Texas' 2nd Congressional District election, 2026 (March 3 Republican primary)
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Steve Toth (R) defeated incumbent Daniel Crenshaw (R), Martin Etwop (R), and Nicholas Plumb (R) in the Republican primary for Texas' 2nd Congressional District on March 3, 2026. Crenshaw and Toth led in fundraising and local media attention.[1] Click here for detailed results.
According to the Houston Chronicle's Jeremy Wallace, Crenshaw, who media outlets described as a rising star in the GOP after he was first elected, "has the power of incumbency and is one of the most recognizable members of Congress."[2] Toth was, as of the 2026 primaries, a state representative who the Texas Tribune's Gabby Birenbaum described as "aligned with the rightmost faction of the Texas Legislature...by far the best-known primary opponent Crenshaw has faced in his career."[1] Crenshaw defeated Jameson Ellis (R) 75%–17% and 60%–40% in the 2022 and 2024 primaries.
Toth was elected to the Texas House of Representatives in 2012. He ran unsuccessfully for state Senate in 2014 and U.S. House in 2016 before being re-elected to the state House in 2018. He ran on his record as a state legislator, which he said included "banning both Critical Race Theory and Social Transitioning of Children in Texas schools" and securing "billions in funding for border security initiatives as a member of our Appropriations Committee." He was also, as of the 2026 primaries, a pastor and small business owner.[3] As of November 2025, Toth's campaign website listed "Securing Our Southern Border," "Fighting Liberal Indoctrination," "Our National Security," among his top priorities. Sen. Ted Cruz (R) endorsed Toth on February 24, 2026.[4]
Crenshaw was elected to the House in 2018 and was a U.S. Navy veteran. He ran on his record which he said included bringing flood mitigation funding to the district and "leading the fight in Congress to defeat the Mexican drug cartels." Crenshaw said he stood for "common sense policies that ensure our nation’s prosperity and security, represent our Foundational values, and give Texans a reason to once again be proud of their leaders."[5]
As of March 2026, The Cook Political Report with Amy Walter, Inside Elections with Nathan Gonzales, and Larry Sabato's Crystal Ball each rated the general election Solid/Safe Republican.
Texas conducted redistricting between the 2024 and 2026 elections. As a result, district lines in this state changed. According to an Inside Elections analysis, under the old map, Donald Trump (R) would have won the district by 24 percentage points in the 2024 presidential election. Under the new map, Trump would have won the district by 23 percentage points.
Nicholas Plumb (R) completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey. To read those survey responses, click here.
This page focuses on Texas' 2nd Congressional District Republican primary. For more in-depth information on the district's Democratic primary and the general election, see the following pages:
- Texas' 2nd Congressional District election, 2026 (March 3 Democratic primary)
- Texas' 2nd Congressional District election, 2026
Candidates and election results
Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 2
Steve Toth defeated incumbent Daniel Crenshaw, Martin Etwop, and Nicholas Plumb in the Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 2 on March 3, 2026.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Steve Toth | 57.3 | 31,637 |
 | Daniel Crenshaw | 39.3 | 21,715 | |
 | Martin Etwop | 1.8 | 1,013 | |
Nicholas Plumb  | 1.5 | 849 | ||
| Total votes: 55,214 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Jon Bonck (R)
- Ava Zolari (R)
- Jameson Ellis (R)
- T.C. Manning (R)
Voting information
- See also: Voting in Texas
Candidate profiles
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Party: Republican Party
Incumbent: Yes
Political Office:
- U.S. House (Assumed office: 2019)
Biography: Crenshaw obtained a bachelor's degree from Tufts University before commissioning as an officer in the Navy SEALs. Crenshaw deployed overseas five times during his time in the U.S. Navy. On his third deployment, Crenshaw lost his right eye in an IED attack. After leaving the Navy in 2016, Crenshaw obtained a master's degree in public policy from Harvard University.
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Sources: Daniel Crenshaw campaign website, "About Dan Crenshaw," accessed November 11, 2025; Daniel Crenshaw campaign website, "Issues," accessed November 11, 2025; YouTube, "Texas Isn't Done Fighting. And Neither Am I. - Dan Crenshaw for Congress," November 3, 2025; Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, "CRENSHAW, Daniel," accessed November 11, 2025; Daniel Crenshaw campaign website, "About Dan Crenshaw," accessed November 11, 2025
This information was current as of the candidate's run for U.S. House Texas District 2 in 2026.
