Wendy Davis, a Democratic candidate in a U.S. House district that stretches from Austin to San Antonio and the Hill Country, raised $900,000 in the fourth quarter. [NICK WAGNER/AMERICAN-STATESMAN] ▲ The reelection campaign of U.S. Rep. Chip Roy, a Republican from Hays County, started the year with $1.2 million in the bank. [LOLA GOMEZ/AMERICAN-STATESMAN] ▲

Wendy Davis out-raised the Republican congressman she is seeking to challenge by more than a 2 to 1 ratio in the fourth quarter, according to federal campaign finance data filed Friday.

But both Davis and Chip Roy, a freshman Republican from northern Hays County, finished the year with roughly $1.2 million in the bank.

Davis, a former Democratic gubernatorial candidate and former state senator from Fort Worth who now lives in Austin, raised just over $900,000 during the last three months of 2019. She has raised $1.8 million this election cycle.

Roy reported raising $376,000 during the period. He has raised $1.5 million this election cycle.

The 21st Congressional District stretches from Austin to San Antonio and encompasses six Hill Country counties. It long has been represented by a Republican.

But Roy secured his seat in 2018 by just 2.6 percentage points, and Davis has proven herself a fundraising juggernaut.

Still, she first faces Jennie Lou Leeder in the March 3 Democratic primary. Leeder, a swim coach, raised $3,940 in the last quarter of 2019 and has $3,660 on hand.

Roy does not have a primary opponent.

Davis' campaign has said that more than 83% of contributions during the fourth quarter were for $100 or less, and "the vast majority of contributions were from Texas."

"I'm honored by the thousands of Texans who are putting up their hard-earned dollars to send a proven fighter to Congress and make sure they have quality, affordable health care, good schools and clean air and water," Davis said in a statement Friday. "Texans are tired of being ignored by politicians like Chip Roy who answer only to the corporations that bankroll them."

Roy campaign spokesman Nathan McDaniel said he was "not worried" about the fundraising gap.

"Wendy Davis continues to raise big money from far-left liberals who want nothing more than to give another rubber-stamp vote for Nancy Pelosi's radical agenda," McDaniel said in a statement. "Wendy is very experienced raising and wasting millions of dollars on losing campaigns."

Davis raised more than $30 million in her unsuccessful 2014 bid for governor. Gov. Greg Abbott, running his first campaign for governor, however, raised more than she did, and Davis lost to Abbott by more than 20 points.

A Davis-Roy matchup would bring national attention — and likely loads more money — to the campaigns.