Texas' 9th Congressional District election, 2026

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Texas' 9th Congressional District
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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: Solid Republican DDHQ and The Hill: Pending Inside Elections: Solid Republican Sabato's Crystal Ball: Safe Republican
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All U.S. House districts, including the 9th 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 was December 8, 2025. For more information about the primaries in this election, click on the links below:

• Texas' 9th Congressional District election, 2026 (March 3 Democratic primary)
• Texas' 9th Congressional District election, 2026 (March 3 Republican primary)

Candidates and election results

Note: The following list of candidates is unofficial. The filing deadline for this election has passed, and Ballotpedia is working to update this page with the official candidate list. This note will be removed once the official candidate list has been added.

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 9

Roy Morales is running in the general election for U.S. House Texas District 9 on November 3, 2026.

		Candidate
		Roy Morales (Independent)

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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 9

The following candidates are running in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 9 on March 3, 2026.

		Candidate
		Earnest Clayton
		Peter Filler
	Submit photo	Leticia Gutierrez
		Todd Ivey
	Submit photo	Marty Rocha
		Terry Virts

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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Al Green (D)

Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 9

The following candidates are running in the Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 9 on March 3, 2026.

		Candidate
		Jaimy Annette Zoboulikos-Blanco
		Briscoe Cain
	Submit photo	Michael Curran
	Submit photo	Peter Emmert
		Alex Mealer
		Dan Mims
	Submit photo	Crystal Sarmiento
		Steve Stockman
		Dwayne Stovall
	Submit photo	Terry Lee Thain

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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Deddrick Wilmer (R)
• Alexandria Butler (R)

March 3 Republican Primary

See also: Texas' 9th Congressional District election, 2026 (March 3 Republican primary)

Ballotpedia identified the March 3, 2026, Republican primary as a battleground primary. For more on the Republican primary, click here. For more on the Democratic primary, click here.

Eleven candidates are running in the Republican primary for Texas' 9th Congressional District on March 3, 2026. The filing deadline is December 8, 2025. Two candidates lead in media attention, fundraising, and endorsements: Briscoe Cain (R) and Alex Mealer (R).

Incumbent Al Green (D) is running in the Democratic primary for Texas' 18th Congressional District in 2026. The last time the district was open was 2004, when Green was first elected. Green received at least 70% of the vote in every general election since then.

Texas conducted redistricting in 2025, and the 9th Congressional District's boundaries changed as a result. According to Gabby Birenbaum of The Texas Tribune, the district was "one of five Democratic districts that [were] significantly redrawn with the goal of electing Republicans." Birenbaum also wrote that "what was once a district that voted for Democrat Kamala Harris by a 44-point margin is now, under the new boundary, a district that went for Republican Donald Trump by 20 percentage points."

Cain is an attorney who was elected to the Texas House of Representatives in 2016. He serves in the Texas State Guard. Cain is campaigning on his legislative experience, saying he has "[led] the charge for limited government, secure borders, election integrity, and protecting life and liberty." Cain is also campaigning on his legal experience, describing cases he has worked on as promoting religious liberty and pro-life causes. Cain says he would support gun ownership and back President Donald Trump's (R) immigration policies to improve public safety. On social issues, Cain says he would "protect faith, freedom, and Texas families." U.S. Reps. Pete Sessions (R-Texas) and Randy Weber (R-Texas) endorsed Cain.

Mealer is a U.S. Army veteran who formerly worked in the finance industry and served on the Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County board from 2024 to 2025. She was the Republican nominee for Harris County Judge in 2022, losing to incumbent Lina Hidalgo (D) 51% to 49%. Mealer is campaigning on her military experience and status as a political outsider, saying, "I lead when others run away." Mealer says she would focus on passing election security legislation and providing federal funding for Texas law enforcement. Mealer says she would help "deliver President Trump's America First vision." Texas businessman Jim McIngvale, Harris County Commissioner Tom Ramsey (R), and the Texas Municipal Police Association endorsed Mealer.

Also running in the primary are Jaimy Annette Zoboulikos-Blanco (R), Alexandria Butler (R), Michael Curran (R), Peter Emmert (R), Dan Mims (R), Crystal Sarmiento (R), Steve Stockman (R), Dwayne Stovall (R), and Terry Lee Thain (R).

As of December 2025, The Cook Political Report with Amy Walter, Inside Elections with Nathan Gonzales, and Larry J. Sabato's Crystal Ball each rated the general election Safe/Solid Republican.

To review how redistricting took place in Texas in 2025, click here. For a list of all states that drew new district lines between 2024 and 2026, click here.

Candidate profiles

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Briscoe Cain

Party: Republican Party

Incumbent: No

Political Office: 

• Texas House of Representatives, District 128 (Assumed office: 2017)

Biography:  Cain received a bachelor’s degree from the University of Houston-Downton and a J.D. from South Texas College of Law. At the time of the election, he was a private attorney and served in the Texas State Guard.

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Key Messages

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Cain highlighted his legislative experience and said it qualified him for the office. He said he "[led] the charge for limited government, secure borders, election integrity, and protecting life and liberty" in the state legislature.

