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Texas' 24th Congressional District election, 2026

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2024
Texas' 24th Congressional District
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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.
Voting in Texas

Race ratings
Cook Political Report: Solid Republican
DDHQ and The Hill: Pending
Inside Elections: Solid Republican
Sabato's Crystal Ball: Safe Republican
Ballotpedia analysis
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Federal and state primary competitiveness
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All U.S. House districts, including the 24th Congressional District of Texas, are holding elections in 2026. The general election is November 3, 2026. The primary is March 3, 2026, and a primary runoff is May 26, 2026. The filing deadline is December 8, 2025. For more information about the primaries in this election, click on the links below:

Candidates and election results

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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.

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 24

Jon Buchwald, Kevin Burge, Nathan Hawks, and TJ Ware are running in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 24 on March 3, 2026.


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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 24

Incumbent Beth Van Duyne is running in the Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 24 on March 3, 2026.


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Voting information

See also: Voting in Texas

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Campaign finance

Name Party Receipts* Disbursements** Cash on hand Date
Beth Van Duyne Republican Party $1,052,108 $497,633 $2,515,347 As of June 30, 2025
Jon Buchwald Democratic Party $12,475 $4,301 $8,174 As of June 30, 2025
Kevin Burge Democratic Party $22,779 $4,650 $18,129 As of June 30, 2025
Nathan Hawks Democratic Party $0 $0 $0 Data not available***
TJ Ware Democratic Party $0 $0 $0 Data not available***

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."
** According to the FEC, a disbursement "is a purchase, payment, distribution, loan, advance, deposit or gift of money or anything of value to influence a federal election," plus other kinds of payments not made to influence a federal election.
*** Candidate either did not report any receipts or disbursements to the FEC, or Ballotpedia did not find an FEC candidate ID.

General election race ratings

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Ballotpedia provides race ratings from four outlets: The Cook Political Report, Inside Elections, Sabato's Crystal Ball, and DDHQ/The Hill. Each race rating indicates if one party is perceived to have an advantage in the race and, if so, the degree of advantage:

  • Safe and Solid ratings indicate that one party has a clear edge and the race is not competitive.
  • Likely ratings indicate that one party has a clear edge, but an upset is possible.
  • Lean ratings indicate that one party has a small edge, but the race is competitive.[1]
  • Toss-up ratings indicate that neither party has an advantage.

Race ratings are informed by a number of factors, including polling, candidate quality, and election result history in the race's district or state.[2][3][4]

Race ratings: Texas' 24th Congressional District election, 2026
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The Cook Political Report with Amy WalterSolid RepublicanSolid RepublicanSolid RepublicanSolid Republican
Decision Desk HQ and The HillPendingPendingPendingPending
Inside Elections with Nathan L. GonzalesSolid RepublicanSolid RepublicanSolid RepublicanSolid Republican
Larry J. Sabato's Crystal BallSafe RepublicanSafe RepublicanSafe RepublicanSafe Republican
Note: Ballotpedia reviews external race ratings every week throughout the election season and posts weekly updates even if the media outlets have not revised their ratings during that week.

Ballot access

This section will contain information on ballot access related to this state's elections when it is available.

District history

The section below details election results for this office in elections dating back to 2020.

2024

See also: Texas' 24th Congressional District election, 2024

Texas' 24th Congressional District election, 2024 (March 5 Republican primary)

Texas' 24th Congressional District election, 2024 (March 5 Democratic primary)

General election

General election for U.S. House Texas District 24

Incumbent Beth Van Duyne defeated Sam Eppler in the general election for U.S. House Texas District 24 on November 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Beth Van Duyne
Beth Van Duyne (R)
 
60.3
 
227,108
Image of Sam Eppler
Sam Eppler (D) Candidate Connection
 
39.7
 
149,518

Total votes: 376,626
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 24

Sam Eppler defeated Francine Ly in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 24 on March 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Sam Eppler
Sam Eppler Candidate Connection
 
58.6
 
17,451
Image of Francine Ly
Francine Ly Candidate Connection
 
41.4
 
12,314

Total votes: 29,765
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 24

Incumbent Beth Van Duyne advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 24 on March 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Beth Van Duyne
Beth Van Duyne
 
100.0
 
75,982

Total votes: 75,982
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2022

See also: Texas' 24th Congressional District election, 2022

General election

General election for U.S. House Texas District 24

Incumbent Beth Van Duyne defeated Jan McDowell in the general election for U.S. House Texas District 24 on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Beth Van Duyne
Beth Van Duyne (R)
 
