Phil Gray
Candidate for Texas 26th Congressional District · Libertarian
On the 2026 ballotChallenger · Texas 26th 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 26 · read Sep 24, 2026
The District
What Texas 26th Congressional District covers
Covers all of Cooke County; parts of Denton County and Wise County.
222 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 26th Congressional District
U.S. Rep 26
2024 General Election · Nov 5, 2024| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| GillRepublican | Republican | 241,096 | 62.1% |
| LinebergerDemocrat | Democrat | 138,558 | 35.7% |
| GrayLibertarian | Libertarian | 8,773 | 2.3% |
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 26
2022 General Election · Nov 8, 2022| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| BurgessRepublican | Republican | 183,638 | 69.3% |
| KollsLibertarian | Libertarian | 81,383 | 30.7% |
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 26
2020 General Election · Nov 3, 2020| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| BurgessRepublican | Republican | 261,963 | 60.6% |
| IannuzziDemocrat | Democrat | 161,009 | 37.3% |
| BolerLibertarian | Libertarian | 9,243 | 2.1% |
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
Holds no elected public office. Checked 2026-09-24.
Sep 24, 2026 · Official · GOTV Intel review of official candidate lists
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
Campaign committee registered; no periodic FEC report on file yet
Checked 2026-09-24: principal campaign committee C00691733 (candidate ID H6TX01261) has no periodic Form 3 report (quarterly or pre-/post-election) covering 2025–26 in the FEC electronic-filing list or the FEC image index, so no receipts, spending or cash on hand have been reported yet. A committee registered after June 30 files its first report with the October Quarterly (due Oct 15, 2026).
Sep 24, 2026 · Official · Federal Election Commission
Money shows as the filings named here report it. Payees are who the campaign paid; individual contributors are not shown.
The 2026 Field
Who else is running for Texas 26th Congressional District
- Brandon GillRepublican · Incumbent · On the 2026 ballot
- Steven ShookDemocrat · On the 2026 ballot
The Paper Trail
Filings, results and exhibits
On the ballot: U.S. House, Texas 26th District — November 3, 2026 general election
Listed as "PHIL GRAY" (LIB) on the Texas Secretary of State (Ballot Certification Report, 2026 November General Election) certified candidate list for the 2026 General Election (as of 2026-08-28). Checked 2026-09-24.
Sep 24, 2026 · Official · Texas Secretary of State (Ballot Certification Report, 2026 November General Election) · sourceU.S. Representative · TX-26
Libertarian · Candidate · On the 2026 ballot
Sep 4, 2026 · Official · Texas Secretary of State
Not on file for Phil yet: Advertising, In Their Words, In the News, Reach Them, Polls. Coverage varies by state and office.
File read Sep 25, 2026. Each item names its source. Record ID p_sg3q12kkk.
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