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Party: Republican Party
Incumbent: No
Submitted Biography: "I was adopted at four by parents born in the Great Depression. We lived in a trailer park on the edge of small-town Texas, where every dollar was stretched and every value was earned. My mom patched my jeans from the inside, my dad preached on Sundays, and I learned that discipline mattered more than image. At eighteen, I enlisted in the Army. Later, I served in the Navy JAG Corps, deploying to Iraq and working defense at Guantanamo Bay. I’ve stood in rooms most politicians can’t pronounce, let alone endure. After the military, I rebuilt from scratch, rising through Walmart and Amazon, where I ran billion-dollar operations, launched sites, exposed fraud, and stood alone when it counted. I’ve led from the front in boardrooms and breakrooms, not just campaign rallies. I wasn’t groomed for this seat. I built the tools to take it. And I’m not running because I need a title. I’m running because I’ve lived the consequences of bad leadership. Our government operates like a broken ops floor: bloated, misaligned, and serving insiders instead of outcomes. I know how to fix broken systems. That’s exactly what I intend to do."
This information was current as of the candidate's run for U.S. House Texas District 2 in 2026.
Party: Republican Party
Incumbent: No
Political Office:
- Texas House of Representatives (2013–2015, Assumed office: 2019)
Biography: Toth was an ordained pastor and the owner of a residential pool service company. Toth's earlier professional experience includes work in sales, marketing, and business development for businesses including Johnson & Johnson, Apple Orthodontix, and Harris Interactive.
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Nicholas Plumb (R)
I’m not a polished politician. I’m a product of grit, service, and hard truth. I was raised by Depression-era parents, served in Iraq and Guantanamo, and worked my way from retail trainee to corporate fixer. I’ve seen how policy failure hits real families, and I’ve stood alone when integrity demanded it. When I say I’m running for working Americans, I mean the ones who don’t have lobbyists or golden parachutes - the ones who get up early, stay late, and still get priced out of the future. I’ve lived their story. I’ve fought their fights. I’ll take that truth to Washington.
I’ve seen firsthand how quiet displacement is reshaping our economy, how foreign labor programs, corporate loopholes, and captured leadership hollow out opportunity. I’ve fought that machine from the inside. We need a workforce policy built for American families - not spreadsheets. I’ll defend labor, protect veterans, and cut through the false choice between business and people. You shouldn’t need a master’s degree or visa to earn a life with dignity. If we want a future worth inheriting, we need leaders who still believe in the American worker and aren’t afraid to fight for them.
Nicholas Plumb (R)
Nicholas Plumb (R)
He raised me to work with my hands, speak with clarity, and stand my ground even when it’s unpopular. That has cost me: in jobs, in relationships, in comfort. But it’s also why I’ve led billion-dollar operations, why I’ve exposed fraud inside massive systems, and why I’m still standing after it all.
If I bring his example to public office, I won’t need a rebranding campaign or spin team. I’ll need a desk, a voting card, and a conscience. And I’ll be dangerous to anyone who’s made a career out of hiding behind bureaucracy.
Nicholas Plumb (R)
First, my own memoir - because unlike most politicians, I didn’t get here through back channels or branding. I was raised by parents born in the Great Depression, joined the Army at 18, served in the Navy JAG Corps, and worked my way up through Walmart and Amazon by fixing what others couldn’t. My political philosophy comes from a lifetime of earned perspective. I’ve seen what works, what breaks, and who gets hurt when bad policy meets no accountability. My story is the blueprint for my platform.
Second, I’d recommend “The Forgotten Man” by Amity Shlaes. It captures how real leadership isn’t about promises—it’s about hard tradeoffs, real-world understanding, and the unseen costs that hit working people first. It doesn’t idolize government, but it doesn’t dismiss it either. That balance matters to me. We need leaders who understand economics from the ground up, not just from textbooks or elite circles.
