Texas' 26th Congressional District

Texas' 26th Congressional District

Incumbent

Brandon Gill

Assumed office: January 3, 2025

Texas' 26th Congressional District in the United States House of Representatives is represented by Brandon Gill (R).

As of the 2020 Census, Texas representatives represented an average of 767,981 residents. After the 2010 Census, each member represented 701,901 residents.

Elections

2024

See also: Texas' 26th Congressional District election, 2024

Texas' 26th Congressional District election, 2024 (March 5 Republican primary)

Texas' 26th Congressional District election, 2024 (March 5 Democratic primary)

General election

General election for U.S. House Texas District 26

Brandon Gill defeated Ernest Lineberger III and Phil Gray in the general election for U.S. House Texas District 26 on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Brandon Gill (R)	62.1	241,096
		Ernest Lineberger III (D)	35.7	138,558
		Phil Gray (L)	2.3	8,773

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 388,427
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 26

Ernest Lineberger III advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 26 on March 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Ernest Lineberger III	100.0	18,308

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 18,308
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Kelvin Leaphart (D)

Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 26

The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 26 on March 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Brandon Gill	58.4	49,876
		Scott Armey	14.5	12,400
		John Huffman	10.0	8,559
		Luisa Del Rosal	4.6	3,949
		Doug Robison	3.5	2,999
		Mark Rutledge	2.5	2,130
		Joel Krause	2.3	1,959
		Neena Biswas	1.9	1,665
		Burt Thakur	1.1	975
		Vlad De Franceschi	0.7	572
		Jason Kergosien	0.4	366

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 85,450
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Montgomery Markland (R)
• Clint Burgess (R)
• Michael C. Burgess (R)

Libertarian convention

Libertarian convention for U.S. House Texas District 26

Phil Gray advanced from the Libertarian convention for U.S. House Texas District 26 on March 23, 2024.

		Candidate
✔		Phil Gray (L)

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2022

See also: Texas' 26th Congressional District election, 2022

General election

General election for U.S. House Texas District 26

Incumbent Michael C. Burgess defeated Mike Kolls in the general election for U.S. House Texas District 26 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Michael C. Burgess (R)	69.3	183,639
		Mike Kolls (L)	30.7	81,384

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 265,023
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• William Cunningham (Independent)

Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 26

Incumbent Michael C. Burgess defeated Vincent Gallo, Brian Brazeal, Isaac Smith, and Raven Harrison in the Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 26 on March 1, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Michael C. Burgess	66.8	42,006
		Vincent Gallo	10.2	6,437
		Brian Brazeal	9.4	5,892
		Isaac Smith	8.1	5,085
	Submit photo	Raven Harrison	5.5	3,427

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 62,847
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Beverly Foley (R)
• Craig Walker (R)

Libertarian convention

Libertarian convention for U.S. House Texas District 26

Mike Kolls advanced from the Libertarian convention for U.S. House Texas District 26 on March 19, 2022.

		Candidate
✔		Mike Kolls (L)

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2020

See also: Texas' 26th Congressional District election, 2020

General election

General election for U.S. House Texas District 26

Incumbent Michael C. Burgess defeated Carol Iannuzzi and Mark Boler in the general election for U.S. House Texas District 26 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Michael C. Burgess (R)	60.6	261,963
		Carol Iannuzzi (D)	37.3	161,099
		Mark Boler (L)	2.1	9,243

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 432,305
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Michael Moates (L)
• Jay Taylor (Independent)
• William Cunningham (Independent)

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 26

Carol Iannuzzi defeated Mat Pruneda and Neil Durrance in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 26 on March 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Carol Iannuzzi	55.3	31,019
		Mat Pruneda	28.0	15,701
	Submit photo	Neil Durrance	16.6	9,329

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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 26

Incumbent Michael C. Burgess defeated Jack Wyman, Michael Armstrong, and Jason Mrochek in the Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 26 on March 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Michael C. Burgess	73.6	51,312
		Jack Wyman	11.2	7,816
		Michael Armstrong	8.2	5,745
		Jason Mrochek	7.0	4,846

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 69,719
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Libertarian convention

Libertarian convention for U.S. House Texas District 26

Mark Boler advanced from the Libertarian convention for U.S. House Texas District 26 on March 21, 2020.

