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

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Texas' 26th Congressional District
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Filing deadline: December 11, 2023
Primary: March 5, 2024 Primary runoff: May 28, 2024 General: November 5, 2024
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Poll times: 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Voting in Texas
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Cook Political Report: Solid Republican DDHQ and The Hill: Safe Republican Inside Elections: Solid Republican Sabato's Crystal Ball: Safe Republican
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A Republican Party primary took place on March 5, 2024, in Texas' 26th Congressional District to determine which Republican candidate would run in the district's general election on November 5, 2024.

Brandon Gill advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 26.

All 435 seats were up for election. At the time of the election, Republicans had a 220 to 212 majority with three vacancies. As of June 2024, 45 members of the U.S. House had announced they were not running for re-election. To read more about the U.S. House elections taking place this year, click here.

In the 2022 election in this district, the Republican candidate won 69.3%-30.7%. 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%.

Candidate filing deadline	Primary election	General election
December 11, 2023	March 5, 2024	November 5, 2024

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. State law requires voters to sign the following pledge before voting in a primary: "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."

For information about which offices are nominated via primary election, see this article.

This page focuses on Texas' 26th Congressional District Republican primary. For more in-depth information on the district's Democratic primary and the general election, see the following pages:

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

Candidates and election results

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)

Candidate profiles

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Scott Armey

Party: Republican Party

Incumbent: No

Political Office: None

Submitted Biography:  "Having lived in North Texas and this district for more than 50 years, I worked to turn this very district red for the first time in 1984. This is my lifelong home and always will be. I understand and share the conservative values of this district. I have lived here, raised my family here, have a career here and have served the public here. As Denton County Judge and County Commissioner, I helped to build the roads we rely on today, and strengthen the communities we live in, all while cutting the county tax rate. At the General Services Administration, my job was to help build and maintain border stations across Texas and New Mexico. We also worked to insure that Border Patrol agents and local law enforcement had access to the latest equipment and tools to protect our borders. I have the hands-on experience, proven conservative track record and deep roots in this district to best represent our citizens in Washington, D.C. "

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Key Messages

To read this candidate's full survey responses, click here.

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Close and Secure our Border – Joe Biden’s intentional “No Borders” policy has left us with no alternative but to support Texas in their effort to close and secure our southern border. I believe in November we re-elect President Donald Trump, and Republican majorities in both the U.S. House and Senate. As Congressman, I will work to ensure that on Day One, President Trump has a bill on his desk that will fully authorize and fund the border wall, equip and expand our border patrol, and reimburse Texas for the work they are now doing because Joe Biden refuses to do his job.

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Cut Spending, Reduce the Debt, Free the People – the most persistent crisis facing our nation is the $34 Trillion debt and out of control spending. This crisis was 100% created by Congress and can only be fixed by Congress – it is our primary and exclusive priority. I will work to craft legislation and build consensus to bring fiscal responsibility to Washington. I support making President Trump’s tax cuts permanent, a Balanced Budget Amendment and a Term Limits Amendment.

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Protect our Freedoms and our Republic – we are under assault daily from the Left to erode our rights and liberties. I will work to protect life, the 2nd Amendment, election integrity, free markets, free expression of our faith, and a strong, well-equipped military.

This information was current as of the candidate's run for U.S. House Texas District 26 in 2024.

Neena Biswas

Party: Republican Party

Incumbent: No

Political Office: None

Submitted Biography:  "I am a doctor, experienced school board trustee, small business owner. I am a healthcare and veterans' advocate. My specialties are Internal medicine, Geriatrics, Hospice and Palliative medicine. I have worked over 10 years in rural areas treating veterans. I have also worked in different healthcare systems. I was publicly elected to the Coppell ISD as a School Board Trustee. During my term which ended in May 2023, I worked on Safety and Security and promoted STEM education. I also passed a school bond for $321 million to help with the district schools' infrastructure. I worked on Fentanyl training and anti-bullying policies. One of my focus areas was to strengthen mental health issues by promoting counseling and more engagement with students with online / afterschool educational training. As a small business owner, I have built a consulting and technology business. During Covid, my team developed a platform to track and trace patients. The pandemic impacted my business and so I deeply understood the challenge of small business owners. I have worked for many years with veterans and believe they should get the best health care and support. Living in this area for the past 17 years, I have volunteered for many initiatives which has made me understand the needs of Texas Congressional District 26."

