Gina Ortiz Jones, the Texas Democrat running for the House seat left open by retiring Rep. Will Hurd William Ballard HurdHillicon Valley: Oracle confirms deal with TikTok to be 'trusted technology provider' | QAnon spreads across globe, shadowing COVID-19 | VA hit by data breach impacting 46,000 veterans House approves bill to secure internet-connected federal devices against cyber threats House Democrats' campaign arm reserves .6M in ads in competitive districts MORE (R), announced on Tuesday that she raised $1 million in the third quarter.

The figure is a huge haul in what is expected to be one of the most competitive House races in the 2020 cycle.

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"I’m honored by the groundswell of support we’ve received and together we’re building a grassroots campaign to stand up to the corporate special interests and bring commonsense priorities like quality, affordable health care and lower prescription drug costs to Washington, D.C.," Jones said in a statement.

Jones, a former Air Force intelligence officer, launched her House campaign in May. She narrowly lost to Hurd in 2018 by 926 votes in Texas’s 23rd Congressional District, which stretches along the U.S.-Mexico border between San Antonio and El Paso.

Democrats, who already had their sights set on the seat after the tight race last year, were given a boost in August when Hurd announced he would retire after his term is up, one of a parade of Texas Republicans who said they would not seek reelection.

The district has a history of electing both Democrats and Republicans, flipping between parties five times since the 1990s. The district voted for Hillary Clinton Hillary Diane Rodham ClintonBloomberg rolls out M ad buy to boost Biden in Florida Hillicon Valley: Productivity, fatigue, cybersecurity emerge as top concerns amid pandemic | Facebook critics launch alternative oversight board | Google to temporarily bar election ads after polls close Trump pledges to make Juneteenth a federal holiday, designate KKK a terrorist group in pitch to Black voters MORE in 2016, the same year Hurd won reelection to his second term.

The Cook Political Report, a nonpartisan election handicapper, rates the race as “Lean Democratic,” but the National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) expressed confidence that the seat would remain in the GOP’s hands.

“Contrary to what the pundits will tell you, this is an R+1 district and we will fight tooth and nail to ensure it remains in Republican hands in 2020,” Rep. Tom Emmer Thomas (Tom) Earl EmmerHouse Democrats' campaign arm reserves .6M in ads in competitive districts The Hill's Convention Report: Trump to attack Biden at final night of convention | Speech comes amid hurricane, racial justice protests | Biden accuses Trump of 'rooting' for violence Republicans cast Trump as best choice for women MORE (R-Minn.), who chairs the NRCC, said in a statement after Hurd’s retirement.