Texas' 36th Congressional District

Texas' 36th Congressional District

Incumbent

Brian Babin

Assumed office: January 3, 2015

Texas' 36th Congressional District in the United States House of Representatives is represented by Brian Babin (R).

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

Elections

2024

See also: Texas' 36th Congressional District election, 2024

Texas' 36th Congressional District election, 2024 (March 5 Republican primary)

Texas' 36th Congressional District election, 2024 (March 5 Democratic primary)

General election

General election for U.S. House Texas District 36

Incumbent Brian Babin defeated Dayna Steele in the general election for U.S. House Texas District 36 on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Brian Babin (R)	69.4	206,009
		Dayna Steele (D)	30.6	91,009

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 297,018
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 36

Dayna Steele advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 36 on March 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Dayna Steele	100.0	14,973

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 14,973
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 36

Incumbent Brian Babin defeated Jonathan Mitchell in the Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 36 on March 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Brian Babin	81.3	58,635
		Jonathan Mitchell	18.7	13,448

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 72,083
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Scott Huckabee (R)

2022

See also: Texas' 36th Congressional District election, 2022

General election

General election for U.S. House Texas District 36

Incumbent Brian Babin defeated Jon Haire in the general election for U.S. House Texas District 36 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Brian Babin (R)	69.5	145,599
		Jon Haire (D)	30.5	64,016

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 209,615
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 36

Jon Haire advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 36 on March 1, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jon Haire	100.0	16,589

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 16,589
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 36

Incumbent Brian Babin advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 36 on March 1, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Brian Babin	100.0	59,381

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 59,381
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2020

See also: Texas' 36th Congressional District election, 2020

General election

General election for U.S. House Texas District 36

Incumbent Brian Babin defeated Rashad Lewis, Chad Abbey, and Hal Ridley in the general election for U.S. House Texas District 36 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Brian Babin (R)	73.6	222,712
		Rashad Lewis (D)	24.3	73,418
		Chad Abbey (L)	1.6	4,848
		Hal Ridley (G)	0.5	1,571

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 302,549
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 36

Rashad Lewis advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 36 on March 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Rashad Lewis	100.0	22,422

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 22,422
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 36

Incumbent Brian Babin defeated RJ Boatman in the Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 36 on March 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Brian Babin	89.6	75,277
		RJ Boatman	10.4	8,774

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 84,051
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Green convention

Green convention for U.S. House Texas District 36

Hal Ridley advanced from the Green convention for U.S. House Texas District 36 on April 18, 2020.

		Candidate
✔		Hal Ridley (G)

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Libertarian convention

Libertarian convention for U.S. House Texas District 36

Chad Abbey advanced from the Libertarian convention for U.S. House Texas District 36 on March 21, 2020.

		Candidate
✔		Chad Abbey (L)

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2018

See also: Texas' 36th Congressional District election, 2018

General election

General election for U.S. House Texas District 36

Incumbent Brian Babin defeated Dayna Steele in the general election for U.S. House Texas District 36 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Brian Babin (R)	72.6	161,048
		Dayna Steele (D)	27.4	60,908

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 221,956
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 36

Dayna Steele defeated Jonathan A. Powell in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 36 on March 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Dayna Steele	72.0	9,848
		Jonathan A. Powell	28.0	3,827

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 13,675
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 36

Incumbent Brian Babin advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 36 on March 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Brian Babin	100.0	50,317

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 50,317
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2016

See also: Texas' 36th Congressional District election, 2016

Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Republican. Incumbent Brian Babin (R) defeated Hal Ridley Jr. (G) in the general election on November 8, 2016. Babin faced no challenger in the Republican primary on March 1, 2016, and no Democratic candidates filed to run in the race.

U.S. House, Texas District 36 General Election, 2016

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Brian Babin Incumbent	88.6%	193,675
	Green	Hal Ridley Jr.	11.4%	24,890
Total Votes				218,565
Source: Texas Secretary of State

2014

See also: Texas' 36th Congressional District elections, 2014

The 36th Congressional District of Texas held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 4, 2014. Incumbent Brian Babin (R) defeated Michael Cole (D), Rodney Veach (L) and Hal Ridley Jr. (G) in the general election.