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Key Messages

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1. Secure our borders effectively It is critical to secure our borders to ensure the safety and security of our citizens. Illegal immigration should be stopped. Our border has become a gateway for human traficking and crimes, illegal drugs and a huge societal burden for the working people of America. The invasion of our borders impacts our healthcare, schools, colleges and every aspect of life directly pulling from our Taxpayer dollars. No country in the world would tolerate what is happening at our borders. I will legislate for strong and secure borders. We must ensure that the Federal agencies work collaboratively with State agencies of the border states.

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2. Election Integrity We owe our voters an election system they can trust. Voters must know that their vote counts and is not interfered with. Voter ID must be implemented to have free and fair elections.

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3. Reduce Inflation and control spending For a thriving economy, we must control indiscriminate spending and work on reducing inflation. We must reduce earmarks from our budgets.

This information was current as of the candidate's run for U.S. House Texas District 26 in 2024.

Luisa Del Rosal

Party: Republican Party

Incumbent: No

Political Office: None

Submitted Biography:  "Luisa del Rosal followed the rules to become a U.S. citizen and is now living the American Dream, so she’s a champion for secure borders. A north Texas resident for 20 years, she’s a small business owner with a background in policy work, education, and activism. "

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Key Messages

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Border security–Biden’s open border has made every county a border county, including Cooke, Denton and Wise which make up CD-26. The open border is a threat to the public safety, economic security, and sovereignty of every citizen of our nation.

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Defending our family values: We need to return America to values rooted in faith and family. Our children shouldn’t face daily assaults on social media and in the classroom trying to sexualize them and indoctrinate them with radical gender ideology. We must protect the innocence of our impressionable young people and teach them to respect and value themselves for what they can achieve.

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Economic prosperity: People move to TX–especially North Texas–for the same reason I came here: because it is the best place in the WORLD to start a business and raise a family. That means keeping taxes and regulations LOW, empowering job creators and unleashing economic freedom to keep quality of life high.

This information was current as of the candidate's run for U.S. House Texas District 26 in 2024.

Jason Kergosien

Party: Republican Party

Incumbent: No

Political Office: None

Submitted Biography:  "I have been a Texan for over 35 years. I am a Reagan conservative and a tech leader. As an innovator, I have been successful in bringing new ideas to hundreds of clients, from large-scale enterprise companies to small businesses, non-profits, and ministries. My focus has been on collaborating with internal and external teams to reach common goals, at all levels of business. I believe in listening, defining problems, and finding the right solutions for all stakeholders. In Congress, I will bring strong problem-solving and negotiating skills to the table. I will focus on tangible, measurable results, and accountability from our government. I chose to get into this race because as a Christian who loves this country, I can no longer stand by watching as our America is torn apart from the inside. I'm certain we are at a critical point where, if we don't stand now, we may lose the country that 12 generations of Americans have defended. "

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Key Messages

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My priorities are to defend our country by first, closing the border, and bring an end to out of control spending by balancing the budget. I'll protect our people by stopping government weaponization and the progressive plan to destroy America. It is also paramount that we prioritize protecting our voice and our vote. They are the front lines of defending our freedoms. I'll do this by pushing for voter ID, ensuring secure elections, and stopping government overreach, including stopping censorship of Americans and weaponization of Government.

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Republicans are supposed to protect us. They are not. We need to stop trying to compromise our way to victory. Our freedoms and values are not negotiable.