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Cain said his legal experience showed his focus on religious and family issues. He said he was "a forceful defender of religious liberty" and "a leading pro-life advocate" through his work as an attorney.

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Cain said he would support border security by "voting to fund ICE fully, expand border security and deportation operations, and finish building the wall." He said he "proudly stood with President Trump by joint-authoring legislation that dedicated $1.5 billion to build the border wall right here in Texas."

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On the economy, Cain said he has "been a strong supporter of Texas's oil and gas industry." He also said he would support cryptocurrency and said it was a "massive opportunity to make America the global leader in innovation and financial freedom."

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Cain said he was "a staunch defender of the Second Amendment" and that he supported legislation that he has opposed "any attempt to erode Texans’ Second Amendment freedoms" through legislation.

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Sources: Briscoe Cain, "Briscoe Cain on the Issues," accessed December 1, 2025; Briscoe Cain 2026 campaign website, "Proven Conservative Fighter. Ready to Lead in Washington." accessed December 1, 2025

Alex Mealer

Party: Republican Party

Incumbent: No

Political Office: None

Biography:  Mealer graduated from the United States Military Academy and served as an officer in the U.S. Army. She received a master’s degree and J.D. from Harvard. She previously worked in the finance industry. She previously served on the Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County board from 2024 to 2025.

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Key Messages

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Mealer said her experience as an explosives disposal officer in the U.S. Army highlighted her leadership skills and qualified her for the office. She said, "I know how to tackle extremely complex problems," and, "I lead when others run away."

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Mealer said she would support President Trump’s policies. She said that "Congress must do its job and pass legislation" and that she would "[join] the fight with House Republicans so we can unleash the full power of American industry and the American worker."

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On public safety, Mealer said she would support border security and law enforcement. She said she would "leverage every federal resource to support our state and local law enforcement as they combat cartel activity in our region."

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Mealer said she would promote election security and that "elections should be easy to vote, hard to cheat." She said she would pass "election integrity legislation with real teeth and safeguards."

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On the economy, Mealer said she would "protect the economic engine of Texas" by supporting the state's oil industry.

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Sources: Alex Mealer 2026 campaign website, "Home," accessed December 1, 2025; Alex Mealer 2026 campaign website, "About Alex," accessed December 1, 2025; Ride METRO, "METRO Welcomes New Board Members," April 2024

Dwayne Stovall

Party: Republican Party

Incumbent: No

Political Office: None

Submitted Biography:  "My name is Dwayne Stovall and I am a conservative Republican running for the newly redrawn Congressional District 9. I’m a native of CD9, a 6th generation conservative Texan, and an anti-establishment candidate for Congress. I've been married for 34 years to a professional educator and SPED specialist (now retired) and we have been blessed with 3 children and 4 grandchildren. I was born and raised in Baytown, but spent 2 years in Alaska while my father worked on the Alaskan Pipeline before coming back to Texas. In late 1988 I took a job at the ARCO/LCR/Lyondell-Citgo Refinery on 225. In 1996 while still working at the refinery, I started Diamond K Equipment Inc, a construction company specializing in bridge construction, materials trucking, and heavy haul. In 2011 I started Liberty Testing LLC, an oilfield service company. I've lived the last 3 decades in Liberty County, where I've been a TISD trustee & an active member of the RPT. I began attending legislative sessions in 1999, served as a delegate to a number of RPT conventions where I authored a couple of planks for the RPT Platform. I even ran against John Cornyn twice for U.S. Senate and garnered double digits in the 2014 and 2020 primaries. No other candidate shares as much in common with the residents of CD9 than myself. That means with the support & donations from likeminded Texans like you, we will be represented by one of our own. Together we can do this. Thank you and God Bless Texas."

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Key Messages

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I will come back to the district every single month to have an open forum to share with everyone what has happened the prior 30 days and to discuss what may be coming up. Unlike other candidates, with me you will be heard and I won’t disappear.

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Immediate Corrections to Federal CDL Requirments, Revoking CDL Licenses Already Issued to Non-Citizens, and Increased Criminal Penalties for Employers Who Knowingly Hire Non-Citizen CDL Operators. The negative impact of CDLs being issued to illegal aliens and expired visa holders has been a dirty little secret for way too long. This problem not only distorts pricing in numerous markets while increasing insurance premiums, but it also has become a national security issue as well.