59.7
 
177,947
Image of Jan McDowell
Jan McDowell (D) Candidate Connection
 
40.3
 
119,878

Total votes: 297,825
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Democratic primary runoff election

Democratic primary runoff for U.S. House Texas District 24

Jan McDowell defeated Derrik Gay in the Democratic primary runoff for U.S. House Texas District 24 on May 24, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Jan McDowell
Jan McDowell Candidate Connection
 
51.2
 
7,118
Image of Derrik Gay
Derrik Gay Candidate Connection
 
48.8
 
6,788

Total votes: 13,906
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 24

Jan McDowell and Derrik Gay advanced to a runoff. They defeated Kathy Fragnoli in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 24 on March 1, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Jan McDowell
Jan McDowell Candidate Connection
 
39.3
 
11,467
Image of Derrik Gay
Derrik Gay Candidate Connection
 
32.8
 
9,571
Image of Kathy Fragnoli
Kathy Fragnoli Candidate Connection
 
27.9
 
8,139

Total votes: 29,177
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 24

Incumbent Beth Van Duyne defeated Nate Weymouth in the Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 24 on March 1, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Beth Van Duyne
Beth Van Duyne
 
85.0
 
61,768
Nate Weymouth
 
15.0
 
10,868

Total votes: 72,636
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2020

See also: Texas' 24th Congressional District election, 2020

General election

General election for U.S. House Texas District 24

Beth Van Duyne defeated Candace Valenzuela, Darren Hamilton, Steve Kuzmich, and Mark Bauer in the general election for U.S. House Texas District 24 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Beth Van Duyne
Beth Van Duyne (R)
 
48.8
 
167,910
Image of Candace Valenzuela
Candace Valenzuela (D)
 
47.5
 
163,326
Image of Darren Hamilton
Darren Hamilton (L) Candidate Connection
 
1.6
 
5,647
Image of Steve Kuzmich
Steve Kuzmich (Independent) Candidate Connection
 
1.2
 
4,229
Image of Mark Bauer
Mark Bauer (Independent) Candidate Connection
 
0.8
 
2,909

Total votes: 344,021
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Democratic primary runoff election

Democratic primary runoff for U.S. House Texas District 24

Candace Valenzuela defeated Kim Olson in the Democratic primary runoff for U.S. House Texas District 24 on July 14, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Candace Valenzuela
Candace Valenzuela
 
60.4
 
20,003
Image of Kim Olson
Kim Olson Candidate Connection
 
39.6
 
13,131

Total votes: 33,134
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 24

The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 24 on March 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Kim Olson
Kim Olson Candidate Connection
 
41.0
 
24,442
Image of Candace Valenzuela
Candace Valenzuela
 
30.4
 
18,078
Image of Jan McDowell
Jan McDowell
 
10.0
 
5,965
Crystal Fletcher (Unofficially withdrew)
 
5.7
 
3,386
Image of Richard Fleming
Richard Fleming
 
5.1
 
3,010
Image of Sam Vega
Sam Vega Candidate Connection
 
4.5
 
2,677
Image of John Biggan
John Biggan Candidate Connection
 
3.4
 
1,996

Total votes: 59,554
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 24

Beth Van Duyne defeated David Fegan, Desi Maes, Sunny Chaparala, and Jeron Liverman in the Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 24 on March 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Beth Van Duyne
Beth Van Duyne
 
64.3
 
32,067
Image of David Fegan
David Fegan Candidate Connection
 
20.7
 
10,295
Image of Desi Maes
Desi Maes Candidate Connection
 
5.8
 
2,867
Image of Sunny Chaparala
Sunny Chaparala Candidate Connection
 
5.6
 
2,808
Image of Jeron Liverman
Jeron Liverman Candidate Connection
 
3.6
 
1,809

Total votes: 49,846
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Libertarian convention

Libertarian convention for U.S. House Texas District 24

Darren Hamilton advanced from the Libertarian convention for U.S. House Texas District 24 on March 21, 2020.

Candidate
Image of Darren Hamilton
Darren Hamilton (L) Candidate Connection

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District analysis

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Footnotes

  1. Inside Elections also uses Tilt ratings to indicate an even smaller advantage and greater competitiveness.
  2. Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Nathan Gonzalez," April 19, 2018
  3. Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Kyle Kondik," April 19, 2018
  4. Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Charlie Cook," April 22, 2018


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