lists candidate ID H0TX34059 for this race, but no principal campaign committee is designated for the 2025–26 cycle, so there are no committee reports of receipts or spending. A candidate who raises or spends under $5,000 is not required to register a committee.
Sep 24, 2026 · Official · Federal Election CommissionNo authorized campaign committee on file with the FEC for the 2026 cycle
Checked 2026-09-24: FEC bulk candidate-committee linkage (ccl26) and committee master (cm26), FEC-processed 2026-09-23, for candidate ID H0TX34059. No committee is linked for 2026, so there are no FEC receipts, expenditures or campaign contacts to record. Committee registration is required only after $5,000 in contributions or expenditures (52 U.S.C. 30101(2)).
Sep 24, 2026 · Official · Federal Election CommissionFinancial disclosure — no House filing on record
No record in system: no House financial disclosure report or threshold notice for Chris Royal (TX-34) in the Clerk's 2025–2026 FD index files (generated 2026-09-23) or the Clerk's live search (last name 'Royal', state TX, filing years 2025–2026, checked 2026-09-24).
Sep 24, 2026 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives
Money shows as the filings named here report it. Payees are who the campaign paid; individual contributors are not shown.
Advertising
Who is advertising for and against Chris
Advertising summary — for and against (2026 cycle)
For: own campaign $0 on Google; outside Google ads $0–$0; Snap $0; broadcast TV pending; FEC independent expenditures $0. Against: outside Google ads $0–$0; opponent campaign ads $0–$0; Snap $0; broadcast TV pending; FEC independent expenditures $0. 2026 cycle. ad data found. Broadcast TV: not yet searched — not yet counted. Meta not included.
Official · Ads summary (2026 cycle)
Spend as each platform or filing reports it. Each line is a separate measure, and they are not added together.
In Their Words
What they have said, on the record
“So our Constitution is working fairly well, it's just the people who we call representatives that muck things up.”
“Have you tried to do your own taxes recently? Well, I've spent two afternoons on mine and I'm still not done.”
“But what if our government had a balanced budget like we have in Texas?”
“In other words, our federal government has a spending problem which neither party feels a need to correct.”
“So we in the Libertarian Party take our principles directly from our Constitution and the Bill of Rights and we'll fight and die for these principles if need be.”
Reach Them
Websites and accounts
- Campaign Websitechriscongress.comHome page captured 2026-09-24 13:13 UTC (viewport 1280×900). Public metrics: none published on the site.Sep 24, 2026 · Self-published · Chris Royal for CongressSelf-published
Polls
Public polls
Barbara Jordan Public Policy Research and Survey Center, Texas Southern UniversityGeneral election · U.S. House
Vicente Gonzalez 45% · Eric Flores 42% · Eddie Espinoza 3% · Chris B. Royal 2% · Undecided 8%
Aug 18, 2026 to Aug 22, 2026 · 700 LV · ±3.7 pts · Barbara Jordan Public Policy Research and Survey Center, TSU
Released public polls of this race, as each pollster reported them. A poll is a snapshot, not a forecast.
The 2026 Field
Who else is running for Texas 34th Congressional District
- Vicente GonzalezDemocrat · Incumbent · On the 2026 ballot
- Eddie EspinozaGreen · On the 2026 ballot
- Eric FloresRepublican · On the 2026 ballot
The Paper Trail
Filings, results and exhibits
U.S. Representative · TX-34
Libertarian · Candidate · On the 2026 ballot
Sep 4, 2026 · Official · Texas Secretary of StateOn the Nov 3, 2026 general ballot — U.S. House, TX-34 (Libertarian)
Texas Secretary of State 2026 November General Election candidate list (status 'Candidate in the General Election'; certified 2026-08-28): U.S. Representative District 34. Nominated at the Libertarian convention, March 21, 2026. Same FEC candidate ID as his 2020 and 2022 independent runs (H0TX34059).
Aug 28, 2026 · Official · Texas Secretary of State — Candidate Bio Portal · source
Not on file for Chris yet: In the News. Coverage varies by state and office.
File read Sep 25, 2026. Each item names its source. Record ID p_dccwx15zz.
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