United States House of Representatives elections in Texas, 2026
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The U.S. House of Representatives elections in Texas are scheduled on November 3, 2026. Voters will elect 38 candidates to serve in the U.S. House from each of the state's 38 U.S. House districts.
The primary was March 3, 2026, and a primary runoff is May 26, 2026. The filing deadline was December 8, 2025.
Partisan breakdown
| Party | U.S. Senate | U.S. House | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | 0 | 13 | 13 |
| Republican | 2 | 25 | 27 |
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vacancies | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 2 | 38 | 40 |
Candidates
District 1
General election candidates
Note: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.
- Nathaniel Moran (Incumbent) (Republican Party)
- Sonia Canchola (Independent)
Democratic primary runoff candidates
Note: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.
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Republican primary candidates
- Nathaniel Moran (Incumbent) ✔
Did not make the ballot:
District 2
General election candidates
Note: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.
- Shaun Finnie (Democratic Party)
- Steve Toth (Republican Party)
Democratic primary candidates
Did not make the ballot:
Republican primary candidates
- Daniel Crenshaw (Incumbent)
- Martin Etwop
- Nicholas Plumb
- Steve Toth ✔
Did not make the ballot:
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District 3
General election candidates
Note: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.
- Keith Self (Incumbent) (Republican Party)
- Evan Hunt (Democratic Party)
Did not make the ballot:
- Brittany Black (No Political Party)
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- Keith Self (Incumbent) ✔
- Mark Newgent
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District 4
General election candidates
Note: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.
- Pat Fallon (Incumbent) (Republican Party)
- Jason Pearce (Democratic Party)
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- Pat Fallon (Incumbent) ✔
- Don Horn
District 5
General election candidates
Note: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.
- Lance Gooden (Incumbent) (Republican Party)
- Dea Foy (Independent)
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Note: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.
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- Lance Gooden (Incumbent) ✔
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District 6
General election candidates
Note: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.
- Jake Ellzey (Incumbent) (Republican Party)
- Danny Minton (Democratic Party)
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- Jake Ellzey (Incumbent) ✔
- James Buford
- Brian Stahl
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District 7
General election candidates
Note: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.
- Lizzie Pannill Fletcher (Incumbent) (Democratic Party)
Republican primary runoff candidates
Note: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.
Democratic primary candidates
- Lizzie Pannill Fletcher (Incumbent) ✔
Republican primary candidates
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Minor Party convention candidates
Green Party
Note: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.
District 8
General election candidates
Note: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.
- Laura Jones (Democratic Party)
- Jessica Steinmann (Republican Party)
Democratic primary candidates
Republican primary candidates
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District 9
General election candidates
Note: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.
- Leticia Gutierrez (Democratic Party)
- Roy Morales (Independent)
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Note: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.
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Did not make the ballot:
- Al Green (Incumbent)
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- Jaimy Annette Zoboulikos-Blanco
- Briscoe Cain ✔
- Michael Curran
- Alex Mealer ✔
- Dan Mims
- Crystal Sarmiento
- Steve Stockman
- Dwayne Stovall
- Terry Lee Thain
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District 10
General election candidates
Note: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.
- Caitlin Rourk (Democratic Party)
- Chris Gober (Republican Party)
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- Rob Altman
- Ben Bius
- Robert Brown
- Jenny Garcia Sharon
- Chris Gober ✔
- Brandon Hawbaker
- Jessica Karlsruher
- Kara King
- Scott MacLeod
- Jeremy Story
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District 11
General election candidates
Note: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.
- August Pfluger (Incumbent) (Republican Party)
- Claire Reynolds (Democratic Party)
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- August Pfluger (Incumbent) ✔
Did not make the ballot:
District 12
General election candidates
Note: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.
- Craig Goldman (Incumbent) (Republican Party)
- Heli Rodriguez Prilliman (Democratic Party)
Democratic primary candidates
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- Craig Goldman (Incumbent) ✔
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District 13
General election candidates
Note: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.