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Expedited Deportations and Increased Scrutiny of Visas President Trump needs as much support as possible to expedite deportations of illegal aliens and those who would do harm to the USA. This issue involves much more than just a financial liability. It is also a reflection of the destruction of western culture which has been the result of past open border policies

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See more here: Texas' 9th Congressional District election, 2026 (March 3 Republican primary)

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Candidate profiles

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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
Earnest Clayton	Democratic Party	$0	$0	$0	Data not available***
Peter Filler	Democratic Party	$0	$0	$0	Data not available***
Leticia Gutierrez	Democratic Party	$0	$0	$0	Data not available***
Todd Ivey	Democratic Party	$0	$0	$0	Data not available***
Marty Rocha	Democratic Party	$0	$0	$0	Data not available***
Terry Virts	Democratic Party	$473,099	$320,722	$152,377	As of September 30, 2025
Jaimy Annette Zoboulikos-Blanco	Republican Party	$0	$0	$1,018	As of September 30, 2025
Briscoe Cain	Republican Party	$274,020	$7,516	$266,504	As of September 30, 2025
Michael Curran	Republican Party	$0	$0	$0	Data not available***
Peter Emmert	Republican Party	$0	$0	$0	Data not available***
Alex Mealer	Republican Party	$615,834	$53,506	$562,328	As of September 30, 2025
Dan Mims	Republican Party	$212,312	$2,760	$209,552	As of September 30, 2025
Crystal Sarmiento	Republican Party	$0	$0	$0	Data not available***
Steve Stockman	Republican Party	$0	$0	$0	Data not available***
Dwayne Stovall	Republican Party	$0	$0	$0	Data not available***
Terry Lee Thain	Republican Party	$0	$0	$0	Data not available***
Roy Morales	Independent	$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

See also: Race rating definitions and methods

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.
• 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.

Race ratings: Texas' 9th Congressional District election, 2026
Race tracker	Race ratings
	12/16/2025	12/9/2025	12/2/2025	11/25/2025
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.

Ballot access

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.

Filing requirements for U.S. House candidates, 2026
State	Office	Party	Signatures required	Filing fee	Filing deadline	Source
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	2/13/2026	Source

Democratic-held U.S. House district that Trump won

See also: U.S. House districts represented by a Democrat in 2026 and won by Donald Trump in 2024

This is one of 14 U.S. House districts Democrats are defending that Donald Trump (R) won in 2024. The map below highlights those districts. Hover over or click a district to see information such as the incumbent and the presidential vote counts.

District history

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

• 2024
• 2022
• 2020

General election

General election for U.S. House Texas District 9

Incumbent Al Green (D) won election in the general election for U.S. House Texas District 9 on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Al Green (D)	100.0	184,141

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Democratic primary

Democratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 9

Incumbent Al Green (D) advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 9 on March 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Al Green	100.0	42,191

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 42,191
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Ifetayo Simmons (D)

Republican primary

The Republican primary scheduled for March 5, 2024, was canceled.

Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Andrew Alvarez (R)

General election

General election for U.S. House Texas District 9

Incumbent Al Green (D) defeated Jimmy León (R) in the general election for U.S. House Texas District 9 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Al Green (D)	76.7	125,446
		Jimmy León (R)	23.3	38,161

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 163,607
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Randall Addison (Independent)

Democratic primary

Democratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 9

Incumbent Al Green (D) advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 9 on March 1, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Al Green	100.0	42,782

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 42,782
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Republican primary

Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 9

Jimmy León (R) advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 9 on March 1, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jimmy León	100.0	10,503

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 10,503
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General election

General election for U.S. House Texas District 9

Incumbent Al Green (D) defeated Johnny Teague (R) and Jose Sosa (L) in the general election for U.S. House Texas District 9 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Al Green (D)	75.5	172,938
		Johnny Teague (R)	21.6	49,575
		Jose Sosa (L)	2.9	6,594

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 229,107
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Edward Small Jr. (Unaffiliated)

Democratic primary

Democratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 9

Incumbent Al Green (D) defeated Melissa M. Wilson (D) in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 9 on March 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Al Green	83.6	48,387
		Melissa M. Wilson	16.4	9,511

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 57,898
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Republican primary

Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 9

Johnny Teague (R) defeated Jon Menefee (R) and Julian Martinez (R) in the Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 9 on March 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Johnny Teague	58.7	6,149
		Jon Menefee	24.0	2,519
		Julian Martinez	17.3	1,809

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 10,477
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Al Austin (R)

Libertarian Party convention

Libertarian convention for U.S. House Texas District 9

Jose Sosa (L) advanced from the Libertarian Party convention for U.S. House Texas District 9 on March 21, 2020.

		Candidate
✔		Jose Sosa

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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.

• District map
• Competitiveness
• Presidential elections
• State party control

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

See also: Primary election competitiveness in state and federal government, 2026

Information about competitiveness will be added here as it becomes available.

Partisan Voter Index

See also: The Cook Political Report's 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 D+24. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 24 percentage points more Democratic than the national average. This made Texas' 9th the 39th most Democratic district nationally.

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.

2024 presidential results in Texas' 9th Congressional District

Kamala Harris	Donald Trump
46.6%	51.6%

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
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 October 2025.

Congressional Partisan Breakdown from Texas
Party	U.S. Senate	U.S. House	Total
Democratic	0	12	12
Republican	2	25	27
Independent	0	0	0
Vacancies	0	1	1
Total	2	38	40

State executive

The table below displays the officeholders in Texas' top four state executive offices as of October 2025.

State executive officials in Texas, October 2025

Office	Officeholder
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
	Democratic Party	11
	Republican Party	18
	Other	0
	Vacancies	2
Total		31

Texas House of Representatives

Party		As of October 2025
	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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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)

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