Democratic congressional candidate MJ Hegar said supporters of her opponent, U.S. Rep. John Carter, R-Round Rock, threw candy at her and her children on Halloween night despite requests to stop.

Carter's campaign, however, described a bipartisan Halloween gesture: Campaign workers and volunteers were handing out candy to Hegar and her children, not throwing it.

Hegar said a pickup towing a large Carter sign was driving through her Round Rock neighborhood while she and her family were trick-or-treating. After circling once, the truck stopped and the people riding in it engaged Hegar and her children, who are 18 months and 4 years old, in conversation, before pelting them with candy.

Hegar said in a video posted Wednesday night on Twitter that the same truck was on her street after a nearby rally the day before.

"The second night in a row in this giant district they were on my street again harassing me and my family and pulling over their campaign vehicle, which they didn’t do for anyone else, and trying to talk to my children and throwing candy at my children despite us telling them to stop," Hegar said in the video. "This is exactly what’s wrong with politics. It is egos and childish behavior that makes people not want to run for office."

According to a Carter campaign statement, campaign volunteers and staffers had driven by Hegar's family while campaigning and distributing candy to children.

"Our campaign wholly disagrees with Ms. Hegar's accounting of the encounter. This seems like just another poor attempt by Ms. Hegar to gain attention for her failing campaign,” the statement said.

Hegar has not filed a police report.

"We don't believe the behavior, while very irresponsible, would rise to the level of necessarily being unlawful. I don't think MJ, especially on Halloween night, wanted to occupy the time of the local police who are probably working on more important things. But certainly if this type of behavior were to continue, I think the campaign would reach out to local authorities," said Kolby Lee, Hegar press secretary.

Hegar has raised far more money than Carter, unusual for a challenger and first-time candidate in a Republican-leaning district, as her personal story of military service and successful fight for women to serve in combat roles has resonated with donors in the 31st Congressional District, encompassing most of Williamson and Bell counties, and beyond.