Texas' 18th Congressional District

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Texas' 18th Congressional District

Incumbent

Vacant

U.S. House Texas District 18 is vacant. It was last represented by Sylvester Turner (D).

As of the 2020 Census, Texas representatives represented an average of 767,981 residents. After the 2010 Census, each member represented 701,901 residents.

Elections

• 2030
• 2028
• 2026
• 2025
• 2024
• 2022
• 2020
• 2018

See also: Texas's 18th Congressional District election, 2030

There are no official candidates yet for this election.

See also: Texas' 18th Congressional District election, 2028

There are no official candidates yet for this election.

See also: Texas' 18th Congressional District election, 2026

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

Democratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 18

Incumbent Al Green (D), Gretchen Brown (D), Amanda Edwards (D), and Christian Menefee (D) are running in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 18 on March 3, 2026.

		Candidate
		Al Green
		Gretchen Brown
		Amanda Edwards
		Christian Menefee

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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Sylvester Turner (D)

Republican primary

Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 18

Allen Berry (R), Cyrus Sajna (R), Elizabeth Vences (R), and Ronald Whitfield (R) are running in the Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 18 on March 3, 2026.

		Candidate
		Allen Berry
		Cyrus Sajna
	Submit photo	Elizabeth Vences
	Submit photo	Ronald Whitfield

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See also: Texas' 18th Congressional District special election, 2025

General Runoff

Special general runoff election for U.S. House Texas District 18

Amanda Edwards (D) and Christian Menefee (D) are running in the special general runoff for U.S. House Texas District 18 on January 31, 2026.

		Candidate
		Amanda Edwards (D)
		Christian Menefee (D)

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General election

Special general election for U.S. House Texas District 18

The following candidates ran in the special general election for U.S. House Texas District 18 on November 4, 2025.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Christian Menefee (D)	28.9	21,979
✔		Amanda Edwards (D)	25.6	19,440
		Jolanda Jones (D)	19.1	14,524
		Carmen Montiel (R)	6.7	5,107
		Isaiah Martin (D)	5.7	4,336
	Submit photo	Ollie Knox (R)	4.1	3,130
		Stephen Huey (D)	1.9	1,414
	Submit photo	Ronald Whitfield (R)	1.5	1,174
		Carter Page (R)	1.2	943
		Theodis Daniel (R)	1.2	937
		Valencia Williams (D)	1.2	915
	Submit photo	George Foreman (Independent)	1.1	827
	Submit photo	Feldon Bonner II (D)	0.7	553
		Vince Duncan (Independent)	0.5	407
	Submit photo	Reyna Anderson (Independent)	0.3	263
	Submit photo	Tammie Rochester (G)	0.2	135

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	There were no incumbents in this race. Source 1 Source 2	Total votes: 76,084
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• T.J. Baker (D)
• Zoe Cadore (D)
• Laverne Crump (D)
• Ebony Eatmon (D)
• Peter Filler (D)
• Jarvis Johnson (D)
• James Joseph (D)
• Barry Dewayne Marchant (D)
• Kivan Polimis (D)
• Lizette Prestwich (D)
• Corisha Rogers (D)
• Selena Samuel (D)
• Robert Slater (D)
• Khris Beal (Independent)
• Chance Davis (Independent)
• Tejas Tuppera (Independent)
• Derrell Turner (Independent)

Regular election

See also: Texas' 18th Congressional District election, 2024

General election

General election for U.S. House Texas District 18

Sylvester Turner (D) defeated Lana Centonze (R), Vince Duncan (Independent), and Kevin Dural (Independent) in the general election for U.S. House Texas District 18 on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Sylvester Turner (D)	69.4	151,834
		Lana Centonze (R)	30.5	66,810
		Vince Duncan (Independent) (Write-in)	0.0	62
		Kevin Dural (Independent) (Write-in)	0.0	14

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 218,720
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Sheila Jackson Lee (D)
• Ed Atkinson (Veteran's Party)

Democratic primary

Democratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 18

Incumbent Sheila Jackson Lee (D) defeated Amanda Edwards (D) and Robert Slater (D) (Withdrew, appeared on ballot) in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 18 on March 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Sheila Jackson Lee	60.0	23,629
		Amanda Edwards	37.3	14,668
		Robert Slater (Withdrew, appeared on ballot)	2.7	1,059

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 39,356
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Jasmine Blue (D)
• Isaiah Martin (D)