If you want to understand where I stand, don’t look for labels - look for lived experience. I’m not here to sound smart. I’m here to be useful.
Nicholas Plumb (R)
Discipline is just as critical. I don’t mean ideology, I mean consistency of character. Show up. Learn the system. Do the job. Listen more than you speak. Deliver outcomes, not soundbites. I’ve managed launch days, flood responses, labor negotiations, and investigations where failure had real consequences. I don’t respect leaders who pass blame. I respect the ones who stay late, take ownership, and fix the floor.
Finally, humility matters. You can’t lead what you refuse to understand. I’ve worked shoulder-to-shoulder with inner-city warehouse workers and career civil servants. I’ve stood in rooms with generals, CEOs, and federal judges. What I’ve learned is that the best leaders don’t pretend to know everything, they know who to listen to and how to stay grounded. That’s what we’re missing in Congress: not just competence, but character. Not just noise, but principle. That’s what I bring.
Nicholas Plumb (R)
I bring operational discipline, moral clarity, and an ability to earn trust across every level of an organization. I’ve led people from every background: union workers, federal attorneys, hourly teams, special forces, and C-suite executives. I know how to get performance without politics, and results without excuses.
I also bring something Washington sorely lacks: a memory. I remember what it feels like to stretch a paycheck, to lose your job, to take pride in dirty hands. I haven’t forgotten who I am. That’s what keeps me grounded - and dangerous to the status quo.
Nicholas Plumb (R)
The second responsibility is oversight. Congress is supposed to hold the executive branch accountable. That’s not partisan, it’s constitutional. But accountability is useless without knowledge. I’ve read 70,000 pages of classified discovery in a terrorism case. I’ve audited logistics pipelines to recover hundreds of millions in waste. You can’t fix what you don’t understand. Our country’s in trouble partly because too many in office don’t even know how systems work anymore.
Last - and this is personal: you owe people honesty. I was raised by Depression-era parents who believed your word was your bond. I don’t care how powerful the lobby is, how complicated the bill looks, or how many people are pressuring you to “just go along.” If it’s wrong, you vote no. If it’s right, you stand alone if you have to. That’s the job. And if you can’t stomach that, you shouldn’t run.
Nicholas Plumb (R)
I’d like my daughters to grow up in a country where working people are respected, where veterans aren’t tokenized, and where leadership means doing what’s right when it costs you - not just when it polls well. If I can help shift even a few parts of the system toward that, it’ll be worth it.
More than anything, I want people to look back and say, “That guy didn’t play the game, he broke it and built something better.”
Nicholas Plumb (R)
I kept both jobs through my senior year, helping cover my car note, clothes, and basic expenses. We weren’t broke, but we were stretched. My dad was a Depression-era minister. We didn’t believe in handouts. My mom patched jeans from the inside so they’d last through winter. If you wanted something, you earned it.
That experience taught me more than any class. I learned what it meant to show up tired, to carry responsibility before you were ready, and to take pride in doing honest work - especially when no one was watching. I didn’t realize it at the time, but those early shifts would shape how I lead today. When I look at Congress, I don’t see a work ethic problem: I see a lived experience problem. Too few have ever had to do what the rest of America does daily just to survive. That has to change.
Nicholas Plumb (R)
They’re wrong. And I’ve spent my whole life turning those assumptions into fuel. But it does wear on you. When you’re constantly having to prove you belong, it can harden you. You start building walls. You stop expecting fairness.
It’s a struggle I still carry - but it’s also why I fight. I know what it means to be left out. That’s why I won’t leave others behind when I’m elected.
Nicholas Plumb (R)
That constant pressure is what makes it powerful when used right and dangerous when misused. It has the power of the purse, the voice of districts, and the responsibility to make government deliver results that touch real lives. When it forgets that role, when it acts like a club, not a job site -we all lose.
The House is also the one body where someone like me can still walk in: not groomed, not preselected, but forged by experience. It’s the place for people who didn’t come from privilege but came ready to serve. That’s what keeps it grounded - and worth fighting for.