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Many Democrats are becoming alienated with the progressive left. Many immigrant voters' values are opposite of progressivism. Republicans need to reach them both, share the truth about American greatness, the value of one nation under God.

This information was current as of the candidate's run for U.S. House Texas District 26 in 2024.

Joel Krause

Party: Republican Party

Incumbent: No

Political Office: None

Submitted Biography:  "I have been living in the the district for over 30 years I have owned and operated a small business in the district for 30 + years I have owned and operated a business in China for 10+ years Visited more than 50 countries and studied their history Long history of being an active Republican: In college I was a paid political consultant for Bob Dole, and ran for City Council More Recently: 2014 and 2016 Candidate for U. S. Representative TX 26 District Delegate to Texas Republican Convention many times Worked in Iowa for Trump Campaign and for Senator Josh Hawley in MO Served on the 2022 SD12 Permanent Resolutions Committee Served as Vice President of Texas Republican Assembly "

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Key Messages

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My plan for America is to become more united and growing Republican Party through the ideas of Truth Accountability and Responsibility. Due to political division various polls show 40% or more Americans believe civil war could be likely in the next 10 years. This division is caused by not knowing the truth and not knowing where to find it. Some Federal employees are acting on known falsehoods or disregarding laws to suit their political views. Politicians and Federal Employees need to be held accountable and suffer severe consequences for breaking their oath and/or acting on known falsehoods. Most news networks are opinionated. I will work to create a news outlet based on facts and little or no opinion.

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The border needs to be closed and all that have entered illegally need to be sent back. No federal money should be used to house or take care of illegals. I would introduce an amendment to change the statue that prevents the US military to be involved in the border crisis. The immigration crisis has long term financial problems for our citizens and country. This influx of people will also have severe consequences to our already exhausted educational system. The US needs to work in moving the dependence of products produced in China to Central and South America to help reduce the motivation to come to the U. S.

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Artificial intelligence (AI) is a most exciting technology with unlimited possibilities to help the human race. AI can also be very scary and intimidating because we cannot grasp it’s potential for good or harm. The country that utilizes AI to its fullest capability will have the dominant military, economy and have the most political influence in the world. America needs to be the leader in AI technology. With the emergence of Ai, Truth, Accountability and Responsibility is even more important.

This information was current as of the candidate's run for U.S. House Texas District 26 in 2024.

Burt Thakur

Party: Republican Party

Incumbent: No

Political Office: None

Submitted Biography:  "Burt Thakur was born in New Delhi, India and raised by his maternal grandparents, Jagdish and Indira. He came to America legally in pursuit of the American Dream in the late 1980s. Burt attended Valley Forge Military Academy and, at 17, Burt enlisted in the US Navy. He earned his American citizenship while serving on the aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman, where he operated nuclear reactors. After his service, Burt worked in operations and management for power generation. He is now an engineering project manager and works in the construction process for building large data centers. He lives in Frisco, with his wife, and envisions a better future for ALL Americans. Burt received national attention as a Jeopardy! champion, during host Alex Trebek's final season, when he shared his personal story of learning English at a young age by watching the show with his grandfather. Burt's moving story inspired and reminded countless Americans of the importance and impact of empathy, family, and the American Dream."

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Key Messages

To read this candidate's full survey responses, click here.

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FIX OUR BROKEN BORDER - BUILD THE WALL Fix our broken immigration system. Immigration is not the same as invasion. Require Voter IDs for voting in federal elections.

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Raise minimum skill. Bring back AMERICAN MANUFACTURING. Reduce our $34 Trillion dollar debt immediately.

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REPEAL THE PATRIOT ACT. Reduce the size of the federal government and provide real oversight of various 3 letter agencies as well as significantly reduce their size and scope. END UNNECESSARY WARS.

This information was current as of the candidate's run for U.S. House Texas District 26 in 2024.