Republican primary

Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 18

Lana Centonze (R) defeated Aaron Hermes (R) in the Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 18 on March 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Lana Centonze	53.3	6,202
		Aaron Hermes	46.7	5,438

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 11,640
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Special election

See also: Texas' 18th Congressional District special election, 2024

General election

Special general election for U.S. House Texas District 18

Erica Lee Carter (D) defeated Maria Dunn (R) and Kevin Dural (R) in the special general election for U.S. House Texas District 18 on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Erica Lee Carter (D)	67.9	146,413
		Maria Dunn (R)	22.2	47,835
		Kevin Dural (R)	9.9	21,257

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 215,505
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See also: Texas' 18th Congressional District election, 2022

General election

General election for U.S. House Texas District 18

Incumbent Sheila Jackson Lee (D) defeated Carmen Montiel (R), Vince Duncan (Independent), and Phil Kurtz (L) in the general election for U.S. House Texas District 18 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Sheila Jackson Lee (D)	70.7	110,511
		Carmen Montiel (R)	26.2	40,941
		Vince Duncan (Independent)	1.8	2,766
		Phil Kurtz (L)	1.3	2,050

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 156,268
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Democratic primary

Democratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 18

Incumbent Sheila Jackson Lee (D) advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 18 on March 1, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Sheila Jackson Lee	100.0	35,194

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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Cassius Marcellous Evergreen (D)
• Charles Thompson (D)

Republican primary

Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 18

Carmen Montiel (R) advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 18 on March 1, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Carmen Montiel	100.0	11,087

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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Scott Huckabee (R)

Libertarian Party convention

Libertarian convention for U.S. House Texas District 18

Phil Kurtz (L) advanced from the Libertarian Party convention for U.S. House Texas District 18 on March 12, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Phil Kurtz	90.7	39
		Other/Write-in votes	9.3%	4

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See also: Texas' 18th Congressional District election, 2020

General election

General election for U.S. House Texas District 18

Incumbent Sheila Jackson Lee (D) defeated Wendell Champion (R), Luke Spencer (L), and Vince Duncan (Independent) in the general election for U.S. House Texas District 18 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Sheila Jackson Lee (D)	73.3	180,952
		Wendell Champion (R)	23.5	58,033
		Luke Spencer (L)	1.8	4,514
		Vince Duncan (Independent)	1.4	3,396

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 246,895
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Republican primary runoff

Republican primary runoff for U.S. House Texas District 18

Wendell Champion (R) defeated Robert Cadena (R) in the Republican primary runoff for U.S. House Texas District 18 on July 14, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Wendell Champion	71.8	4,000
		Robert Cadena	28.2	1,570

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 5,570
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Democratic primary

Democratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 18

The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 18 on March 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Sheila Jackson Lee	77.1	49,729
		Marc Flores	8.3	5,353
		Bimal Patel	3.8	2,456
		Jerry Ford Sr.	3.7	2,417
		Stevens Orozco	3.4	2,180
		Michael Allen	2.6	1,672
		Donovan Boson	1.1	709

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 64,516
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Republican primary

Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 18

The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 18 on March 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Wendell Champion	35.1	3,428
✔		Robert Cadena	20.5	2,005
		T.C. Manning	18.7	1,823
		Nathan Milliron	11.0	1,076
		Ava Pate	8.1	794
	Submit photo	Nellie Heiskell	6.5	638

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 9,764
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Whitney Hatter (R)

Libertarian Party convention

Libertarian convention for U.S. House Texas District 18

Luke Spencer (L) advanced from the Libertarian Party convention for U.S. House Texas District 18 on March 21, 2020.

		Candidate
✔		Luke Spencer

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See also: United States House of Representatives elections in Texas, 2018

General election

General election for U.S. House Texas District 18

Incumbent Sheila Jackson Lee (D) defeated Ava Pate (R), Luke Spencer (L), and Vince Duncan (Independent) in the general election for U.S. House Texas District 18 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Sheila Jackson Lee (D)	75.2	138,704
		Ava Pate (R)	20.8	38,368
		Luke Spencer (L)	2.2	4,067
		Vince Duncan (Independent)	1.7	3,193

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 184,3320
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Lori Bartley (Independent)
• Jessica Peterka (Independent)

Democratic primary

Democratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 18

Incumbent Sheila Jackson Lee (D) defeated Richard Johnson (D) in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 18 on March 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Sheila Jackson Lee	86.0	34,514
		Richard Johnson	14.0	5,604

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 40,118
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Republican primary

Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 18

Ava Pate (R) advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 18 on March 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Ava Pate	100.0	7,634

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Previous election results

2016

See also: Texas' 18th Congressional District election, 2016

Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Democratic. Incumbent Sheila Jackson Lee (D) defeated Lori Bartley (R) and Thomas Kleven (G) in the general election on November 8, 2016. Bartley defeated Reggie Gonzales in the Republican primary runoff on May 24, 2016. Prior to that, Bartley and Gonzales defeated Sharon Joy Fisher and Ava Pate in the Republican primary on March 1, 2016, to advance to the runoff election.

