Texas' 2nd Congressional District

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The U.S. Supreme Court ruled on Dec. 4, 2025, that Texas could use its 2025 congressional map in the 2026 elections, reversing a decision by a three-judge panel that ordered the state to return to the 2021 map. Click here to read more about mid-decade redistricting ahead of the 2026 elections.

Texas' 2nd Congressional District
Incumbent
Assumed office: January 3, 2019

Texas' 2nd Congressional District in the United States House of Representatives is represented by Daniel Crenshaw (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

See also: Texas's 2nd Congressional District election, 2030


There are no official candidates yet for this election.


See also: Texas' 2nd Congressional District election, 2028


There are no official candidates yet for this election.


See also: Texas' 2nd 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.

Democratic primary

Democratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 2

Shaun Finnie (D) and Tyrone Price (D) are running in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 2 on March 3, 2026.


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Republican primary

Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 2

The following candidates are running in the Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 2 on March 3, 2026.


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See also: Texas' 2nd Congressional District election, 2024

General election

General election for U.S. House Texas District 2

Incumbent Daniel Crenshaw (R) defeated Peter Filler (D) in the general election for U.S. House Texas District 2 on November 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Daniel Crenshaw
Daniel Crenshaw (R)
 
65.7
 
214,631
Image of Peter Filler
Peter Filler (D)
 
34.3
 
112,252

Total votes: 326,883
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Democratic primary

Democratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 2

Peter Filler (D) advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 2 on March 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Peter Filler
Peter Filler
 
100.0
 
17,044

Total votes: 17,044
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Republican primary

Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 2

Incumbent Daniel Crenshaw (R) defeated Jameson Ellis (R) in the Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 2 on March 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Daniel Crenshaw
Daniel Crenshaw
 
59.5
 
40,379
Image of Jameson Ellis
Jameson Ellis  Candidate Connection
 
40.5
 
27,482

Total votes: 67,861
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Libertarian Party convention

Libertarian convention for U.S. House Texas District 2

Chuck Benton (L) advanced from the Libertarian Party convention for U.S. House Texas District 2 on March 23, 2024.

Candidate
Chuck Benton

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See also: Texas' 2nd Congressional District election, 2022

General election

General election for U.S. House Texas District 2

Incumbent Daniel Crenshaw (R) defeated Robin Fulford (D) in the general election for U.S. House Texas District 2 on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Daniel Crenshaw
Daniel Crenshaw (R)
 
65.9
 
151,791
Image of Robin Fulford
Robin Fulford (D)  Candidate Connection
 
34.1
 
78,496

Total votes: 230,287
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Democratic primary

Democratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 2

Robin Fulford (D) advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 2 on March 1, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Robin Fulford
Robin Fulford  Candidate Connection
 
100.0
 
17,160

Total votes: 17,160
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Republican primary

Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 2

Incumbent Daniel Crenshaw (R) defeated Jameson Ellis (R), Martin Etwop (R), and Milam Langella (R) in the Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 2 on March 1, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Daniel Crenshaw
Daniel Crenshaw
 
74.5
 
45,863
Image of Jameson Ellis
Jameson Ellis  Candidate Connection
 
16.6
 
10,195
Image of Martin Etwop
Martin Etwop  Candidate Connection
 
4.5
 
2,785
Image of Milam Langella
Milam Langella  Candidate Connection
 
4.5
 
2,741

Total votes: 61,584
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

See also: Texas' 2nd Congressional District election, 2020

General election

General election for U.S. House Texas District 2

Incumbent Daniel Crenshaw (R) defeated Sima Ladjevardian (D) and Elliott Scheirman (L) in the general election for U.S. House Texas District 2 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Daniel Crenshaw
Daniel Crenshaw (R)
 
55.6
 
192,828
Image of Sima Ladjevardian
Sima Ladjevardian (D)
 
42.8
 
148,374
Image of Elliott Scheirman
Elliott Scheirman (L)  Candidate Connection
 
1.6
 
5,524

Total votes: 346,726
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Democratic primary runoff

The Democratic primary runoff scheduled for July 14, 2020, was canceled. Sima Ladjevardian (D) advanced from the Democratic primary runoff for U.S. House Texas District 2 without appearing on the ballot.

Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Democratic primary

Democratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 2

Sima Ladjevardian (D) and Elisa Cardnell (D) advanced to a runoff. They defeated Travis Olsen (D) in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 2 on March 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Sima Ladjevardian
Sima Ladjevardian
 
47.6
 
26,536
Image of Elisa Cardnell
Elisa Cardnell  Candidate Connection
 
31.0
 
17,279
Travis Olsen
 
21.3
 
11,881

Total votes: 55,696
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Republican primary

Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 2

Incumbent Daniel Crenshaw (R) advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 2 on March 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Daniel Crenshaw
Daniel Crenshaw
 
100.0
 
48,693

Total votes: 48,693
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Libertarian Party convention

Libertarian convention for U.S. House Texas District 2

Elliott Scheirman (L) defeated Laura Antoniou (L) and Carol Unsicker (L) in the Libertarian Party convention for U.S. House Texas District 2 on March 14, 2020.


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See also: United States House of Representatives elections in Texas, 2018

General election

General election for U.S. House Texas District 2

Daniel Crenshaw (R) defeated Todd Litton (D), Patrick Gunnels (L), and Scott Cubbler (Independent) in the general election for U.S. House Texas District 2 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Daniel Crenshaw
Daniel Crenshaw (R)
 
52.8
 
139,188
Image of Todd Litton
Todd Litton (D)
 
45.6
 
119,992
Image of Patrick Gunnels
Patrick Gunnels (L)
 
0.9
 
2,373
Image of Scott Cubbler
Scott Cubbler (Independent)
 
0.7
 
1,839

Total votes: 263,3920
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Republican primary runoff

Republican primary runoff for U.S. House Texas District 2

Daniel Crenshaw (R) defeated Kevin Roberts (R) in the Republican primary runoff for U.S. House Texas District 2 on May 22, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Daniel Crenshaw
Daniel Crenshaw
 
69.5
 
19,430
Image of Kevin Roberts
Kevin Roberts
 
30.5
 
8,523

Total votes: 27,953
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Democratic primary

Democratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 2

Todd Litton (D) defeated J. Darnell Jones (D), Silky Malik (D), H. P. Parvizian (D), and Ali Khorasani (D) in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 2 on March 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Todd Litton
Todd Litton
 
52.8
 
15,113
Image of J. Darnell Jones
J. Darnell Jones
 
22.1
 
6,308
Image of Silky Malik
Silky Malik
 
9.7
 
2,770
Image of H. P. Parvizian
H. P. Parvizian
 
7.9
 
2,259
Image of Ali Khorasani
Ali Khorasani
 
7.5
 
2,148

Total votes: 28,598
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Republican primary

Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 2

The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 2 on March 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Kevin Roberts
Kevin Roberts
 
33.0
 
15,273
Image of Daniel Crenshaw
Daniel Crenshaw
 
27.4
 
12,679
Image of Kathaleen Wall
Kathaleen Wall
 
27.1
 
12,524
Image of Rick Walker
Rick Walker
 
7.2
 
3,320
Jonny Havens
 
2.0
 
936
Image of Justin Lurie
Justin Lurie
 
0.9
 
425
Image of Jon Spiers
Jon Spiers
 
0.9
 
418
David Balat
 
0.8
 
348
Malcolm Whittaker
 
0.7
 
322

Total votes: 46,245
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Previous election results


District map

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Redistricting

2025-2026

See also: Redistricting in Texas ahead of the 2026 elections

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.[15][16] 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.[17] On August 23, 2025, the Texas Senate approved the map by an 18-11 vote along party lines.[18] Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) signed the new map into law on August 29, 2025.[19] The bill text stated the new district boundaries would take effect for the 2026 elections.[20]

On November 18, 2025, a three-judge panel ruled 2-1 to block Texas from using the 2025 map in the 2026 elections, and ordered the state to use the 2021 map.[21] On November 21, 2025, the U.S. Supreme Court temporarily paused the panel's ruling, reinstating the new map pending further Court action.[22] On December 4, 2025, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled the 2025 map could be used for the 2026 elections.[23]

2020-2021

See also: Redistricting in Texas after the 2020 census

After the 2020 census, Texas 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.[24] 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.[25] Gov. Greg Abbott (R) signed the map into law on October 25, 2021.[26] 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.[27]