		Candidate
✔		Mark Boler (L)

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2018

See also: Texas' 26th Congressional District election, 2018

General election

General election for U.S. House Texas District 26

Incumbent Michael C. Burgess defeated Linsey Fagan and Mark Boler in the general election for U.S. House Texas District 26 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Michael C. Burgess (R)	59.4	185,551
		Linsey Fagan (D)	39.0	121,938
		Mark Boler (L)	1.6	5,016

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 312,505
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 26

Linsey Fagan defeated William Carl Fisher in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 26 on March 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Linsey Fagan	52.7	13,817
		William Carl Fisher	47.3	12,402

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 26,219
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 26

Incumbent Michael C. Burgess defeated Veronica Birkenstock in the Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 26 on March 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Michael C. Burgess	76.9	42,290
		Veronica Birkenstock	23.1	12,684

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 54,974
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2016

See also: Texas' 26th Congressional District election, 2016

Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Republican. Incumbent Michael Burgess (R) defeated Eric Mauck (D) and Mark Boler (L) in the general election on November 8, 2016. Burgess defeated Micah Beebe and Joel Krause in the Republican primary on March 1, 2016, while Mauck face no primary opposition.

U.S. House, Texas District 26 General Election, 2016

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Michael Burgess Incumbent	66.4%	211,730
	Democratic	Eric Mauck	29.6%	94,507
	Libertarian	Mark Boler	4%	12,843
Total Votes				319,080
Source: Texas Secretary of State

U.S. House, Texas District 26 Republican Primary, 2016

Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Michael Burgess Incumbent	79.4%	73,607
Joel Krause	14.2%	13,201
Micah Beebe	6.4%	5,942
Total Votes		92,750
Source: Texas Secretary of State

2014

See also: Texas' 26th Congressional District elections, 2014

The 26th Congressional District of Texas held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 4, 2014. Incumbent Michael Burgess (R) defeated Mark Boler (L) in the general election.

U.S. House, Texas District 26 General Election, 2014

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Michael Burgess Incumbent	82.7%	116,944
	Libertarian	Mark Boler	17.3%	24,526
Total Votes				141,470
Source: Texas Secretary of State

2012

See also: Texas' 26th Congressional District elections, 2012

The 26th Congressional District of Texas held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 6, 2012, in which incumbent Michael C. Burgess (R) won re-election. He defeated David Sanchez (D) and Mark Boler (L) in the general election.

U.S. House, Texas District 26 General Election, 2012

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Michael Burgess Incumbent	68.3%	176,642
	Democratic	David Sanchez	28.7%	74,237
	Libertarian	Mark Boler	3%	7,844
Total Votes				258,723
Source: Texas Secretary of State "Official Election Results, 2012 General Election"

2010
On November 2, 2010, Michael Burgess won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Neil Durrance (D) and Mark Boler (L) in the general election.

U.S. House, Texas District 26 General Election, 2010
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Michael Burgess incumbent	67.1%	120,984
	Democratic	Neil Durrance	30.7%	55,385
	Libertarian	Mark Boler	2.3%	4,062
Total Votes				180,431

2008
On November 4, 2008, Michael Burgess won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Ken Leach (D) and Stephanie Weiss (L) in the general election.

U.S. House, Texas District 26 General Election, 2008
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Michael Burgess incumbent	60.2%	195,181
	Democratic	Ken Leach	36.4%	118,167
	Libertarian	Stephanie Weiss	3.4%	11,028
Total Votes				324,376

2006
On November 7, 2006, Michael Burgess won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Tim Barnwell (D) and Rich Haas (L) in the general election.

U.S. House, Texas District 26 General Election, 2006
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Michael Burgess incumbent	60.2%	94,219
	Democratic	Tim Barnwell	37.2%	58,271
	Libertarian	Rich Haas	2.6%	3,993
Total Votes				156,483

2004
On November 2, 2004, Michael Burgess won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Lico Reyes (D) and James Gholston (L) in the general election.

U.S. House, Texas District 26 General Election, 2004
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Michael Burgess incumbent	65.8%	180,519
	Democratic	Lico Reyes	32.7%	89,809
	Libertarian	James Gholston	1.5%	4,211
Total Votes				274,539

2002
On November 5, 2002, Michael Burgess won election to the United States House. He defeated Paul William LeBon (D), David Wallace Croft (L) and Gary Page (G) in the general election.