- Ronny L. Jackson (Incumbent) (Republican Party)
- Mark Nair (Democratic Party)
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- Ronny L. Jackson (Incumbent) ✔
- Chasity Wedgeworth
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District 14
General election candidates
Note: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.
- Randy Weber (Incumbent) (Republican Party)
Democratic primary runoff candidates
Note: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.
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- Randy Weber (Incumbent) ✔
- Jessica Forgy
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District 15
General election candidates
Note: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.
- Monica De La Cruz (Incumbent) (Republican Party)
- Bobby Pulido (Democratic Party)
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- Monica De La Cruz (Incumbent) ✔
Did not make the ballot:
District 16
General election candidates
Note: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.
- Veronica Escobar (Incumbent) (Democratic Party)
Republican primary runoff candidates
Note: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.
Democratic primary candidates
- Veronica Escobar (Incumbent) ✔
Did not make the ballot:
Republican primary candidates
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District 17
General election candidates
Note: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.
- Pete Sessions (Incumbent) (Republican Party)
Democratic primary runoff candidates
Note: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.
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- Pete Sessions (Incumbent) ✔
District 18
General election candidates
Note: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.
- Ronald Whitfield (Republican Party)
Democratic primary runoff candidates
Note: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.
- Al Green (Incumbent)
- Christian Menefee (Incumbent)
Democratic primary candidates
- Al Green (Incumbent) ✔
- Christian Menefee (Incumbent) ✔
- Gretchen Brown
- Amanda Edwards (unofficially withdrew)
Did not make the ballot:
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District 19
General election candidates
Note: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.
- Kyle Rable (Democratic Party)
Democratic primary candidates
Republican primary candidates
Did not make the ballot:
- Jodey Arrington (Incumbent)
- Christopher Adams
District 20
General election candidates
Note: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.
- Joaquin Castro (Incumbent) (Democratic Party)
- Edgardo Baez (Republican Party)
- Anthony Tristan (Independent)
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- Joaquin Castro (Incumbent) ✔
- John Atwood
- Kendra Wilkerson
Republican primary candidates
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District 21
General election candidates
Note: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.
- Kristin Hook (Democratic Party)
- Mark Teixeira (Republican Party)
- Dan McQueen (Independent)
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- Daniel Betts
- Jason Cahill
- Jacques DuBose
- Ezekiel Enriquez
- Weston Martinez
- Paul Rojas
- Kyle Sinclair (unofficially withdrew)
- Mark Teixeira ✔
- Heather Tessmer
- Trey Trainor
- Peggy Wardlaw
- Mike Wheeler
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District 22
General election candidates
Note: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.
- Marquette Greene-Scott (Democratic Party)
- Trever Nehls (Republican Party)
- Demile James (American Independent Party)
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Did not make the ballot:
- Troy Nehls (Incumbent)
- Jacey Jetton
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District 23
General election candidates
Note: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.
- Katy Padilla Stout (Democratic Party)
- Brandon Herrera (Republican Party)
- Patti Hale Ashe (Independent)
- Veronica Williams (Independent)
Republican primary runoff candidates
This primary runoff was canceled and this candidate advanced:
Did not make the ballot:
- Tony Gonzales (Incumbent)
Democratic primary candidates
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- Tony Gonzales (Incumbent) ✔
- Keith Barton
- Francisco Canseco
- Brandon Herrera ✔
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District 24
General election candidates
Note: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.
- Beth Van Duyne (Incumbent) (Republican Party)
Democratic primary candidates
Did not make the ballot:
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- Beth Van Duyne (Incumbent) ✔
District 25
General election candidates
Note: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.
- Roger Williams (Incumbent) (Republican Party)
- Dione Sims (Democratic Party)
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- Roger Williams (Incumbent) ✔
District 26
General election candidates
Note: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.
- Brandon Gill (Incumbent) (Republican Party)
- Steven Shook (Democratic Party)
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- Brandon Gill (Incumbent) ✔
- Robert Chick
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Minor Party convention candidates
Libertarian Party
Note: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.
