Marty Rocha
Marty Rocha (Democratic Party) is running for election to the U.S. House to represent Texas' 9th Congressional District. He declared candidacy for the Democratic primary scheduled on March 3, 2026.[source]
Elections
2026
See also: Texas' 9th Congressional District election, 2026
General election
The primary will occur on March 3, 2026. The general election will occur on November 3, 2026. General election candidates will be added here following the primary.
General election for U.S. House Texas District 9
Roy Morales (Independent) is running in the general election for U.S. House Texas District 9 on November 3, 2026.
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 | Roy Morales (Independent) | |
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Democratic primary
Democratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 9
The following candidates are running in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 9 on March 3, 2026.
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Al Green (D)
Republican primary
Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 9
The following candidates are running in the Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 9 on March 3, 2026.
Candidate | ||
 | Jaimy Annette Zoboulikos-Blanco | |
 | Briscoe Cain | |
| Michael Curran | ||
| Peter Emmert | ||
 | Alex Mealer | |
 | Dan Mims | |
 | Crystal Sarmiento | |
 | Steve Stockman | |
 | Dwayne Stovall | |
| Terry Lee Thain | ||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Alexandria Butler (R)
- Deddrick Wilmer (R)
Endorsements
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2024
See also: Texas House of Representatives elections, 2024
General election
General election for Texas House of Representatives District 28
Incumbent Gary Gates defeated Marty Rocha in the general election for Texas House of Representatives District 28 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Gary Gates (R) | 60.6 | 56,890 |
| Marty Rocha (D) | 39.4 | 37,058 | ||
| Total votes: 93,948 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 28
Marty Rocha defeated Nelvin Adriatico in the Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 28 on March 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Marty Rocha | 57.0 | 3,548 | |
 | Nelvin Adriatico | 43.0 | 2,677 | |
| Total votes: 6,225 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 28
Incumbent Gary Gates defeated Dan Mathews in the Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 28 on March 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Gary Gates | 61.1 | 10,612 |
 | Dan Mathews | 38.9 | 6,764 | |
| Total votes: 17,376 | |||
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Campaign finance
Endorsements
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2022
See also: Texas House of Representatives elections, 2022
General election
General election for Texas House of Representatives District 85
Stan Kitzman defeated Larry Baggett and Michael Miller in the general election for Texas House of Representatives District 85 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Stan Kitzman (R) | 73.8 | 49,359 |
 | Larry Baggett (D) | 24.2 | 16,201 | |
 | Michael Miller (L) | 2.0 | 1,308 | |
| Total votes: 66,868 | |||
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Republican primary runoff election
Republican primary runoff for Texas House of Representatives District 85
Stan Kitzman defeated incumbent Phil Stephenson in the Republican primary runoff for Texas House of Representatives District 85 on May 24, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Stan Kitzman | 58.0 | 8,136 |
 | Phil Stephenson | 42.0 | 5,899 | |
| Total votes: 14,035 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 85
Larry Baggett advanced from the Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 85 on March 1, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Larry Baggett | 100.0 | 3,987 |
| Total votes: 3,987 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Marty Rocha (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 85
Incumbent Phil Stephenson and Stan Kitzman advanced to a runoff. They defeated Fred Roberts and Art Hernandez in the Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 85 on March 1, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Phil Stephenson | 40.0 | 8,618 |
| ✔ | | Stan Kitzman | 34.5 | 7,426 |
| Fred Roberts | 15.7 | 3,379 | ||
 | Art Hernandez | 9.8 | 2,108 | |
| Total votes: 21,531 | |||
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Libertarian convention
Libertarian convention for Texas House of Representatives District 85
Michael Miller advanced from the Libertarian convention for Texas House of Representatives District 85 on March 19, 2022.
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| ✔ | | Michael Miller (L) |
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Campaign finance
Campaign themes
2026
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2024
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2022
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Campaign finance summary
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2026 Elections
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