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2024
Texas' 36th Congressional District
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Democratic primary
Republican primary
General election
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
Ballotpedia analysis
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Federal and state primary competitiveness
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Texas elections, 2026
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U.S. House elections, 2026

All U.S. House districts, including the 36th 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:

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. General election candidates will be added here following the primary.

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 36

Rhonda Hart and Doug Rogers are running in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 36 on March 3, 2026.


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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 36

Incumbent Brian Babin and Jonathan Mitchell are running in the Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 36 on March 3, 2026.


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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
Brian Babin Republican Party $512,678 $394,893 $763,987 As of September 30, 2025
Rhonda Hart Democratic Party $0 $0 $0 Data not available***
Doug Rogers Democratic Party $0 $0 $0 Data not available***
Jonathan Mitchell Republican Party $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).

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** 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.[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' 36th Congressional District election, 2026
Race trackerRace ratings
12/23/202512/16/202512/9/202512/2/2025
The Cook Political Report with Amy WalterSolid RepublicanSolid RepublicanSolid RepublicanSolid Republican
Decision Desk HQ and The HillPendingPendingPendingPending
Inside Elections with Nathan L. GonzalesSolid RepublicanSolid RepublicanSolid RepublicanSolid Republican
Larry J. Sabato's Crystal BallSafe RepublicanSafe RepublicanSafe RepublicanSafe 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


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 36

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

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

Total votes: 297,018
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Democratic primary

Democratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 36

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

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Dayna Steele
Dayna Steele  Candidate Connection
 
100.0
 
14,973

Total votes: 14,973
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Republican primary

Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 36

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

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Brian Babin
Brian Babin
 
81.3
 
58,635
Image of Jonathan Mitchell
Jonathan Mitchell  Candidate Connection
 
18.7
 
13,448

Total votes: 72,083
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General election

General election for U.S. House Texas District 36

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

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

Total votes: 209,615
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Democratic primary

Democratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 36

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

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Jon Haire
Jon Haire
 
100.0
 
16,589

Total votes: 16,589
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Republican primary

Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 36

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

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Brian Babin
Brian Babin
 
100.0
 
59,381

Total votes: 59,381
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General election

General election for U.S. House Texas District 36

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

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

Total votes: 302,549
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Democratic primary

Democratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 36

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

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Rashad Lewis
Rashad Lewis
 
100.0
 
22,422

Total votes: 22,422
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Republican primary

Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 36

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

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Brian Babin
Brian Babin
 
89.6
 
75,277
Image of RJ Boatman
RJ Boatman  Candidate Connection
 
10.4
 
8,774

Total votes: 84,051
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Green Party convention

Green convention for U.S. House Texas District 36

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

Candidate
Image of Hal Ridley
Hal Ridley

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Libertarian Party convention

Libertarian convention for U.S. House Texas District 36

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

Candidate
Image of Chad Abbey
Chad Abbey

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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

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2026

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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 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.[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.

2024 presidential results in Texas' 36th Congressional District
Kamala Harris Democratic Party Donald Trump Republican Party
39.4% 58.9%

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 Republican Party Greg Abbott
Lieutenant Governor Republican Party Dan Patrick
Secretary of State Republican Party Jane Nelson
Attorney General Republican Party 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

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Footnotes

  1. Inside Elections also uses Tilt ratings to indicate an even smaller advantage and greater competitiveness.
  2. Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Nathan Gonzalez," April 19, 2018
  3. Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Kyle Kondik," April 19, 2018
  4. Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Charlie Cook," April 22, 2018
  5. Cook Political Report, "2025 Cook PVI℠: District Map and List (119th Congress)," accessed July 1, 2025


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