U.S. House, Texas District 26 General Election, 2002
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Michael Burgess	74.8%	123,195
	Democratic	Paul William LeBon	22.8%	37,485
	Libertarian	David Wallace Croft	1.4%	2,367
	Green	Gary Page	1%	1,631
Total Votes				164,678

2000
On November 7, 2000, Richard Armey won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Steve Love (D) and Fred Badagnani (L) in the general election.

U.S. House, Texas District 26 General Election, 2000
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Richard Armey incumbent	72.5%	214,025
	Democratic	Steve Love	25.6%	75,601
	Libertarian	Fred Badagnani	1.9%	5,646
Total Votes				295,272

1998
On November 3, 1998, Richard Armey won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Joe Turner (L) in the general election.

U.S. House, Texas District 26 General Election, 1998
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Richard Armey incumbent	88.1%	120,332
	Libertarian	Joe Turner	11.9%	16,182
Total Votes				136,514

1996
On November 5, 1996, Richard Armey won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Jerry Frankel (D) in the general election.

U.S. House, Texas District 26 General Election, 1996
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Richard Armey incumbent	73.6%	163,708
	Democratic	Jerry Frankel	26.4%	58,623
	N/A	Write-in	0%	11
Total Votes				222,342

1994
On November 8, 1994, Richard Armey won re-election to the United States House. He defeated LeEarl Ann Bryant (D) and Alfred Adask (L) in the general election.

U.S. House, Texas District 26 General Election, 1994
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Richard Armey incumbent	76.4%	135,398
	Democratic	LeEarl Ann Bryant	22.4%	39,763
	Libertarian	Alfred Adask	1.1%	2,030
Total Votes				177,191

1992
On November 3, 1992, Richard Armey won re-election to the United States House. He defeated John Wayne Caton (D) in the general election.

U.S. House, Texas District 26 General Election, 1992
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Richard Armey incumbent	73.1%	150,209
	Democratic	John Wayne Caton	26.9%	55,237
	N/A	Write-in	0%	85
Total Votes				205,531

1990
On November 6, 1990, Richard Armey won re-election to the United States House. He defeated John Wayne Caton (D) in the general election.

U.S. House, Texas District 26 General Election, 1990
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Richard Armey incumbent	70.4%	147,856
	Democratic	John Wayne Caton	29.6%	62,158
Total Votes				210,014

Redistricting

2020-2021

See also: Redistricting in Texas after the 2020 census

In August 2025, the Texas Legislature proposed a new congressional district map during special legislative sessions that prompted Democratic legislators to leave the state to prevent a quorum. Click here to read more about the 2025 Democratic walkout during mid-decade redistricting in Texas.

On August 20, 2025, the Texas House approved House Bill 4 containing a new congressional map by an 88-52 vote along party lines. On August 23, 2025, the Texas Senate approved the map by an 18-11 vote along party lines. Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) signed the new map into law on August 29, 2025. The bill text stated the new district boundaries would take effect for the 2026 elections.

Texas first enacted new congressional districts on October 25, 2021. The Senate released a proposed congressional map on September 27, 2021, and approved an amended version of the proposal on October 8, 2021. On October 13, 2021, the House Redistricting Committee approved an amended version of the congressional map, and both chambers of the legislature approved a finalized version of the map on October 18, 2021. The Senate approved the proposal in an 18-13 vote, and the House approved the bill in an 84-59 vote. Gov. Greg Abbott (R) signed the map into law on October 25, 2021. This map took effect for Texas' 2022 congressional elections.

How does redistricting in Texas work? In Texas, both congressional and state legislative district boundaries are drawn by the Texas State Legislature. These lines are subject to veto by the governor.

If the state legislature is unable to approve a state legislative redistricting plan, a backup commission must draw the lines (the backup commission is not involved in congressional redistricting). This backup commission, established in 1948, comprises the following members:

1. Lieutenant governor
2. Speaker of the Texas House of Representatives
3. Attorney general
4. State comptroller
5. Commissioner of the General Land Office

The Texas Constitution requires that state legislative districts be contiguous and "that they preserve whole counties when population mandates permit."

