This matchup isn't final yet — we haven't confirmed every candidate here against the state's official candidate list.
This candidate list comes from federal campaign filings. We haven't checked it against TX's certified ballot yet — someone on that ballot may be missing here, and someone here may not be on it.
An open seat has no incumbent, so no incumbent record to compare — every candidate has statements. We show each for what it is.
HEAD-TO-HEAD · U.S. House · TX-9 · SAME SCALE, SAME METHOD, BOTH CANDIDATES
Two records. Your values.
Solid and hatched shapes are built from roll-call votes wherever a record exists — what each did, not what either says; a shape drawn from reviewed statements is marked on statements. Whose record sits closer to yours is your call to make.
Jaimy BlancoJames Buford
SOLID VS. HATCH ASSIGNED BY BALLOT ORDER — NEVER PARTY · SAME SCALE, SAME METHOD FOR BOTH · HOW WE SCORE ▸
Jaimy Blanco has no scored cluster positions yet. James Buford has no scored cluster positions yet. Briscoe Rowell Cain III has no scored cluster positions yet. Leticia Gutierrez has no scored cluster positions yet. R. Todd Ivey has no scored cluster positions yet. Alexandra Mealer has no scored cluster positions yet. Dan Mims has no scored cluster positions yet. Roy Morales has no scored cluster positions yet. Crystal Sarmiento has no scored cluster positions yet. Steve Stockman has no scored cluster positions yet. Dwayne Bradley Stovall has no scored cluster positions yet. Terry Lee Thain has no scored cluster positions yet. Terry Virts has no scored cluster positions yet.
ALSO IN THIS RACE
Briscoe Rowell Cain III · Republican — We haven't confirmed this candidate against the state's official candidate list yet.
Leticia Gutierrez · Democrat — We haven't confirmed this candidate against the state's official candidate list yet.
R. Todd Ivey · Democrat — We haven't confirmed this candidate against the state's official candidate list yet.
Alexandra Mealer · Republican — We haven't confirmed this candidate against the state's official candidate list yet.
Dan Mims · Republican — We haven't confirmed this candidate against the state's official candidate list yet.
Roy Morales · Independent — We haven't confirmed this candidate against the state's official candidate list yet.
Crystal Sarmiento · Republican — We haven't confirmed this candidate against the state's official candidate list yet.
Steve Stockman · Republican — We haven't confirmed this candidate against the state's official candidate list yet.
Dwayne Bradley Stovall · Republican — We haven't confirmed this candidate against the state's official candidate list yet.
Terry Lee Thain · Republican — We haven't confirmed this candidate against the state's official candidate list yet.
Terry Virts · Democrat — We haven't confirmed this candidate against the state's official candidate list yet.
MONEY & TIES · U.S. House · TX-9 · SAME CATEGORIES, SAME SCALE, BOTH CANDIDATES
Jaimy Blanco · ▮
$121.9K
TOTAL RAISED
Corporate-PAC share
— Not yet derived
Registered-lobbyist donations
— Not yet derived
Small-dollar share
2.99%
Disclosed trades · 12 mo
0 (not in office) Not currently a member of Congress; no STOCK Act filing obligation applies.
James Buford · ▨
$73.0K
TOTAL RAISED
Corporate-PAC share
— Not yet derived
Registered-lobbyist donations
— Not yet derived
Small-dollar share
1.58%
Disclosed trades · 12 mo
0 (not in office) Not currently a member of Congress; no STOCK Act filing obligation applies.
Disclosed by the FEC; we have not built the honest derivation — same for every member.
Disclosed to the FEC in itemized contributions; we have not built the join to lobbyist registrations — same for every candidate.
Not currently a member of Congress; no STOCK Act filing obligation applies.
Quarterly FEC filings; totals cover the period ending on the date shown.
Every number above is a count or a share — where they differ, the difference is shown at equal weight and you weigh it. Lobbying meetings are not federally disclosed for either candidate; donations from registered lobbyists are.
FEC FILINGS THROUGH Dec 31, 2025
We hold no positions yet for any candidate in this race — none derived from congressional roll-call votes, none from stated campaign positions. That is a gap in our coverage, not a finding about the candidates.