Nicholas Plumb (R)
What matters more is whether a person has had to deliver results - under pressure, in imperfect conditions, with real lives at stake. That’s leadership. I’ve led operations, managed crises, trained teams, and exposed waste. I’ve had to make payroll, meet metrics, and stay until the floor worked again. That’s the kind of experience Congress is sorely lacking.
Government is not the only training ground for service. In fact, sometimes it blinds people to how most Americans actually live. We need more doers and fewer brand-builders. So no, I don’t think prior political experience is required. I think courage, clarity, and work ethic are.
Nicholas Plumb (R)
From labor markets distorted by foreign work programs, to tech monopolies outpacing regulators, to massive government systems that can’t even process claims or secure data; we’re falling behind not from lack of power, but from a refusal to update how we govern. It’s death by misalignment.
The second great challenge is trust. People don’t believe in the system anymore, and they’re not wrong. Congress serves its own incentives. The courts are weaponized. Agencies are bloated. We must rebuild the legitimacy of governance through real transparency, clean execution, and a workforce-first national strategy.
If we don’t modernize our systems and restore faith in who operates them, we’ll have the tools of a superpower with the dysfunction of a failed state.
Nicholas Plumb (R)
Too many politicians today view their seat as a brand or career path. They build war chests, make backroom deals, and insulate themselves from consequences. That disconnect leads to stagnation, corruption, and policymaking that serves donors, not constituents.
Term limits would force a sense of urgency by forcing leaders to focus on impact over image. They’d encourage mentorship, accountability, and fresh perspective. They wouldn’t fix everything, but they’d be a healthy disruption to a system that’s grown too comfortable serving itself.
Nicholas Plumb (R)
Nicholas Plumb (R)
Oversight and Accountability – to investigate waste, fraud, and systemic failure across agencies, especially related to workforce displacement, procurement, and misaligned incentives.
Education and the Workforce – to modernize labor policy, restore integrity to vocational and veteran pipelines, and address quiet displacement through H-1B and other foreign labor loopholes.
Veterans’ Affairs – to ensure those who served get what they earned without navigating broken systems or empty ceremonies.
Homeland Security – with a focus on real infrastructure, not just theater - especially as it intersects with cyber, supply chain, and domestic resilience.
I bring systems thinking, field-tested leadership, and the discipline to drive real results - not just talk.
Nicholas Plumb (R)
Government needs real-time reporting, external audits, and hardline penalties for misuse of funds - at all levels. Every taxpayer should be able to trace where their money went and what it produced. If a government program can’t show measurable results, it shouldn’t get another blank check.
Accountability also means eliminating insider perks and backdoor deals. No more bills packed with carve-outs or midnight amendments. Publish legislation in plain language. Hold hearings that lead to action, not theater. And apply the same scrutiny to Congress that it applies to the people. You can’t restore trust without proof of discipline.
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Endorsements
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| Endorser | Steve Toth
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Polls
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Race ratings
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- 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.[6]
- 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.[7][8][9]
| Race ratings: Texas' 2nd Congressional District election, 2026 | |||||||||
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| 3/3/2026 | 2/24/2026 | 2/17/2026 | 2/10/2026 | ||||||
| The Cook Political Report with Amy Walter | Solid Republican | Solid Republican | Solid Republican | Solid Republican | |||||
| Decision Desk HQ and The Hill | Pending | Pending | Pending | Pending | |||||
| Inside Elections with Nathan L. Gonzales | Solid Republican | Solid Republican | Solid Republican | Solid Republican | |||||
| Larry J. Sabato's Crystal Ball | Safe Republican | Safe Republican | Safe Republican | Safe 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. | |||||||||
Campaign finance
Candidate spending
| Name | Party | Receipts* | Disbursements** | Cash on hand | Date |
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| Daniel Crenshaw | Republican Party | $2,138,124 | $2,051,281 | $556,151 | As of February 11, 2026 |
| Martin Etwop | Republican Party | $13,788 | $10,401 | $995 | As of February 11, 2026 |
| Nicholas Plumb | Republican Party | $9,245 | $6,216 | $3,029 | As of February 18, 2026 |
| Steve Toth | Republican Party | $589,340 | $324,371 | $264,969 | As of February 11, 2026 |
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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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Satellite spending
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Satellite spending describes political spending not controlled by candidates or their campaigns; that is, any political expenditures made by groups or individuals that are not directly affiliated with a candidate. This includes spending by political party committees, super PACs, trade associations, and 501(c)(4) nonprofit groups.[10][11][12]
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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 before and after redistricting ahead of the 2026 election.