Vlad De Franceschi

Party: Republican Party

Incumbent: No

Political Office: None

Submitted Biography:  "Vlad is a legal immigrant and a Constitutional Conservative. He was born in a Cold War East European communist country . Because his mom was a prominent dissident journalist, Vlad fled to the U.S. to be protected from government retaliation. After at 19 with $100 in his pocket, he hitched a ride to California. Vlad worked his way through college at UCLA, graduating summa cum laude with a degree in political science, and graduate school at UCSD, finishing a master's degree in political science. After working in engineering and manufacturing strategic planning, Vlad got a law degree at Stanford Law School, while also caring for his son as a full-time single dad. After law school, Vlad became a lawyer for startups in Silicon Valley, passionately serving the entrepreneurs who make this country exceptional. Inspired by his passion for free enterprise and entrepreneurship, he volunteered by teaching hundreds of young people around the world the value of American entrepreneurship and self-reliance. However, after working for two decades in Silicon Valley, he saw it go from the embodiment of the American spirit of personal liberty and free enterprise to being dominated by surveillance big tech and censorship that enables government tyranny like in the communist country he came from. Vlad once again left home: this time to Texas. Seeing the division, out of control government, irresponsible deficits and massive inflation, like in Soviet era communism, he felt called to serve."

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Key Messages

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Secure our borders. Our rights are ours, given to us by our Creator and cannot be given away. People lend those rights to States to exercise them for the People. The States contract with each other to task the Federal government to do things that States alone can't do as well. Those things are written in the U.S. Constitution. One of them is securing States' borders with foreign countries, like, Texas' border with Mexico. When the Federal government doesn't do its job, the States have the right to reclaim their responsibility and do the job themselves. We need secure borders. Texas has every right to secure its southern border until Congress disciplines the executive branch to do it. The U.S. Constitution says so.

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Secure our elections. Laws we live under and taxes we pay are legal and constitutional only if those who pass laws and impose taxes do so with the consent of the People. People give their consent by voting at elections. If we don't have honest elections, then those who govern us do so without our consent. If those governing us are doing it without our consent, then all of the laws they pass and taxes they collect are illegal and unconstitutional. Americans are losing faith in our federal government and the rule of law. To restore both, we need accurate, transparent and accountable elections. It starts by getting rid of voting on computers. Congress has no business promoting and imposing voting on computers on the States.

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Save Social Security. Do do so, we need to restore the way Congress funds the government to the one that the Constitution requires. Under the Constitution, the States gave Congress the power to print money and decide its value, not a no-bid private contractor. Since its birth our nation resisted allowing a private monopoly to print our money and decide its value. Yet it finally gave in a 112 year ago. Those deciding the value of the Dollar now have benefited hugely, while the Dollar lost 90% of its value. At the same time it enabled Congress to borrow trillions, jeopardizing Social Security. Those who paid in, have the right to be paid out. We need to change how Congress finds money to fund government so it answers to us not others.

This information was current as of the candidate's run for U.S. House Texas District 26 in 2024.

Voting information

See also: Voting in Texas

Election information in Texas: March 5, 2024, election.

What was the voter registration deadline?

• In-person: Feb. 5, 2024
• By mail: Postmarked by Feb. 5, 2024
• Online: N/A

Was absentee/mail-in voting available to all voters?

No

What was the absentee/mail-in ballot request deadline?

• In-person: Feb. 23, 2024
• By mail: Received by Feb. 23, 2024
• Online: Feb. 23, 2024

What was the absentee/mail-in ballot return deadline?

• In-person: March 5, 2024
• By mail: Postmarked by March 5, 2024

Was early voting available to all voters?

N/A

What were the early voting start and end dates?

Feb. 20, 2024 to March 1, 2024

Were all voters required to present ID at the polls? If so, was a photo or non-photo ID required?

N/A

When were polls open on Election Day?

7:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m. (CST/MST)

Campaign finance

Name	Party	Receipts*	Disbursements**	Cash on hand	Date
Scott Armey	Republican Party	$369,200	$369,200	$0	As of May 2, 2024
Neena Biswas	Republican Party	$28,947	$28,122	$825	As of February 14, 2024
Luisa Del Rosal	Republican Party	$346,108	$346,108	$0	As of May 15, 2024
Brandon Gill	Republican Party	$1,779,343	$1,651,519	$127,823	As of December 31, 2024
John Huffman	Republican Party	$455,851	$455,734	$117	As of December 31, 2024
Jason Kergosien	Republican Party	$4,256	$0	$746	As of March 31, 2024
Joel Krause	Republican Party	$0	$0	$0	Data not available***
Doug Robison	Republican Party	$276,774	$276,774	$0	As of May 24, 2024
Mark Rutledge	Republican Party	$0	$0	$0	Data not available***
Burt Thakur	Republican Party	$86,526	$85,776	$750	As of December 31, 2024
Vlad De Franceschi	Republican Party	$65,664	$65,667	$-2	As of March 31, 2024
Source: Federal Elections Commission, "Campaign finance data," 2024. 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.

District analysis

Click the tabs below to view information about voter composition, past elections, and demographics in both the district and the state.

• District map - A map of the district in place for the election.
• Competitiveness - Information about the competitiveness of 2024 U.S. House elections in the state.
• Presidential elections - Information about presidential elections in the district and the state.
• State party control - The partisan makeup of the state's congressional delegation and state government.

• District map
• Competitiveness
• Presidential elections
• State party control

Below was the map in use at the time of the election. Click the map below to enlarge it.

See also: Primary election competitiveness in state and federal government, 2024

This section contains data on U.S. House primary election competitiveness in Texas.

Texas U.S. House competitiveness, 2014-2024
Year	Districts/ offices	Seats	Open seats	Candidates	Possible primaries	Contested Democratic primaries	Contested Republican primaries	% of contested primaries	Incumbents in contested primaries	% of incumbents in contested primaries
2024	38	38	3	160	76	16	23	51.3%	19	54.3%
2022	38	38	6	222	76	17	27	57.9%	19	59.4%
2020	36	36	6	231	72	24	26	69.4%	18	60.0%
2018	36	36	8	212	72	25	21	63.9%	15	53.6%
2016	36	36	2	127	72	13	20	45.8%	19	55.9%
2014	36	36	1	100	72	6	13	26.4%	12	34.3%

Post-filing deadline analysis

The following analysis covers all U.S. House districts up for election in Texas in 2024. Information below was calculated on 1/29/2024, and may differ from information shown in the table above due to candidate replacements and withdrawals after that time.

In 2024, 164 candidates filed to run for Texas’ 38 U.S. House districts, including 63 Democrats and 101 Republicans. That was 4.3 candidates per district, the lowest number since 2016, when 3.5 candidates ran.

In 2022, the first election after the number of congressional districts in Texas increased from 36 to 38, 5.8 candidates ran per district. In 2020, 6.4 candidates ran, and 5.8 candidates ran in 2018.

The 164 candidates who ran in 2024 were also the fewest total number to run since 2016, when 127 candidates ran. One hundred candidates ran for Texas’ then-36 districts in 2014, the fewest in the decade, while 231 ran in 2020, the decade-high.

Three seats were open. That was the fewest since 2016, when two seats were open. Six seats were open in 2022 and 2020, and eight were in 2018—the decade-high.

Reps. Kay Granger (R-12th) and Michael Burgess (R-26th) retired from public office. Rep. Colin Allred (D-32nd) didn't seek re-election in order to run for the U.S. Senate. Fourteen candidates—10 Democrats and 4 Republicans—ran for the open 32nd district, the most candidates who ran for a seat in 2024.

Thirty-nine primaries—16 Democratic and 23 Republican—were contested this year. That was the fewest since 2016, when 33 were contested. There were 44 contested primaries in 2022, 50 in 2020, and 46 in 2018.