U.S. House, Texas District 18 General Election, 2016

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Sheila Jackson Lee Incumbent	73.5%	150,157
	Republican	Lori Bartley	23.6%	48,306
	Green	Thomas Kleven	2.9%	5,845
Total Votes				204,308
Source: Texas Secretary of State

U.S. House, Texas District 18 Republican Primary, 2016

Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Lori Bartley	33.7%	5,691
Reggie Gonzales	33.1%	5,587
Sharon Joy Fisher	26.1%	4,414
Ava Pate	7.1%	1,204
Total Votes		16,896
Source: Texas Secretary of State

U.S. House, Texas District 18 Republican Runoff Primary, 2016

Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Lori Bartley	57.6%	1,491
Reggie Gonzales	42.4%	1,096
Total Votes		2,587
Source: Texas Secretary of State

2014

See also: Texas' 18th Congressional District elections, 2014

The 18th Congressional District of Texas held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 4, 2014. Incumbent Sheila Jackson Lee (D) defeated Sean Seibert (R), Remington Alessi (G) and Vince Duncan (I) in the general election.

U.S. House, Texas District 18 General Election, 2014

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Sheila Jackson Lee Incumbent	71.8%	76,097
	Republican	Sean Seibert	24.8%	26,249
	Independent	Vince Duncan	2.2%	2,362
	Green	Remington Alessi	1.2%	1,302
Total Votes				106,010
Source: Texas Secretary of State

2012

See also: Texas' 18th Congressional District elections, 2012

The 18th Congressional District of Texas held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 6, 2012, in which incumbent Sheila Jackson Lee (D) won re-election. She defeated Sean Seibert (R) and Christopher Barber (L) in the general election.

U.S. House, Texas District 18 General Election, 2012

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Sheila Jackson Lee Incumbent	75%	146,223
	Republican	Sean Seibert	22.6%	44,015
	Libertarian	Christopher Barber	2.4%	4,694
Total Votes				194,932
Source: Texas Secretary of State "Official Election Results, 2012 General Election"

2010
On November 2, 2010, Sheila Jackson Lee won re-election to the United States House. She defeated John Faulk (R), Mike Taylor (L) and Charles Meyer (Write-in) in the general election.

U.S. House, Texas District 18 General Election, 2010
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Sheila Jackson Lee incumbent	70.2%	85,108
	Republican	John Faulk	27.3%	33,067
	Libertarian	Mike Taylor	2.6%	3,118
	Write-in	Charles Meyer	0%	28
Total Votes				121,321

2008
On November 4, 2008, Sheila Jackson Lee won re-election to the United States House. She defeated John Faulk (R) and Mike Taylor (L) in the general election.

U.S. House, Texas District 18 General Election, 2008
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Sheila Jackson Lee incumbent	77.3%	148,617
	Republican	John Faulk	20.3%	39,095
	Libertarian	Mike Taylor	2.3%	4,486
Total Votes				192,198

2006
On November 7, 2006, Sheila Jackson Lee won re-election to the United States House. She defeated Ahmad Hassan (R) and Patrick Warren (L) in the general election.

U.S. House, Texas District 18 General Election, 2006
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Sheila Jackson Lee incumbent	76.6%	65,936
	Republican	Ahmad Hassan	19.1%	16,448
	Libertarian	Patrick Warren	4.3%	3,667
Total Votes				86,051

2004
On November 2, 2004, Sheila Jackson Lee won re-election to the United States House. She defeated Tom Bazan (I) and Brent Sullivan (L) in the general election.

U.S. House, Texas District 18 General Election, 2004
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Sheila Jackson Lee incumbent	88.9%	136,018
	Independent	Tom Bazan	6.4%	9,787
	Libertarian	Brent Sullivan	4.7%	7,183
Total Votes				152,988

2002
On November 5, 2002, Sheila Jackson Lee won re-election to the United States House. She defeated Phillip Abbott (R) and Brent Sullivan (L) in the general election.

