Winner, unofficial result · U.S. House, TX-38
Jon Bonck
American politician (born 1987)
- Over
- Melissa McDonough (Democratic), 47.3%
- Votes
- 157,261 (12,864 ahead)
- Term begins
- January 3, 2027
Unofficial result, not yet certified. Source: Wikipedia (House results table) · read 2026-11-07
Called it. Before the polls closed, Vugol.Me called this race for the Republican (R +13.0, from the Vugol Vector model) and the Republican won. Every call, frozen before polls closed
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Overview
Jonathan Carl Bonck is an American politician and mortgage broker who is a member-elect of the United States House of Representatives for Texas's 38th congressional district. He is a member of the Republican Party.
Source: Wikipedia · retrieved 2026-11-14 · CC BY-SA 4.0
- Born
- Not on file
- Education
- Not on file
- Occupation
- Not on file
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The race
U.S. House, TX-38. Won with 51.5%, 4.2 points ahead over Melissa McDonough.
- Jon Bonck Republican · winner51.5%
- Jon Bonck Republican · winnern/a
- Melissa McDonough Democratic47.3%
- Alex McMenemy Green1.1%
- Alex McMenemy GRE0.9%
Source: Wikipedia (House results table) · retrieved 2026-11-07 · unofficial until certified
Polls and models against the result
- Frozen call
- Republican (R +13.0, from the Vugol Vector model)
- Result
- R +4.2
- Difference
- 8.8 points
Source: Vugol.Me calls ledger, frozen before polls closed and never edited after. Margins are Republican minus Democrat.
Money
Principal campaign committee: JON BONCK FOR CONGRESS. Covers April 1, 2025 to October 14, 2026; latest report: Pre-General. Money raised after that date appears once the next report is filed.
Where the money came from
2.9% of the $1,118,387 from individuals came in contributions the FEC does not itemize (donors who gave $200 or less in total).
- Individuals, unitemized (donors giving $200 or less in total)1.5%$32,480
- Individuals, itemized49.3%$1,085,907
- Other political committees (PACs)14.9%$327,497
- The candidate (own money and loans)20.5%$451,231
- Transfers, other loans and other receipts13.9%$305,183
Employers donors listed
- US ARMY$15,6165 contributions
- INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE$14,0004 contributions
- RIDA DEVELOPMENT$14,0004 contributions
- VEGA ENERGY HOLDINGS$14,0004 contributions
- AIRSWIFT$10,5003 contributions
- HILCORP ENERGY$10,5003 contributions
- LOGISTICS$10,5003 contributions
- QUANTUM ENERGY PARTNERS$10,5003 contributions
- CL THOMAS INC$10,0003 contributions
- ALL ENERGY$9,0003 contributions
Sum of itemized individual contributions by the employer the donor listed. These are employees giving as individuals, not donations by the companies. Entries such as retired, not employed or self-employed are left out of this list.
Source: Federal Election Commission (OpenFEC) · reports filed through October 14, 2026 · retrieved 2026-11-09 · filings can be amended · response hash c8dddff0b866
Industries
Industry totals are not on file here.
Record
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Issues and positions
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Contact and links
- Website
- jonbonck.com official
- Campaign email
- Not on file
- Social
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Timeline
- 2026Called the winner of this race. Called by Wikipedia editors 5:17 PM ET
- 2026State House / Assembly, TX District U_S_38 · runoff · won · 31,855 votes (64.8%) Vugol.Me record
- 2026State House / Assembly, TX District U_S_38 · primary · result not on file · 28,762 votes (46.8%) Vugol.Me record
Offices and dates: Wikidata (CC0). Elections: Vugol.Me candidacy record.
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All sources
- Result: Wikipedia (House results table), https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=2026_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Texas&oldid=1384230002
- Call time: Called by Wikipedia editors 5:17 PM ET (revision)
- Pre-election call: Vugol.Me calls ledger (frozen), /calls
- Background: Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jon_Bonck
- Term start: U.S. Constitution, 20th Amendment, section 1
- Campaign finance: Federal Election Commission
- Roster, FEC filing https://www.fec.gov/data/candidate/H6TX02244/
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