- Competitiveness - Information about the competitiveness of 2026 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.
Below is the district map used in the 2024 election next to the map in place for the 2026 election. Click on a map below to enlarge it.
2024
2026
This section contains data on U.S. House primary election competitiveness in Texas.
Post-filing deadline analysis
The following analysis covers all U.S. House districts up for election in Texas in 2026. Information below was calculated on Dec. 8, 2025, and may differ from information shown in the table above due to candidate replacements and withdrawals after that time.
Two hundred fifty-two candidates — 98 Democrats and 154 Republicans — ran for Texas’ 38 U.S. House districts. That’s 6.6 candidates per district. There were 4.2 candidates per district in 2024, 5.8 in 2022, 6.4 in 2020, 5.9 in 2018, 3.5 in 2016, and 2.8 in 2014.
These were the first elections to take place since the Texas Legislature passed a new congressional map. The Texas House of Representatives passed it on Aug. 20, 2025, and the Texas Senate passed it on Aug. 23, 2025. Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) signed the new congressional map into law on Aug. 29, 2025.
This was the highest total number of candidates who ran for the U.S. House since 2014.
Ten districts were open in 2026. There were three districts open in 2024, six in 2022, six in 2020, eight in 2018, two in 2016, and one in 2014.
Reps. Morgan Luttrell (R-8th), Michael McCaul (R-10th), Jodey Arrington (R-19th), Troy Nehls (R-22nd), Marc Veasey (D-33rd), and Lloyd Doggett (D-37th) retired from public office. Reps. Jasmine Crockett (D-30th) and Wesley Hunt (R-38th) ran for the U.S. Senate. Rep. Chip Roy (R-21st) ran for attorney general of Texas.
Two incumbents — Reps. Christian Menefee (D) and Al Green (D) — ran against each other in the redrawn 18th district. Menefee was the incumbent in the 18th district, and Green was the incumbent in the 9th district.
Fifty-nine primaries — 32 Democratic and 28 Republican — were contested in 2026. In total, there were 39 contested primaries in 2024, 44 in 2022, 50 in 2020, 46 in 2018, 33 in 2016, and 19 in 2014.
Fifteen candidates ran for the open 9th district, 21st district, and 35th district, tying for the most candidates running for a district in 2026.
Nineteen incumbents — eight Democrats and 11 Republicans — faced primary challengers in 2026. There were 19 incumbents in a contested primary in 2024, 19 in 2022, 18 in 2020, 15 in 2018, 19 in 2016, and 12 in 2014.
Candidates filed to run in the Republican and Democratic primaries in all 38 districts, meaning no districts were guaranteed to either party.Partisan Voter Index
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.[13]
2020 presidential election results
The table below shows what the vote in the 2024 presidential election was in this district. The presidential election data was compiled by The Downballot.
Kamala Harris  | Donald Trump |
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| 35.9% | 62.0% |
Presidential voting history
- See also: Presidential election in Texas, 2024
Texas presidential election results (1900-2024)
- 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 | 2024 |
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| 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 | R |
- See also: Party control of Texas state government
Congressional delegation
The table below displays the partisan composition of Texas' congressional delegation as of February 2026.
| Congressional Partisan Breakdown from Texas | |||
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| Party | U.S. Senate | U.S. House | Total |
| Democratic | 0 | 13 | 13 |
| Republican | 2 | 25 | 27 |
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vacancies | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 2 | 38 | 40 |
State executive
The table below displays the officeholders in Texas' top four state executive offices as of October 2025.