Texas District 26
before 2020 redistricting cycle

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Texas District 26
after 2020 redistricting cycle

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The 26th Congressional District of Texas, prior to the 2010-2011 redistricting process.

See also: Redistricting in Texas after the 2010 census

Following the 2010 United States Census, Texas gained four congressional seats. Texas' final congressional redistricting plan was approved by the Texas Legislature and signed by Gov. Rick Perry (R) in June 2013.

District analysis

See also: The Cook Political Report's Partisan Voter Index

See also: FiveThirtyEight's elasticity scores

2026

Heading into the 2026 elections, based on results from the 2024 and 2020 presidential elections, the Cook Partisan Voter Index for this district is R+11. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 11 percentage points more Republican than the national average. This made Texas' 26th the 110th most Republican district nationally.

2024

Heading into the 2024 elections, based on results from the 2020 and 2016 presidential elections, the Cook Partisan Voter Index for this district was R+13. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 13 percentage points more Republican than the national average. This made Texas' 26th the 107th most Republican district nationally.

Daily Kos calculated what the results of the 2020 presidential election in this district would have been following redistricting. Donald Trump (R) would have defeated Joe Biden (D) 58.6%-40.0%.

2022

Heading into the 2022 elections, based on results from the 2020 and 2016 presidential elections, the Cook Partisan Voter Index for this district was R+13. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 13 percentage points more Republican than the national average. This made Texas' 26th the 111th most Republican district nationally.

Daily Kos calculated what the results of the 2020 presidential election in this district would have been following redistricting. Joe Biden (D) would have received 40.0% of the vote in this district and Donald Trump (R) would have received 58.6%.

2018

Heading into the 2018 elections, based on results from the 2016 and 2012 presidential elections, the Cook Partisan Voter Index for this district was R+18. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 18 percentage points more Republican than the national average. This made Texas' 26th Congressional District the 56th most Republican nationally.

FiveThirtyEight's September 2018 elasticity score for states and congressional districts measured "how sensitive it is to changes in the national political environment." This district's elasticity score was 0.94. This means that for every 1 point the national political mood moved toward a party, the district was expected to move 0.94 points toward that party.

See also

• Redistricting in Texas
• Texas' 26th Congressional District election, 2024
• Texas' 26th Congressional District election, 2022
• Texas' 26th Congressional District election, 2020
• Texas' 26th Congressional District election, 2018

External links

• GovTrack.us Texas's 26th Congressional District & Map

Footnotes

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Texas' current delegation to the United States Congress

Senators

John Cornyn (R)

Ted Cruz (R)

Representatives

District 1

Nathaniel Moran (R)

District 2

Daniel Crenshaw (R)

District 3

Keith Self (R)

District 4

Pat Fallon (R)

District 5

Lance Gooden (R)

District 6

Jake Ellzey (R)

District 7

Lizzie Fletcher (D)

District 8

Morgan Luttrell (R)

District 9

Al Green (D)

District 10

Michael McCaul (R)

District 11

August Pfluger (R)

District 12

Craig Goldman (R)

District 13

Ronny Jackson (R)

District 14

Randy Weber (R)

District 15

Monica De La Cruz (R)

District 16

Veronica Escobar (D)

District 17

Pete Sessions (R)

District 18

Vacant

District 19

Jodey Arrington (R)

District 20

Joaquin Castro (D)

District 21

Chip Roy (R)

District 22

Troy Nehls (R)

District 23

Tony Gonzales (R)

District 24

Beth Van Duyne (R)

District 25

Roger Williams (R)

District 26

Brandon Gill (R)

District 27

Michael Cloud (R)

District 28

Henry Cuellar (D)

District 29

Sylvia Garcia (D)

District 30

Jasmine Crockett (D)

District 31

John Carter (R)

District 32

Julie Johnson (D)

District 33

Marc Veasey (D)

District 34

Vicente Gonzalez (D)

District 35

Greg Casar (D)

District 36

Brian Babin (R)

District 37

Lloyd Doggett (D)

District 38

Wesley Hunt (R)

Republican Party (27)

Democratic Party (12)

Vacancies (1)