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:[27]

  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."[27]

2020

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2024

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The 2nd 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.[28][29][30]

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+12. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 12 percentage points more Republican than the national average. This made Texas' 2nd the 98th most Republican district nationally.[31]

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+15. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 15 percentage points more Republican than the national average. This made Texas' 2nd the 84th most Republican district nationally.[32]

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) 60.7%-37.9%.[33]

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+15. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 15 percentage points more Republican than the national average. This made Texas' 2nd the 88th most Republican district nationally.[34]

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 37.9% of the vote in this district and Donald Trump (R) would have received 60.7%.[35]

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+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' 2nd Congressional District the 124th most Republican nationally.[36]

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 1.15. This means that for every 1 point the national political mood moved toward a party, the district was expected to move 1.15 points toward that party.[37]

See also

External links

Footnotes

  1. Texas Secretary of State, "2016 March Primary Election Candidate Filings by County," accessed December 15, 2015
  2. The New York Times, "Texas Primary Results," March 1, 2016
  3. Politico, "2012 Election Map, Texas," November 6, 2012
  4. U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 2, 2010," accessed March 28, 2013
  5. U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 4, 2008," accessed March 28, 2013
  6. U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 7, 2006," accessed March 28, 2013
  7. U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 2, 2004," accessed March 28, 2013
  8. U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 5, 2002," accessed March 28, 2013
  9. U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 7, 2000," accessed March 28, 2013
  10. U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 3, 1998," accessed March 28, 2013
  11. U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 5, 1996," accessed March 28, 2013
  12. U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 8, 1994," accessed March 28, 2013
  13. U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 3, 1992," accessed March 28, 2013
  14. U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 6, 1990," accessed March 28, 2013
  15. Associated Press, "Texas Democrats fleeing state to block redistricting vote follows strategy that’s had mixed results," August 3, 2025
  16. Texas Tribune, "The Texas Legislature is back for a special session. Here’s what we’re watching.," July 21, 2025
  17. CBS News, "Texas House passes GOP redistricting plan after weeks-long standoff," August 20, 2025
  18. Houston Chronicle, "Texas Democrats ramp up criticism of new Texas congressional map after Senate sends it to governor," August 23, 2025
  19. Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named signed
  20. LegiScan, "Texas House Bill 4," accessed August 29, 2025
  21. Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named 2025block
  22. Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named scotusstay
  23. Politico, "Supreme Court gives Texas OK to use House map drawn to boost GOP," December 4, 2025
  24. Texas Tribune, "Texas Senate approves congressional map that draws no new Black or Hispanic districts even as people of color fueled population growth," October 8, 2021
  25. Texas Legislature Online, "SB 6," accessed October 20, 2021
  26. Texas Tribune, "Gov. Greg Abbott signs off on Texas’ new political maps, which protect GOP majorities while diluting voices of voters of color," October 25, 2021
  27. 27.0 27.1 27.2 All About Redistricting, "Texas," accessed May 7, 2015
  28. All About Redistricting, "Texas," accessed May 7, 2015
  29. All About Redistricting, "Litigation in the 2010 cycle, Texas," accessed May 7, 2015
  30. Barone, M. & McCutcheon, C. (2013). The almanac of American politics 2014 : the senators, the representatives and the governors : their records and election results, their states and districts. Chicago, IL: University of Chicago Press.
  31. Cook Political Report, "2025 Cook PVI℠: District Map and List (119th Congress)," accessed July 1, 2025
  32. Cook Political Report, "The 2022 Cook Partisan Voting Index (Cook PVI℠)," accessed January 10, 2024
  33. Daily Kos, "Daily Kos Elections' 2020 presidential results by congressional district, for new and old districts," accessed September 15, 2022
  34. Cook Political Report, "The 2022 Cook Partisan Voting Index (Cook PVI℠)," accessed February 6, 2023
  35. Daily Kos, "Daily Kos Elections' 2020 presidential results by congressional district, for new and old districts," accessed September 15, 2022
  36. Cook Political Report, "Introducing the 2017 Cook Political Report Partisan Voter Index," April 7, 2017
  37. FiveThirtyEight, "Election Update: The Most (And Least) Elastic States And Districts," September 6, 2018


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