U.S. House, Texas District 36 General Election, 2014

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Brian Babin	76%	101,663
	Democratic	Michael Cole	22.1%	29,543
	Libertarian	Rodney Veach	1.5%	1,951
	Green	Hal Ridley Jr.	0.5%	685
Total Votes				133,842
Source: Texas Secretary of State

2012

See also: Texas' 36th Congressional District elections, 2012

The 36th Congressional District of Texas held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 6, 2012, in which Steve Stockman (R) won election. He defeated Max Martin (D) and Michael Cole (L) in the general election.

U.S. House, Texas District 36 General Election, 2012

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Steve Stockman	70.7%	165,405
	Democratic	Max Martin	26.6%	62,143
	Libertarian	Michael K. Cole	2.7%	6,284
Total Votes				233,832
Source: Texas Secretary of State "Official Election Results, 2012 General Election"

Redistricting

2020-2021

See also: Redistricting in Texas after the 2020 census

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Texas District 36
before 2020 redistricting cycle

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Texas District 36
after 2020 redistricting cycle

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See also: Redistricting in Texas after the 2010 census

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

District analysis

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

See also: FiveThirtyEight's elasticity scores

2026

Heading into the 2026 elections, based on results from the 2024 and 2020 presidential elections, the Cook Partisan Voter Index for this district is R+18. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 18 percentage points more Republican than the national average. This made Texas' 36th the 47th most Republican district nationally.

2024

Heading into the 2024 elections, based on results from the 2020 and 2016 presidential elections, the Cook Partisan Voter Index for this district was R+18. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 18 percentage points more Republican than the national average. This made Texas' 36th the 54th most Republican district nationally.

Daily Kos calculated what the results of the 2020 presidential election in this district would have been following redistricting. Donald Trump (R) would have defeated Joe Biden (D) 65.2%-33.6%.

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+18. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 18 percentage points more Republican than the national average. This made Texas' 36th the 54th most Republican district nationally.

Daily Kos calculated what the results of the 2020 presidential election in this district would have been following redistricting. Joe Biden (D) would have received 33.6% of the vote in this district and Donald Trump (R) would have received 65.2%.

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+26. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 26 percentage points more Republican than the national average. This made Texas' 36th Congressional District the 15th most Republican nationally.

FiveThirtyEight's September 2018 elasticity score for states and congressional districts measured "how sensitive it is to changes in the national political environment." This district's elasticity score was 1.00. This means that for every 1 point the national political mood moved toward a party, the district was expected to move 1.00 points toward that party.

See also

• Redistricting in Texas
• Texas' 36th Congressional District election, 2024
• Texas' 36th Congressional District election, 2022
• Texas' 36th Congressional District election, 2020
• Texas' 36th Congressional District election, 2018

External links

• GovTrack.us Texas's 36th Congressional District & Map

Footnotes

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Texas' current delegation to the United States Congress

Senators

John Cornyn (R)

Ted Cruz (R)

Representatives

District 1

Nathaniel Moran (R)

District 2

Daniel Crenshaw (R)

District 3

Keith Self (R)

District 4

Pat Fallon (R)

District 5

Lance Gooden (R)

District 6

Jake Ellzey (R)

District 7

Lizzie Fletcher (D)

District 8

Morgan Luttrell (R)

District 9

Al Green (D)

District 10

Michael McCaul (R)

District 11

August Pfluger (R)

District 12

Craig Goldman (R)

District 13

Ronny Jackson (R)

District 14

Randy Weber (R)

District 15

Monica De La Cruz (R)

District 16

Veronica Escobar (D)

District 17

Pete Sessions (R)

District 18

Vacant

District 19

Jodey Arrington (R)

District 20

Joaquin Castro (D)

District 21

Chip Roy (R)

District 22

Troy Nehls (R)

District 23

Tony Gonzales (R)

District 24

Beth Van Duyne (R)

District 25

Roger Williams (R)

District 26

Brandon Gill (R)

District 27

Michael Cloud (R)

District 28

Henry Cuellar (D)

District 29

Sylvia Garcia (D)

District 30

Jasmine Crockett (D)

District 31

John Carter (R)

District 32

Julie Johnson (D)

District 33

Marc Veasey (D)

District 34

Vicente Gonzalez (D)

District 35

Greg Casar (D)

District 36

Brian Babin (R)

District 37

Lloyd Doggett (D)

District 38

Wesley Hunt (R)

Republican Party (27)

Democratic Party (12)

Vacancies (1)