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Texas' 34th Congressional District election, 2026

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2024
Texas' 34th Congressional District
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Democratic primary
Republican primary
General election
Election details
Filing deadline: December 8, 2025
Primary: March 3, 2026
Primary runoff: May 26, 2026
General: November 3, 2026
How to vote
Poll times:

7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Voting in Texas

Race ratings
Cook Political Report: Lean Republican
DDHQ and The Hill: Pending
Inside Elections: Toss-up
Sabato's Crystal Ball: Lean Republican
Ballotpedia analysis
U.S. Senate battlegrounds
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Federal and state primary competitiveness
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See also
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Texas elections, 2026
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All U.S. House districts, including the 34th Congressional District of Texas, are holding elections in 2026. The general election is November 3, 2026. The primary is March 3, 2026, and a primary runoff is May 26, 2026. The filing deadline is December 8, 2025. For more information about the primaries in this election, click on the links below:

Candidates and election results

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General election

The primary will occur on March 3, 2026. The general election will occur on November 3, 2026. Additional general election candidates will be added here following the primary.

General election for U.S. House Texas District 34

Eddie Espinoza is running in the general election for U.S. House Texas District 34 on November 3, 2026.

Candidate
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Eddie Espinoza (G)

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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 34

Incumbent Vicente Gonzalez Jr. and Etienne Rosas are running in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 34 on March 3, 2026.


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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 34

The following candidates are running in the Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 34 on March 3, 2026.


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Voting information

See also: Voting in Texas

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Campaign finance

Name Party Receipts* Disbursements** Cash on hand Date
Vicente Gonzalez Jr. Democratic Party $857,477 $207,089 $932,447 As of June 30, 2025
Etienne Rosas Democratic Party $0 $0 $0 Data not available***
Keith Allen Republican Party $75,050 $63,386 $12,608 As of June 30, 2025
Eric Flores Republican Party $0 $0 $0 Data not available***
Mayra Flores Republican Party $325,606 $187,925 $140,509 As of June 30, 2025
Mauro Garza Republican Party $11,502 $11,659 $0 As of June 30, 2025
Fred Hinojosa Republican Party $0 $0 $0 Data not available***
Gregory Kunkle Jr. Republican Party $0 $0 $0 Data not available***
Bam Morales Republican Party $11,655 $5,455 $6,200 As of June 30, 2025
Eddie Espinoza Green Party $0 $0 $0 Data not available***

Source: Federal Elections Commission, "Campaign finance data," 2026. This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).

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

General election race ratings

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

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

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

Race ratings: Texas' 34th Congressional District election, 2026
Race trackerRace ratings
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The Cook Political Report with Amy WalterLean RepublicanLean RepublicanLean RepublicanLean Republican
Decision Desk HQ and The HillPendingPendingPendingPending
Inside Elections with Nathan L. GonzalesToss-upToss-upToss-upToss-up
Larry J. Sabato's Crystal BallLean RepublicanLean RepublicanLean RepublicanLean Republican
Note: Ballotpedia reviews external race ratings every week throughout the election season and posts weekly updates even if the media outlets have not revised their ratings during that week.

Ballot access

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

District history

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

2024

See also: Texas' 34th Congressional District election, 2024

Texas' 34th Congressional District election, 2024 (March 5 Republican primary)

Texas' 34th Congressional District election, 2024 (March 5 Democratic primary)

General election

General election for U.S. House Texas District 34

Incumbent Vicente Gonzalez Jr. defeated Mayra Flores in the general election for U.S. House Texas District 34 on November 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Vicente Gonzalez Jr.
Vicente Gonzalez Jr. (D)
 
51.3
 
102,780
Image of Mayra Flores
Mayra Flores (R)
 
48.7
 
97,603

Total votes: 200,383
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 34

Incumbent Vicente Gonzalez Jr. advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 34 on March 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Vicente Gonzalez Jr.
Vicente Gonzalez Jr.
 
100.0
 
27,745

Total votes: 27,745
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 34

Mayra Flores defeated Laura Cisneros, Mauro Garza, and Gregory Kunkle Jr. in the Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 34 on March 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Mayra Flores
Mayra Flores
 
81.2
 
18,307
Image of Laura Cisneros
Laura Cisneros
 
8.8
 
1,991
Image of Mauro Garza
Mauro Garza
 
6.2
 
1,388
Image of Gregory Kunkle Jr.
Gregory Kunkle Jr. Candidate Connection
 
3.8
 
863

Total votes: 22,549
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Libertarian convention

Libertarian convention for U.S. House Texas District 34

Brent Lewis advanced from the Libertarian convention for U.S. House Texas District 34 on March 23, 2024.

