Texas' 3rd Congressional District election, 2026
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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. |
| Race ratings |
DDHQ and The Hill: Pending Inside Elections: Solid Republican Sabato's Crystal Ball: Safe Republican |
| Ballotpedia analysis |
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All U.S. House districts, including the 3rd 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' 3rd Congressional District election, 2026 (March 3 Democratic primary)
- Texas' 3rd Congressional District election, 2026 (March 3 Republican primary)
Candidates and election results
General election
The primary will occur on March 3, 2026. The general election will occur on November 3, 2026. General election candidates will be added here following the primary.
Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Brittany Black (No Political Party)
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 3
Evan Hunt is running in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 3 on March 3, 2026.
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| Evan Hunt | ||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Jordan Wheatley (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 3
Incumbent Keith Self and Mark Newgent are running in the Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 3 on March 3, 2026.
Candidate | ||
| Keith Self | ||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Zain Shaito (R)
Candidate profiles
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Voting information
- See also: Voting in Texas
Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey responses
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Campaign finance
| Name | Party | Receipts* | Disbursements** | Cash on hand | Date |
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| Keith Self | Republican Party | $249,448 | $94,253 | $264,536 | As of September 30, 2025 |
| Evan Hunt | Democratic Party | $190,567 | $125,499 | $65,068 | As of September 30, 2025 |
| Mark Newgent | Republican Party | $0 | $0 | $0 | Data not available*** |
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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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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.[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' 3rd Congressional District election, 2026 | |||||||||
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| Race tracker | Race ratings | ||||||||
| 1/20/2026 | 1/13/2026 | 1/6/2026 | 12/23/2025 | ||||||
| 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 | ||||||
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| 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 | 12/8/2025 | Source |
District history
The section below details election results for this office in elections dating back to 2020.
General election
General election for U.S. House Texas District 3
Incumbent Keith Self (R) defeated Sandeep Srivastava (D) in the general election for U.S. House Texas District 3 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Keith Self (R) | 62.5 | 237,794 |
| | Sandeep Srivastava (D) | 37.5 | 142,953 | |
| Total votes: 380,747 | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
Democratic primary
Democratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 3
Sandeep Srivastava (D) advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 3 on March 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Sandeep Srivastava | 100.0 | 17,422 |
| Total votes: 17,422 | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Neil Efros (D)
Republican primary
Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 3
Incumbent Keith Self (R) defeated Suzanne Cassimatis Harp (R), Tre Pennie (R), John Porro (R), and Jeremy Ivanovskis (R) in the Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 3 on March 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Keith Self | 72.8 | 55,888 |
| | Suzanne Cassimatis Harp | 18.5 | 14,215 | |
| | Tre Pennie ![]() | 3.6 | 2,797 | |
| | John Porro | 3.4 | 2,634 | |
| | Jeremy Ivanovskis | 1.6 | 1,224 | |
| Total votes: 76,758 | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Burt Thakur (R)
Libertarian Party convention
Libertarian convention for U.S. House Texas District 3
Christopher Claytor (L) advanced from the Libertarian Party convention for U.S. House Texas District 3 on March 23, 2024.
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| ✔ | | Christopher Claytor |
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General election
General election for U.S. House Texas District 3
Keith Self (R) defeated Sandeep Srivastava (D) and Christopher Claytor (L) in the general election for U.S. House Texas District 3 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Keith Self (R) ![]() | 60.5 | 164,240 |
| | Sandeep Srivastava (D) | 36.9 | 100,121 | |
| | Christopher Claytor (L) | 2.5 | 6,895 | |
| Total votes: 271,256 | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Roger Barone (Independent)
- Cody Knight (Independent)
- Jeff Simmons (Independent)
Republican primary runoff
The Republican primary runoff scheduled for May 24, 2022, was canceled. Keith Self (R) advanced from the Republican primary runoff for U.S. House Texas District 3 without appearing on the ballot.
Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Van Taylor (R)
Democratic primary
Democratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 3
Sandeep Srivastava (D) defeated Doc Shelby (D) in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 3 on March 1, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Sandeep Srivastava | 61.9 | 13,865 |
| | Doc Shelby | 38.1 | 8,531 | |
| Total votes: 22,396 | ||||
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Republican primary
Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 3
Incumbent Van Taylor (R) and Keith Self (R) advanced to a runoff. They defeated Suzanne Cassimatis Harp (R), Rickey Williams (R), and Jeremy Ivanovskis (R) in the Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 3 on March 1, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Van Taylor | 48.8 | 31,489 |
| ✔ | | Keith Self ![]() | 26.5 | 17,058 |
| | Suzanne Cassimatis Harp ![]() | 20.7 | 13,375 | |
| | Rickey Williams | 2.7 | 1,731 | |
| | Jeremy Ivanovskis ![]() | 1.3 | 818 | |
| Total votes: 64,471 | ||||
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Libertarian Party convention
Libertarian convention for U.S. House Texas District 3
Christopher Claytor (L) advanced from the Libertarian Party convention for U.S. House Texas District 3 on March 19, 2022.
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| ✔ | | Christopher Claytor |
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General election
General election for U.S. House Texas District 3
Incumbent Van Taylor (R) defeated Lulu Seikaly (D) and Christopher Claytor (L) in the general election for U.S. House Texas District 3 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Van Taylor (R) | 55.1 | 230,512 |
| | Lulu Seikaly (D) | 42.9 | 179,458 | |
| | Christopher Claytor (L) ![]() | 2.1 | 8,621 | |
| Total votes: 418,591 | ||||
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Democratic primary runoff
Democratic primary runoff for U.S. House Texas District 3
Lulu Seikaly (D) defeated Sean McCaffity (D) in the Democratic primary runoff for U.S. House Texas District 3 on July 14, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Lulu Seikaly | 60.7 | 20,617 |
| | Sean McCaffity ![]() | 39.3 | 13,339 | |
| Total votes: 33,956 | ||||
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Democratic primary
Democratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 3
Lulu Seikaly (D) and Sean McCaffity (D) advanced to a runoff. They defeated Tanner Do (D) in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 3 on March 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Lulu Seikaly | 44.5 | 28,250 |
| ✔ | | Sean McCaffity ![]() | 43.7 | 27,736 |
| | Tanner Do | 11.7 | 7,433 | |
| Total votes: 63,419 | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Lorie Burch (D)
- Al Robertson (D)
Republican primary
Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 3
Incumbent Van Taylor (R) advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 3 on March 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Van Taylor | 100.0 | 53,938 |
| Total votes: 53,938 | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Roger Barone (R)
Libertarian Party convention
Libertarian convention for U.S. House Texas District 3
Christopher Claytor (L) advanced from the Libertarian Party convention for U.S. House Texas District 3 on March 21, 2020.
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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

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+10. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 10 percentage points more Republican than the national average. This made Texas' 3rd the 139th most Republican district nationally.[5]
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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| 37.5% | 60.1% |
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 October 2025.
| Congressional Partisan Breakdown from Texas | |||
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| 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.
| Office | Officeholder |
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| Governor | |
| Lieutenant Governor | |
| Secretary of State | |
| Attorney General |
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
Scroll left and right on the table below to view more years.
| 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 |
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 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
- ↑ Cook Political Report, "2025 Cook PVI℠: District Map and List (119th Congress)," accessed July 1, 2025
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