| Office | Officeholder |
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| Governor | Greg Abbott |
| Lieutenant Governor | Dan Patrick |
| Secretary of State | Jane Nelson |
| Attorney General | Ken Paxton |
State legislature
Texas State Senate
| Party | As of October 2025 | |
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| Democratic Party | 11 | |
| Republican Party | 18 | |
| Other | 0 | |
| Vacancies | 2 | |
| Total | 31 | |
Texas House of Representatives
| Party | As of October 2025 | |
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| Democratic Party | 62 | |
| Republican Party | 88 | |
| Other | 0 | |
| Vacancies | 0 | |
| Total | 150 | |
Trifecta control
Texas Party Control: 1992-2025
Three years of Democratic trifectas • Twenty-three years of Republican trifectas
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| 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 | 25 |
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| 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 | R |
| Senate | D | D | 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 |
| House | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | 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 |
District election history
2024
See also: Texas' 2nd Congressional District election, 2024
Texas' 2nd Congressional District election, 2024 (March 5 Republican primary)
Texas' 2nd Congressional District election, 2024 (March 5 Democratic primary)
General election
General election for U.S. House Texas District 2
Incumbent Daniel Crenshaw defeated Peter Filler in the general election for U.S. House Texas District 2 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Daniel Crenshaw (R) | 65.7 | 214,631 |
 | Peter Filler (D) | 34.3 | 112,252 | |
| Total votes: 326,883 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Chuck Benton (L)
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 2
Peter Filler advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 2 on March 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Peter Filler | 100.0 | 17,044 |
| Total votes: 17,044 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Kevin Newsom (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 2
Incumbent Daniel Crenshaw defeated Jameson Ellis in the Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 2 on March 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Daniel Crenshaw | 59.5 | 40,379 |
 | Jameson Ellis | 40.5 | 27,482 | |
| Total votes: 67,861 | |||
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Libertarian convention
Libertarian convention for U.S. House Texas District 2
Chuck Benton advanced from the Libertarian convention for U.S. House Texas District 2 on March 23, 2024.
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2022
General election
General election for U.S. House Texas District 2
Incumbent Daniel Crenshaw defeated Robin Fulford in the general election for U.S. House Texas District 2 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Daniel Crenshaw (R) | 65.9 | 151,791 |
 | Robin Fulford (D) | 34.1 | 78,496 | |
| Total votes: 230,287 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 2
Robin Fulford advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 2 on March 1, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Robin Fulford | 100.0 | 17,160 |
| Total votes: 17,160 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Rayna Reid (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 2
Incumbent Daniel Crenshaw defeated Jameson Ellis, Martin Etwop, and Milam Langella in the Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 2 on March 1, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Daniel Crenshaw | 74.5 | 45,863 |
| Jameson Ellis | 16.6 | 10,195 | |
| Martin Etwop | 4.5 | 2,785 | |
 | Milam Langella | 4.5 | 2,741 | |
| Total votes: 61,584 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Lucia Rodriguez (R)
- Mike Billand (R)
2020
General election
General election for U.S. House Texas District 2
Incumbent Daniel Crenshaw defeated Sima Ladjevardian and Elliott Scheirman in the general election for U.S. House Texas District 2 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Daniel Crenshaw (R) | 55.6 | 192,828 |
 | Sima Ladjevardian (D) | 42.8 | 148,374 | |
 | Elliott Scheirman (L) | 1.6 | 5,524 | |
| Total votes: 346,726 | |||
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Democratic primary runoff election
The Democratic primary runoff election was canceled. Sima Ladjevardian advanced from the Democratic primary runoff for U.S. House Texas District 2.
Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Elisa Cardnell (D)
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 2
Sima Ladjevardian and Elisa Cardnell advanced to a runoff. They defeated Travis Olsen in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 2 on March 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Sima Ladjevardian | 47.6 | 26,536 |
| ✔ |  | Elisa Cardnell | 31.0 | 17,279 |
| Travis Olsen | 21.3 | 11,881 | ||
| Total votes: 55,696 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 2
Incumbent Daniel Crenshaw advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 2 on March 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Daniel Crenshaw | 100.0 | 48,693 |
| Total votes: 48,693 | |||
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Libertarian convention
Libertarian convention for U.S. House Texas District 2
Elliott Scheirman defeated Laura Antoniou and Carol Unsicker in the Libertarian convention for U.S. House Texas District 2 on March 14, 2020.