District 27
General election candidates
Note: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.
- Michael Cloud (Incumbent) (Republican Party)
- Tanya Lloyd (Democratic Party)
- Dan McQueen (Independent)
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- Michael Cloud (Incumbent) ✔
- Chris Hatley
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District 28
General election candidates
Note: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.
- Henry Cuellar (Incumbent) (Democratic Party)
- Tano Tijerina (Republican Party)
- Adriel Ventura Lopez (Independent)
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- Henry Cuellar (Incumbent) ✔
- Andrew Vantine
- Ricardo Villarreal
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Minor Party convention candidates
Green Party
Note: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.
Libertarian Party
Note: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.
District 29
General election candidates
Note: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.
- Sylvia Garcia (Incumbent) (Democratic Party)
- Martha Fierro (Republican Party)
Democratic primary candidates
- Sylvia Garcia (Incumbent) ✔
- Jarvis Johnson
- Robert Slater
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District 30
General election candidates
Note: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.
- Frederick Haynes (Democratic Party)
- Oxford Nordberg (Independent)
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Note: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.
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Did not make the ballot:
- Jasmine Crockett (Incumbent)
- Saul Rodriguez
- Oscar Villar
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District 31
General election candidates
Note: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.
- John Carter (Incumbent) (Republican Party)
- Justin Early (Democratic Party)
Democratic primary candidates
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- John Carter (Incumbent) ✔
- William Abel
- David Berry
- Steven Dowell
- Ed Ewald
- Abhiram Garapati
- Valentina Gomez Noriega
- Raymond Hamden
- Elvis Lossa
- Offer Vince Shlomi
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Minor Party convention candidates
Green Party
Note: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.
District 32
General election candidates
Note: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.
- Dan Barrios (Democratic Party)
- Jace Yarbrough (Republican Party)
- Charles Harper (Independent)
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- Ryan Binkley ✔
- Paul Bondar
- Aimee Carrasco
- Darrell Day
- Gordon Heslop
- Monty Montanez
- James Ussery
- Abteen Vaziri
- Jace Yarbrough ✔
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District 33
General election candidates
Note: The list of general election candidates is incomplete pending results from the primary runoff.
Democratic primary runoff candidates
Note: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.
- Julie Johnson (Incumbent)
- Colin Allred
Democratic primary candidates
- Julie Johnson (Incumbent) ✔
- Colin Allred ✔
- Zeeshan Hafeez
- Carlos Quintanilla
Did not make the ballot:
- Marc Veasey (Incumbent)
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District 34
General election candidates
Note: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.
- Vicente Gonzalez Jr. (Incumbent) (Democratic Party)
- Eric Flores (Republican Party)
Democratic primary candidates
- Vicente Gonzalez Jr. (Incumbent) ✔
- Etienne Rosas
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- Keith Allen
- Luis Buentello
- Eric Flores ✔
- Mayra Flores
- Fred Hinojosa (unofficially withdrew)
- Gregory Kunkle Jr.
- Scott Mandel (unofficially withdrew)
- Jay Nagy
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Minor Party convention candidates
Green Party
Note: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.
Libertarian Party
Note: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.
District 35
General election candidates
Note: The list of general election candidates is incomplete pending results from the primary runoff.
Democratic primary runoff candidates
Note: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.
Republican primary runoff candidates
Note: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.
Democratic primary candidates
Did not make the ballot:
- Greg Casar (Incumbent)
Republican primary candidates
- Randy Adams
- Joshua Cortez
- Carlos De La Cruz ✔
- Mark Eberwine
- Jay Furman
- Vanessa Hicks-Callaway
- Ryan Krause
- Larry La Rose
- Rod Lingsch
- John Lujan ✔
- Steven Wright
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District 36
General election candidates
Note: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.