Candidate
Brent Lewis (L)

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2022

Regular election

See also: Texas' 34th Congressional District election, 2022

General election

General election for U.S. House Texas District 34

Incumbent Vicente Gonzalez Jr. defeated incumbent Mayra Flores and Chris Royal in the general election for U.S. House Texas District 34 on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Vicente Gonzalez Jr.
Vicente Gonzalez Jr. (D)
 
52.7
 
70,896
Image of Mayra Flores
Mayra Flores (R) Candidate Connection
 
44.2
 
59,464
Image of Chris Royal
Chris Royal (Independent)
 
3.0
 
4,079

Total votes: 134,439
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 34

The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 34 on March 1, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Vicente Gonzalez Jr.
Vicente Gonzalez Jr.
 
64.8
 
23,531
Image of Laura Cisneros
Laura Cisneros
 
23.3
 
8,456
Image of Beatriz Reynoso
Beatriz Reynoso Candidate Connection
 
3.5
 
1,287
Image of William Thompson
William Thompson Candidate Connection
 
3.0
 
1,085
Filemon Meza
 
2.5
 
920
Image of Diego Zavala
Diego Zavala
 
2.0
 
718
Osbert Rodriguez Haro III
 
0.9
 
331

Total votes: 36,328
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 34

Incumbent Mayra Flores defeated Frank McCaffrey, Gregory Kunkle Jr., and Juana Cantu-Cabrera in the Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 34 on March 1, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Mayra Flores
Mayra Flores Candidate Connection
 
60.3
 
9,490
Frank McCaffrey Candidate Connection
 
21.9
 
3,444
Image of Gregory Kunkle Jr.
Gregory Kunkle Jr. Candidate Connection
 
10.7
 
1,677
Image of Juana Cantu-Cabrera
Juana Cantu-Cabrera Candidate Connection
 
7.1
 
1,115

Total votes: 15,726
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Special election

See also: Texas' 34th Congressional District special election, 2022


General election

Special general election for U.S. House Texas District 34

Mayra Flores defeated Dan Sanchez, Rene Coronado, and Juana Cantu-Cabrera in the special general election for U.S. House Texas District 34 on June 14, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Mayra Flores
Mayra Flores (R) Candidate Connection
 
50.9
 
14,799
Image of Dan Sanchez
Dan Sanchez (D)
 
43.4
 
12,606
Image of Rene Coronado
Rene Coronado (D) Candidate Connection
 
4.2
 
1,210
Image of Juana Cantu-Cabrera
Juana Cantu-Cabrera (R) Candidate Connection
 
1.6
 
454

Total votes: 29,069
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2020

See also: Texas' 34th Congressional District election, 2020

General election

General election for U.S. House Texas District 34

Incumbent Filemon Vela defeated Rey Gonzalez Jr., Anthony Cristo, and Chris Royal in the general election for U.S. House Texas District 34 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Filemon Vela
Filemon Vela (D)
 
55.4
 
111,439
Image of Rey Gonzalez Jr.
Rey Gonzalez Jr. (R) Candidate Connection
 
41.8
 
84,119
Image of Anthony Cristo
Anthony Cristo (L)
 
1.6
 
3,222
Image of Chris Royal
Chris Royal (Independent)
 
1.1
 
2,247

Total votes: 201,027
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 34

Incumbent Filemon Vela defeated Diego Zavala and Osbert Rodriguez Haro III in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 34 on March 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Filemon Vela
Filemon Vela
 
75.1
 
39,484
Image of Diego Zavala
Diego Zavala Candidate Connection
 
18.5
 
9,707
Osbert Rodriguez Haro III Candidate Connection
 
6.5
 
3,413

Total votes: 52,604
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 34

Rey Gonzalez Jr. defeated Rod Lingsch in the Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 34 on March 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Rey Gonzalez Jr.
Rey Gonzalez Jr. Candidate Connection
 
56.3
 
10,665
Image of Rod Lingsch
Rod Lingsch
 
43.7
 
8,271

Total votes: 18,936
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Libertarian convention

Libertarian convention for U.S. House Texas District 34

Anthony Cristo advanced from the Libertarian convention for U.S. House Texas District 34 on March 21, 2020.

Candidate
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Anthony Cristo (L)

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District analysis

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See also

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Footnotes

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


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