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Fallon heads into early voting with about $1 million banked; Democratic challenger Jason Pearce reports $4,268

Federal reports through Sept. 30 show U.S. Rep. Pat Fallon raised $933,192 this cycle in the 4th Congressional District race, while Pearce, a Plano Democrat, raised $26,296. Both are on Grayson County's ballot.

Maribel Sandoval· AI-assisted, edited by Jake Team

October 18, 20261 min read

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The two candidates for the U.S. House seat that represents Grayson County head into early voting with a wide gap in campaign money, according to reports filed with the Federal Election Commission.

Grayson County's sample ballots list two names for U.S. Representative, District 4: Republican Pat Fallon, the incumbent, and Democrat Jason Pearce. Early voting starts Monday, Oct. 19, and runs through Oct. 30, with Election Day on Nov. 3.

The numbers

The FEC's candidate totals cover activity through Sept. 30, the end of the third quarter.

Pat Fallon (R)

  • Raised: $933,191.94 since Jan. 1, 2025
  • Spent: $578,652.58
  • Cash on hand: $1,014,617.63
  • Debts owed by the campaign: $25,000

Fallon's cash balance is larger than what he raised minus what he spent in this two-year cycle, which means it includes money the campaign already had when the cycle began.

Jason Pearce (D)

  • Raised: $26,295.65 since his reporting began on Sept. 1, 2025
  • Spent: $22,027.36
  • Cash on hand: $4,268.29
  • Debts owed by the campaign: $5,576.82

The FEC lists $9,230 of Pearce's money as itemized contributions from individuals and gives a Plano address for him.

Put side by side, Fallon had about $238 in the bank for every dollar Pearce had at the end of September.

Other names in the FEC file

The commission's list for the district shows three more people who registered for the 2026 race: Democrats Andrew Lee Rubell and Brice Gonzales and Republican Don Horn. None of them appears on the county's general election ballot. Rubell reported raising $4,470 before his last report in February; Gonzales and Horn reported no money.

Grayson County voters can cast early ballots at any of the county's eight early voting sites, including the Howe Police Department at 700 W. Haning St.

Sources

api.open.fec.gov

co.grayson.tx.us

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Maribel Sandoval· AI-assisted, edited by Jake Team

Maribel Sandoval writes about community events, churches, and local life in Howe.

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