- Brian Babin (Incumbent) (Republican Party)
- Rhonda Hart (Democratic Party)
Democratic primary candidates
Did not make the ballot:
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- Brian Babin (Incumbent) ✔
- Jonathan Mitchell
District 37
General election candidates
Note: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.
- Greg Casar (Incumbent) (Democratic Party)
- James Kinney (Independent)
Republican primary runoff candidates
Note: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.
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- Greg Casar (Incumbent) ✔
- Esther Fleharty
Did not make the ballot:
- Lloyd Doggett (Incumbent)
- Dillon Fleharty
- Soren Pendragon
Republican primary candidates
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District 38
General election candidates
Note: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.
- Melissa McDonough (Democratic Party)
- William Taggart (Independent)
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Note: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.
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- Avery Ayers
- Jon Bonck ✔
- Craig Goralski
- Barrett McNabb
- Carmen Montiel
- Michael Pratt
- Larry Rubin
- Jennifer Sundt
- Jeff Yuna
- Shelly deZevallos ✔
Did not make the ballot:
- Wesley Hunt (Incumbent)
- Damien Mockus
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Minor Party convention candidates
Green Party
Note: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.
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Voting information
- See also: Voting in Texas
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]
Click the following links to see the race ratings in each of the state's U.S. House districts:
- Texas' 1st Congressional District
- Texas' 2nd Congressional District
- Texas' 3rd Congressional District
- Texas' 4th Congressional District
- Texas' 5th Congressional District
- Texas' 6th Congressional District
- Texas' 7th Congressional District
- Texas' 8th Congressional District
- Texas' 9th Congressional District
- Texas' 10th Congressional District
- Texas' 11th Congressional District
- Texas' 12th Congressional District
- Texas' 13th Congressional District
- Texas' 14th Congressional District
- Texas' 15th Congressional District
- Texas' 16th Congressional District
- Texas' 17th Congressional District
- Texas' 18th Congressional District
- Texas' 19th Congressional District
- Texas' 20th Congressional District
- Texas' 21st Congressional District
- Texas' 22nd Congressional District
- Texas' 23rd Congressional District
- Texas' 24th Congressional District
- Texas' 25th Congressional District
- Texas' 26th Congressional District
- Texas' 27th Congressional District
- Texas' 28th Congressional District
- Texas' 29th Congressional District
- Texas' 30th Congressional District
- Texas' 31st Congressional District
- Texas' 32nd Congressional District
- Texas' 33rd Congressional District
- Texas' 34th Congressional District
- Texas' 35th Congressional District
- Texas' 36th Congressional District
- Texas' 37th Congressional District
- Texas' 38th Congressional District
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 | 12/8/2025 | Source |
Political context
Click the tabs below to view information about competitiveness, presidential election history, and party control in the state.
- Competitiveness - Information about the competitiveness of 2026 U.S. House elections in the state.
- Presidential elections - Information about presidential elections in the state's U.S. House districts.
- State party control - The partisan makeup of the state's congressional delegation and state government.
This section contains data on U.S. House primary election competitiveness in Texas.
Post-filing deadline analysis
The following analysis covers all U.S. House districts up for election in Texas in 2026. Information below was calculated on Dec. 8, 2025, and may differ from information shown in the table above due to candidate replacements and withdrawals after that time.
Two hundred fifty-two candidates — 98 Democrats and 154 Republicans — ran for Texas’ 38 U.S. House districts. That’s 6.6 candidates per district. There were 4.2 candidates per district in 2024, 5.8 in 2022, 6.4 in 2020, 5.9 in 2018, 3.5 in 2016, and 2.8 in 2014.
These were the first elections to take place since the Texas Legislature passed a new congressional map. The Texas House of Representatives passed it on Aug. 20, 2025, and the Texas Senate passed it on Aug. 23, 2025. Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) signed the new congressional map into law on Aug. 29, 2025.
This was the highest total number of candidates who ran for the U.S. House since 2014.
Ten districts were open in 2026. There were three districts open in 2024, six in 2022, six in 2020, eight in 2018, two in 2016, and one in 2014.
