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Texas' 18th Congressional District election, 2026 (March 3 Republican primary)
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| Democratic primary Republican primary General election |
| Election details |
| Filing deadline: December 8, 2025 |
| Primary: March 3, 2026 Primary runoff: May 26, 2026 General: November 3, 2026 |
| How to vote |
| Poll times:
7 a.m. to 7 p.m. |
| Race ratings |
DDHQ and The Hill: Pending Inside Elections: Solid Democratic Sabato's Crystal Ball: Safe Democratic |
| Ballotpedia analysis |
| U.S. Senate battlegrounds U.S. House battlegrounds Federal and state primary competitiveness Ballotpedia's Election Analysis Hub, 2026 |
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A Republican Party primary takes place on March 3, 2026, in Texas' 18th Congressional District to determine which Republican candidate will run in the district's general election on November 3, 2026.
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A primary election is an election in which registered voters select a candidate that they believe should be a political party's candidate for elected office to run in the general election. They are also used to choose convention delegates and party leaders. Primaries are state-level and local-level elections that take place prior to a general election. Texas utilizes an open primary system. Voters do not have to register with a party in advance in order to participate in that party's primary. The voter must sign a pledge stating the following (the language below is taken directly from state statutes)[1]
| “ | The following pledge shall be placed on the primary election ballot above the listing of candidates' names: 'I am a (insert appropriate political party) and understand that I am ineligible to vote or participate in another political party's primary election or convention during this voting year.'[2] | ” |
For information about which offices are nominated via primary election, see this article.
This page focuses on Texas' 18th Congressional District Republican primary. For more in-depth information on the district's Democratic primary and the general election, see the following pages:
- Texas' 18th Congressional District election, 2026 (March 3 Democratic primary)
- Texas' 18th Congressional District election, 2026
Candidates and election results
Note: The following list includes official candidates only. Ballotpedia defines official candidates as people who:
- Register with a federal or state campaign finance agency before the candidate filing deadline
- Appear on candidate lists released by government election agencies
Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 18
Allen Berry, Carmen Montiel, and Cyrus Sajna are running in the Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 18 on March 3, 2026.
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 | Carmen Montiel | |
 | Cyrus Sajna  | |
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Candidate profiles
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Party: Republican Party
Incumbent: No
Political Office: None
Submitted Biography: "Future America has solved many of today's crisis. We need to harness the power of Future America Today. As a dedicated Repubican Cyrus co-authored "H.R. 486365 Future America Act" Harnessing the power of Tomorrow, Today. For Example, Cyrus co-authored draft H.R. 955575 "The Foster Care Civil Service Act" which makes Fostering a child a civil service duty and reduces our fostercare numbers dramatically. Republican Candidate Cyrus Sajna announces he is drafting the House Bill to Abolish Regulation "T" Provisions which will garner economic empowerment in America. Dr King believed in economic empowerment and abolishing Reg "T" provisions would open the doors of economic empowerment in America in a staggering manner.#FutureAmerica"
Voting information
- See also: Voting in Texas
Ballotpedia will publish the dates and deadlines related to this election as they are made available.
Campaign finance
| Name | Party | Receipts* | Disbursements** | Cash on hand | Date |
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| Allen Berry | Republican Party | $0 | $0 | $0 | Data not available*** |
| Carmen Montiel | Republican Party | $5,206 | $3,135 | $2,514 | As of June 30, 2025 |
| Cyrus Sajna | Republican Party | $0 | $0 | $0 | Data not available*** |
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Source: Federal Elections Commission, "Campaign finance data," 2026. This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
* According to the FEC, "Receipts are anything of value (money, goods, services or property) received by a political committee." |
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District analysis
This section will contain facts and figures related to this district's elections when those are available.
Ballot access
This section will contain information on ballot access related to this state's elections when it is available.
See also
- Texas' 18th Congressional District election, 2026 (March 3 Democratic primary)
- Texas' 18th Congressional District election, 2026
- United States House elections in Texas, 2026 (March 3 Democratic primaries)
- United States House elections in Texas, 2026 (March 3 Republican primaries)
- United States House Democratic Party primaries, 2026
- United States House Republican Party primaries, 2026
- United States House of Representatives elections, 2026
- U.S. House battlegrounds, 2026
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Texas Statutes, "Section 172.086," accessed October 7, 2024
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