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| Laura Antoniou (L) | ||
| ✔ | | Elliott Scheirman (L) |
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2018 General electionGeneral election for U.S. House Texas District 2Daniel Crenshaw defeated Todd Litton, Patrick Gunnels, and Scott Cubbler in the general election for U.S. House Texas District 2 on November 6, 2018.
Republican primary runoff electionRepublican primary runoff for U.S. House Texas District 2Daniel Crenshaw defeated Kevin Roberts in the Republican primary runoff for U.S. House Texas District 2 on May 22, 2018.
Democratic primary electionDemocratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 2Todd Litton defeated J. Darnell Jones, Silky Joshi-Malik, H. P. Parvizian, and Ali Khorasani in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 2 on March 6, 2018.
Republican primary electionRepublican primary for U.S. House Texas District 2The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 2 on March 6, 2018.
2016 Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Republican. Incumbent Ted Poe (R) defeated Pat Bryan (D), James Veasaw (L), and Joshua Darr (G) in the general election on November 8, 2016. No candidates in the race faced a primary opponent on March 1, 2016.[14][15]
2014 The 2nd Congressional District of Texas held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 4, 2014. Incumbent Ted Poe (R) defeated Niko Letsos (D), James Veasaw (L) and Mark Roberts (G) in the general election.
2012 The 2nd Congressional District of Texas held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 6, 2012, in which incumbent Ted Poe (R) won re-election. He defeated Jim Dougherty (D), Kenneth Duncan (L) and Mark Roberts (G) in the general election.[16]
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Ballot access requirements
The table below details filing requirements for U.S. House candidates in Texas in the 2026 election cycle. For additional information on candidate ballot access requirements in Texas, click here.
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| 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 | 12/8/2025 | 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 | 12/8/2025 | Source |
2026 battleground elections
- See also: Battlegrounds
This is a battleground election. Other 2026 battleground elections include:
- Alaska gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2026 (August 18 top-four primary)
- Michigan's 13th Congressional District election, 2026 (August 4 Democratic primary)
- Utah's 3rd Congressional District election, 2026 (June 23 Republican primary)
See also
- Texas' 2nd Congressional District election, 2026 (March 3 Democratic primary)
- Texas' 2nd 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
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 The Texas Tribune, "State Rep. Steve Toth to challenge Congressman Dan Crenshaw in Republican primary," July 15, 2025
- ↑ Houston Chronicle, "Is Dan Crenshaw's reelection bid in jeopardy? His GOP primary challenger Steve Toth thinks so," October 24, 2025
- ↑ Steve Toth campaign website, "Meet Steve Toth," accessed November 24, 2025
- ↑ X.com, "Ted Cruz on February 24, 2026
- ↑ Daniel Crenshaw campaign website, "Issues," accessed November 11, 2025
- ↑ Inside Elections also uses Tilt ratings to indicate an even smaller advantage and greater competitiveness.
- ↑ Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Nathan Gonzalez," April 19, 2018
- ↑ Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Kyle Kondik," April 19, 2018
- ↑ Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Charlie Cook," April 22, 2018
- ↑ OpenSecrets.org, "Outside Spending," accessed December 12, 2021
- ↑ OpenSecrets.org, "Total Outside Spending by Election Cycle, All Groups," accessed December 12, 2021
- ↑ National Review.com, "Why the Media Hate Super PACs," December 12, 2021
- ↑ Cook Political Report, "2025 Cook PVI℠: District Map and List (119th Congress)," accessed July 1, 2025
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "2016 March Primary Election Candidate Filings by County," accessed December 15, 2015
- ↑ The New York Times, "Texas Primary Results," March 1, 2016
- ↑ Politico, "2012 Election Map, Texas," November 6, 2012
- ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 2, 2010," accessed March 28, 2013
- ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 4, 2008," accessed March 28, 2013
- ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 7, 2006," accessed March 28, 2013
- ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 2, 2004," accessed March 28, 2013
- ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 5, 2002," accessed March 28, 2013
- ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 7, 2000," accessed March 28, 2013
- ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 3, 1998," accessed March 28, 2013
- ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 5, 1996," accessed March 28, 2013
- ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 8, 1994," accessed March 28, 2013
- ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 3, 1992," accessed March 28, 2013
- ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 6, 1990," accessed March 28, 2013
