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Texas' 38th Congressional District

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Texas' 38th Congressional District
Incumbent
Wesley HuntRepublican
Assumed office: January 3, 2023

Texas' 38th Congressional District in the United States House of Representatives is represented by Wesley Hunt (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.

This district was one of seven new U.S. House districts created as a result of apportionment after the 2020 census. Click here to read more.

Click here for more information about apportionment in the U.S. House of Representatives after the 2020 census and here for more information about redistricting in Texas.

Elections

2024

See also: Texas' 38th Congressional District election, 2024

Texas' 38th Congressional District election, 2024 (March 5 Democratic primary)

Texas' 38th Congressional District election, 2024 (March 5 Republican primary)

General election

General election for U.S. House Texas District 38

Incumbent Wesley Hunt defeated Melissa McDonough and Avery Ayers in the general election for U.S. House Texas District 38 on November 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Wesley Hunt
Wesley Hunt (R)
 
62.7
 
215,030
Image of Melissa McDonough
Melissa McDonough (D) Candidate Connection
 
37.2
 
127,640
Image of Avery Ayers
Avery Ayers (Independent) (Write-in)
 
0.0
 
94

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 342,764
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 38

Melissa McDonough defeated Gion Thomas in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 38 on March 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Melissa McDonough
Melissa McDonough Candidate Connection
 
82.5
 
18,486
Image of Gion Thomas
Gion Thomas Candidate Connection
 
17.5
 
3,910

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 22,396
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 38

Incumbent Wesley Hunt advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 38 on March 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Wesley Hunt
Wesley Hunt
 
100.0
 
62,340

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 62,340
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Libertarian convention

Libertarian convention for U.S. House Texas District 38

Chad Abbey advanced from the Libertarian convention for U.S. House Texas District 38 on March 16, 2024.

Candidate
✔
Image of Chad Abbey
Chad Abbey (L)

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

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2022

See also: Texas' 38th Congressional District election, 2022

General election

General election for U.S. House Texas District 38

Wesley Hunt defeated Duncan Klussmann and Joel Dejean in the general election for U.S. House Texas District 38 on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Wesley Hunt
Wesley Hunt (R)
 
63.0
 
163,597
Image of Duncan Klussmann
Duncan Klussmann (D) Candidate Connection
 
35.5
 
92,302
Image of Joel Dejean
Joel Dejean (Independent) Candidate Connection
 
1.5
 
3,970

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 259,869
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Democratic primary runoff election

Democratic primary runoff for U.S. House Texas District 38

Duncan Klussmann defeated Diana Martinez Alexander in the Democratic primary runoff for U.S. House Texas District 38 on May 24, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Duncan Klussmann
Duncan Klussmann Candidate Connection
 
61.1
 
6,449
Image of Diana Martinez Alexander
Diana Martinez Alexander Candidate Connection
 
38.9
 
4,111

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 10,560
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 38

Diana Martinez Alexander and Duncan Klussmann advanced to a runoff. They defeated Centrell Reed in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 38 on March 1, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Diana Martinez Alexander
Diana Martinez Alexander Candidate Connection
 
44.6
 
9,861
✔
Image of Duncan Klussmann
Duncan Klussmann Candidate Connection
 
39.3
 
8,698
Image of Centrell Reed
Centrell Reed Candidate Connection
 
16.1
 
3,550

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 22,109
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 38

The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 38 on March 1, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Wesley Hunt
Wesley Hunt
 
55.3
 
35,291
Image of Mark Ramsey
Mark Ramsey
 
30.3
 
19,352
Image of David Hogan
David Hogan Candidate Connection
 
4.9
 
3,125
Image of Roland Lopez
Roland Lopez Candidate Connection
 
3.2
 
2,048
Image of Brett Guillory
Brett Guillory Candidate Connection
 
2.2
 
1,416
Image of Jerry Ford Sr.
Jerry Ford Sr. Candidate Connection
 
1.6
 
997
Image of Richard Welch
Richard Welch
 
1.0
 
633
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Alex Cross
 
0.7
 
460
Image of Damien Mockus
Damien Mockus Candidate Connection
 
0.4
 
249
Image of Philip Covarrubias
Philip Covarrubias Candidate Connection
 
0.4
 
228

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 63,799
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District map


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.[1][2] 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.[3] On August 23, 2025, the Texas Senate approved the map by an 18-11 vote along party lines.[4] Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) signed the new map into law on August 29, 2025.[5] The bill text stated the new district boundaries would take effect for the 2026 elections.[6]

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.[7] 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.[8] Gov. Greg Abbott (R) signed the map into law on October 25, 2021.[9] 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.[10]

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:[10]

  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."[10]

Texas District 38
before 2020 redistricting cycle

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Texas District 38
after 2020 redistricting cycle

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District analysis

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

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+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' 38th the 119th most Republican district nationally.[11]

See also

External links

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Associated Press, "Texas Democrats fleeing state to block redistricting vote follows strategy that’s had mixed results," August 3, 2025
  2. ↑ Texas Tribune, "The Texas Legislature is back for a special session. Here’s what we’re watching.," July 21, 2025
  3. ↑ CBS News, "Texas House passes GOP redistricting plan after weeks-long standoff," August 20, 2025
  4. ↑ Houston Chronicle, "Texas Democrats ramp up criticism of new Texas congressional map after Senate sends it to governor," August 23, 2025
  5. ↑ Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named signed
  6. ↑ LegiScan, "Texas House Bill 4," accessed August 29, 2025
  7. ↑ 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
  8. ↑ Texas Legislature Online, "SB 6," accessed October 20, 2021
  9. ↑ 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
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 All About Redistricting, "Texas," accessed May 7, 2015
  11. ↑ Cook Political Report, "The 2022 Cook Partisan Voting Index (Cook PVI℠)," accessed February 6, 2023


Texas' current delegation to the United States Congress
Senators
John Cornyn (R)
Ted Cruz (R)
Representatives
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District 2
District 3
District 4
District 5
District 6
District 7
District 8
District 9
Al Green (D)
District 10
District 11
District 12
District 13
District 14
District 15
District 16
District 17
District 18
Vacant
District 19
District 20
District 21
Chip Roy (R)
District 22
District 23
District 24
District 25
District 26
District 27
District 28
District 29
District 30
District 31
District 32
District 33
District 34
District 35
District 36
District 37
District 38
Republican Party (27)
Democratic Party (12)
Vacancies (1)

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