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Teresa Francisca Benitez-Thompson

Candidate for Nevada 2nd Congressional District · Democrat

On the 2026 ballotCandidate · Nevada 2nd Congressional District · Nov 3 General

Ballot status source: Nevada Secretary of State — 2026 General Election Statewide Certified List of Candidates, dated 2026-08-25: USH2, Teresa Francisca Benitez-Thompson (Democratic Party) · read Sep 24, 2026

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Running for Nevada 2nd Congressional District, Nov 3 General. The race page has 2 other candidates, 3 certified results. See the race

Roles on File

Seats held and sought, elections and committees, newest first.

The District

What Nevada 2nd Congressional District covers

Covers all of Elko County, Humboldt County, White Pine County, Washoe County, Pershing County, Lander County, Churchill County, Eureka County, Douglas County, Storey County and Carson City; part of Lyon County.

Includes Owyhee, Carson City, Fernley, Reno, Dayton, Grass Valley, Silver Springs, Smith Valley (part), Spanish Springs, Sparks, Spring Creek, Austin and 72 more.

Map of Nevada 2nd Congressional District with 707 precincts

707 precincts · District lines: Congressional lines: U.S. Census Bureau (1:500,000 cartographic boundary, 119th Congress) · Precinct lines: Washoe County Registrar of Voters, Voter Precincts layer (Washoe County OpenData FeatureServer/7); Clark County Election Department Precincts layer (maps.clarkcountynv.gov, retrieved 2026-09-24) — official county layers; Census 2020 VTDs kept elsewhere in the state; U.S. Census Bureau 2020 TIGER/Line VTDs where no official layer

Key Votes

The record

  • No congressional voting record

    Teresa F. Benitez-Thompson has not served in Congress: not in the official congressional roster (Biographical Directory / congress-legislators current and historical files), checked 2026-09-24. Any state or local office record was not compiled in this batch.

    Sep 24, 2026 · Official · Biographical Directory of the United States Congress · source

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 25
Raised
$257,087cycle to date through Jun 30
Cash on Hand
$140,607cycle to date through Jun 30
Spent
$116,479cycle to date through Jun 30
Debts Owed
$27,163cycle to date through Jun 30
Next Report Due
Q3 Report · Oct 15

View on FEC.govFEC, cycle to date through Jun 30, 2026

Top Payees

Who the campaign paid most, as its filing reports it.

Campaign finance · Elect Teresa: July Quarterly 2026, through Jun 30, 2026

Jun 30, 2026 · Official · Federal Election Commission

Finance Reports

  • Campaign finance · Elect Teresa: July Quarterly 2026, through Jun 30, 2026

    Raised $257,086.52 this cycle · spent $116,479.45 · cash on hand $140,607.07 · debts owed by the committee $27,163.20 — through Jun 30, 2026. Where the money came from (cycle to date, as reported): Individuals $213,986.52 (83%); PACs and other political committees $23,100.00 (9%); Loans made or guaranteed by the candidate $20,000.00 (8%). Where it went (itemized operating expenditures this cycle, FEC-processed through Sep 20, 2026): general consulting $58.2K; fundraising $12.8K; compliance/treasurer $7,500; digital $5,295; individuals (staff, contractors, reimbursements) $480.

    Jun 30, 2026 · Official · Federal Election Commission

Filings

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 Teresa

  • Advertising summary · for and against (2026 cycle)

    For: own campaign $0 on Google; outside Google ads $0–$0; Snap $0; broadcast TV not searched; FEC independent expenditures $0. Against: outside Google ads $0–$0; opponent campaign ads $0–$0; Snap $0; broadcast TV not searched; FEC independent expenditures $694,759. 2026 cycle. Broadcast TV: not yet searched. Meta not included.

    Official · Ads summary (2026 cycle)

Independent Expenditures

FEC independent expenditures on file: $15,591 supporting, $1,114,893 opposing, across 10 reports.

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

“I'm running to fight for our families, for our community, and for our way of life. We need a congress focused on providing health care, safer communities, and stabilizing the economy to make the price of groceries, healthcare, and housing more affordable. We need a reformed immigration system that works, not federal agents pulling families apart. I'm asking you to join me in fighting to take back Congress to focus on what regular people in Northern Nevada need.”
Why I'm RunningSep 24, 2026 · Self-published · electteresa.com (campaign website) · source
“Walking is important. You've got to see how people are living.”
Lawmaker. Social worker. Pageant queen. Is Congress next for Teresa Benitez-Thompson?May 17, 2026 · Press · The Nevada Independent · source
“You know, we'll just see how this race goes. I'm a longshot in CD2, so there's a certain amount of hubris that would come with answering a question like that.”
Lawmaker. Social worker. Pageant queen. Is Congress next for Teresa Benitez-Thompson?May 17, 2026 · Press · The Nevada Independent · source
“There's a path with an open seat to flip this district blue. It might be 30 votes or 300 votes, but there's a way for a Democrat to get there. Then I thought, 'Well, now we got to find a Democrat to do this.'”
Lawmaker. Social worker. Pageant queen. Is Congress next for Teresa Benitez-Thompson?May 17, 2026 · Press · The Nevada Independent · source

In the News

Press coverage

Headlines link to the original reporting, captured on the date shown.

Reach Them

Websites and accounts

  • Campaign website and social accounts

    Campaign site: https://electteresa.com/

    Sep 24, 2026 · Self-published · Candidate's own channels · source

The Paper Trail

Filings, results and exhibits

  • On the Nov. 3, 2026 general election ballot for Representative in Congress, Nevada District 2 · Democratic Party

    Name on ballot: “Benitez-Thompson, Teresa F.” (candidate name Teresa Francisca Benitez-Thompson), Democratic Party. The ballot also carries 'None of these candidates'. Open seat.

    Sep 24, 2026 · Official · Nevada Secretary of State · source

  • U.S. Representative · NV-02

    Democrat · Candidate · On the 2026 ballot

    Sep 4, 2026 · Official · Nevada Secretary of State

File read Sep 25, 2026. Each item names its source. Record ID p_b9m997a44.

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