Reps. Morgan Luttrell (R-8th), Michael McCaul (R-10th), Jodey Arrington (R-19th), Troy Nehls (R-22nd), Marc Veasey (D-33rd), and Lloyd Doggett (D-37th) retired from public office. Reps. Jasmine Crockett (D-30th) and Wesley Hunt (R-38th) ran for the U.S. Senate. Rep. Chip Roy (R-21st) ran for attorney general of Texas.
Two incumbents — Reps. Christian Menefee (D) and Al Green (D) — ran against each other in the redrawn 18th district. Menefee was the incumbent in the 18th district, and Green was the incumbent in the 9th district.
Fifty-nine primaries — 32 Democratic and 28 Republican — were contested in 2026. In total, there were 39 contested primaries in 2024, 44 in 2022, 50 in 2020, 46 in 2018, 33 in 2016, and 19 in 2014.
Fifteen candidates ran for the open 9th district, 21st district, and 35th district, tying for the most candidates running for a district in 2026.
Nineteen incumbents — eight Democrats and 11 Republicans — faced primary challengers in 2026. There were 19 incumbents in a contested primary in 2024, 19 in 2022, 18 in 2020, 15 in 2018, 19 in 2016, and 12 in 2014.
Candidates filed to run in the Republican and Democratic primaries in all 38 districts, meaning no districts were guaranteed to either party.| District | Kamala Harris | Donald Trump |
|---|---|---|
| Texas' 1st | 26.6% | 71.9% |
| Texas' 2nd | 35.9% | 62.0% |
| Texas' 3rd | 37.5% | 60.1% |
| Texas' 4th | 37.5% | 60.5% |
| Texas' 5th | 39.6% | 58.6% |
| Texas' 6th | 37.2% | 60.6% |
| Texas' 7th | 63.9% | 33.9% |
| Texas' 8th | 39.3% | 58.8% |
| Texas' 9th | 46.6% | 51.6% |
| Texas' 10th | 39.9% | 57.6% |
| Texas' 11th | 33.1% | 64.7% |
| Texas' 12th | 38.9% | 58.9% |
| Texas' 13th | 26.0% | 71.9% |
| Texas' 14th | 37.4% | 60.7% |
| Texas' 15th | 51.4% | 46.8% |
| Texas' 16th | 68.1% | 28.8% |
| Texas' 17th | 39.7% | 57.8% |
| Texas' 18th | 81.2% | 17.1% |
| Texas' 19th | 25.4% | 72.5% |
| Texas' 20th | 68.7% | 28.8% |
| Texas' 21st | 38.6% | 59.0% |
| Texas' 22nd | 38.0% | 60.0% |
| Texas' 23rd | 44.8% | 53.0% |
| Texas' 24th | 39.2% | 58.5% |
| Texas' 25th | 40.4% | 57.7% |
| Texas' 26th | 36.9% | 60.7% |
| Texas' 27th | 39.1% | 58.8% |
| Texas' 28th | 60.6% | 37.4% |
| Texas' 29th | 71.8% | 26.4% |
| Texas' 30th | 77.0% | 21.2% |
| Texas' 31st | 37.7% | 59.7% |
| Texas' 32nd | 42.1% | 55.7% |
| Texas' 33rd | 71.0% | 26.7% |
| Texas' 34th | 51.7% | 46.3% |
| Texas' 35th | 46.7% | 51.0% |
| Texas' 36th | 39.4% | 58.9% |
| Texas' 37th | 78.8% | 18.1% |
| Texas' 38th | 37.5% | 60.5% |
| Source: The Downballot | ||
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 |
Congressional delegation
The table below displays the partisan composition of Texas' congressional delegation as of February 2026.
| Congressional Partisan Breakdown from Texas | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | U.S. Senate | U.S. House | Total |
| Democratic | 0 | 13 | 13 |
| Republican | 2 | 25 | 27 |
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vacancies | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 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 |
|---|---|
| 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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
