DemocratNo state or federal office heldLost the 2026 general

Thurman Bartie

Lost the 2026 race for Texas's 14th District.

Last margin
−8.0
Lost 2026

Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative records

Background

As listed by the official candidate list, Wikidata and campaign filings. 99chambers does not summarize platforms or endorsements.

On the ballot as
former mayor of Port Arthur

Source: Wikidata (CC0) and the official candidate list

Every race Bartie has run

Baseline: how the seat voted for president in the same or nearest year. Running ahead of it means Bartie won voters the party’s presidential nominee did not; primaries have no baseline.

YearOfficeStageResultOpponentsShareMarginRaisedBaselineAgainst baseline
2026Texas's 14th DistrictGeneralLostRandy Weber (R)46%R+8.0$39.4KR+24.5+16.5

Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: Texas Secretary of State (unofficial)Updated Nov 8, 2026, 7:01 PM ET

Money

Bartie’s campaign fundraising.

Raised, 2025–26
$39.4K

Source: FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026Updated Nov 3, 2026, 2:14 AM ET

What’s next

From campaign filings, not from public statements.

COMMITTEE TO ELECT THURMAN BILL BARTIE TO CONGRESS
FEC
Active

Source: FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026Updated Nov 3, 2026, 2:14 AM ET

Who Bartie has run against

Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: Texas Secretary of State (unofficial)

The seat

FEC H6TX14181

Source: 99chambers: presidential results on current lines (MEDSL precinct returns); Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FEC