Nineteen incumbents—six Democrats and thirteen Republicans—faced primary challengers this year. That was the same number as 2022, and one more than in 2020.

Three districts—the 9th, the 20th, and the 30th—were guaranteed to Democrats because no Republicans filed to run. Five were guaranteed to Republicans because no Democrats filed to run—the 1st, the 11th, the 13th, the 19th, and the 25th.

Partisan Voter Index

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

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.

2020 presidential election results

The table below shows what the vote in the 2020 presidential election would have been in this district. The presidential election data was compiled by Daily Kos.

2020 presidential results in Texas' 26th based on 2024 district lines
Joe Biden	Donald Trump
40.0%	58.6%

Inside Elections Baselines

See also: Inside Elections

Inside Elections' Baseline is a figure that analyzes all federal and statewide election results from the district over the past four election cycles. The results are combined in an index estimating the strength of a typical Democratic or Republican candidate in the congressional district. The table below displays the Baseline data for this district.

Inside Elections Baseline for 2024
Democratic Baseline	Republican Baseline	Difference
35.7	62.1	R+26.4

Presidential voting history

See also: Presidential election in Texas, 2020

Texas presidential election results (1900-2020)

• 16 Democratic wins
• 15 Republican wins

Year	1900	1904	1908	1912	1916	1920	1924	1928	1932	1936	1940	1944	1948	1952	1956	1960	1964	1968	1972	1976	1980	1984	1988	1992	1996	2000	2004	2008	2012	2016	2020
Winning Party	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	R	D	D	D	D	D	R	R	D	D	D	R	D	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R

See also: Party control of Texas state government

Congressional delegation

The table below displays the partisan composition of Texas' congressional delegation as of May 2024.

Congressional Partisan Breakdown from Texas
Party	U.S. Senate	U.S. House	Total
Democratic	0	12	12
Republican	2	25	27
Independent	0	0	0
Vacancies	0	1	1
Total	2	38	40

State executive

The table below displays the officeholders in Texas' top four state executive offices as of May 2024.

State executive officials in Texas, May 2024
Office	Officeholder
Governor	Greg Abbott
Lieutenant Governor	Dan Patrick
Secretary of State	Jane Nelson
Attorney General	Ken Paxton

State legislature

Texas State Senate

Party		As of February 2024
	Democratic Party	11
	Republican Party	19
	Other	0
	Vacancies	1
Total		31

Texas House of Representatives

Party		As of February 2024
	Democratic Party	64
	Republican Party	86
	Other	0
	Vacancies	0
Total		150

Trifecta control

The table below shows the state's trifecta status from 1992 until the 2024 election.

Texas Party Control: 1992-2024
Three years of Democratic trifectas  •  Twenty-two years of Republican trifectas
Scroll left and right on the table below to view more years.

Year	92	93	94	95	96	97	98	99	00	01	02	03	04	05	06	07	08	09	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24
Governor	D	D	D	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R
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Ballot access

The table below details filing requirements for U.S. House candidates in Texas in the 2024 election cycle. For additional information on candidate ballot access requirements in Texas, click here.

Filing requirements for U.S. House candidates, 2024
State	Office	Party	Signatures required	Filing fee	Filing deadline	Source
Texas	U.S. House	Democratic or Republican	2% of votes cast for governor in the district in the last election, or 500, whichever is less	$3,125.00	12/11/2023	Source
Texas	U.S. House	Unaffiliated	5% of all votes cast for governor in the district in the last election, or 500, whichever is less	N/A	12/11/2023	Source

See also

• Texas' 26th Congressional District election, 2024 (March 5 Democratic primary)
• Texas' 26th Congressional District election, 2024
• United States House elections in Texas, 2024 (March 5 Democratic primaries)
• United States House elections in Texas, 2024 (March 5 Republican primaries)
• United States House Democratic Party primaries, 2024
• United States House Republican Party primaries, 2024
• United States House of Representatives elections, 2024
• U.S. House battlegrounds, 2024

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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)

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