U.S. House, Texas District 18 General Election, 2002
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Sheila Jackson Lee incumbent	76.9%	99,161
	Republican	Phillip Abbott	21.7%	27,980
	Libertarian	Brent Sullivan	1.4%	1,785
Total Votes				128,926

2000
On November 7, 2000, Sheila Jackson Lee won re-election to the United States House. She defeated Bob Levy (R) and Colin Nankervis (L) in the general election.

U.S. House, Texas District 18 General Election, 2000
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Sheila Jackson Lee incumbent	76.5%	131,857
	Republican	Bob Levy	22.2%	38,191
	Libertarian	Colin Nankervis	1.4%	2,330
Total Votes				172,378

1998
On November 3, 1998, Sheila Jackson Lee won re-election to the United States House. She defeated James Galvan (L) in the general election.

U.S. House, Texas District 18 General Election, 1998
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Sheila Jackson Lee incumbent	89.9%	82,091
	Libertarian	James Galvan	10.1%	9,176
Total Votes				91,267

1996
On November 5, 1996, Sheila Jackson Lee won re-election to the United States House. She defeated Larry White (R), Jerry Burley (R), George Young (R) and Mike Lamson (D) in the general election.

U.S. House, Texas District 18 General Election, 1996
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Sheila Jackson Lee incumbent	77.1%	106,111
	Republican	Larry White	10.1%	13,956
	Republican	Jerry Burley	5.7%	7,877
	Republican	George Young	3.9%	5,332
	Democratic	Mike Lamson	3.2%	4,412
Total Votes				137,688

1994
On November 8, 1994, Sheila Jackson Lee won election to the United States House. She defeated Jerry Burley (R), J. Larry Snellings (I) and George Hollenbeck (L) in the general election.

U.S. House, Texas District 18 General Election, 1994
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Sheila Jackson Lee	73.5%	84,790
	Republican	Jerry Burley	24.4%	28,153
	Independent	J. Larry Snellings	1.1%	1,278
	Libertarian	George Hollenbeck	1%	1,169
Total Votes				115,390

1992
On November 3, 1992, Craig Washington won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Edward Blum (R) and Gregg Lassen (L) in the general election.

U.S. House, Texas District 18 General Election, 1992
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Craig Washington incumbent	64.7%	111,422
	Republican	Edward Blum	32.6%	56,080
	Libertarian	Gregg Lassen	2.7%	4,706
Total Votes				172,208

1990
On November 6, 1990, Craig Washington won re-election to the United States House. He ran unopposed in the general election.

U.S. House, Texas District 18 General Election, 1990
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Craig Washington incumbent	99.6%	54,477
	N/A	Write-in	0.4%	243
Total Votes				54,720

District map

Redistricting

2025-2026

See also: Redistricting in Texas ahead of the 2026 elections

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

On November 18, 2025, a three-judge panel ruled 2-1 to block Texas from using the 2025 map in the 2026 elections, and ordered the state to use the 2021 map. On November 21, 2025, the U.S. Supreme Court temporarily paused the panel's ruling, reinstating the new map pending further Court action. On December 4, 2025, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled the 2025 map could be used for the 2026 elections.

2020-2021

See also: Redistricting in Texas after the 2020 census

After the 2020 census, Texas 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. 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. Gov. Greg Abbott (R) signed the map into law on October 25, 2021. 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.

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:

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."

2020

2024

The 18th Congressional District of Texas, prior to the 2010-2011 redistricting process.

See also: Redistricting in Texas after the 2010 census

Following the 2010 United States Census, Texas gained four congressional seats. Texas' final congressional redistricting plan was approved by the Texas Legislature and signed by Gov. Rick Perry (R) in June 2013.

District analysis

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

See also: FiveThirtyEight's elasticity scores

2026

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+21. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 21 percentage points more Democratic than the national average. This made Texas' 18th the 48th most Democratic district nationally.

2024

Heading into the 2024 elections, based on results from the 2020 and 2016 presidential elections, the Cook Partisan Voter Index for this district was D+23. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 23 percentage points more Democratic than the national average. This made Texas' 18th the 47th most Democratic district nationally.

Daily Kos calculated what the results of the 2020 presidential election in this district would have been following redistricting. Joe Biden (D) would have defeated Donald Trump (R) 73.6%-25.1%.

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 D+23. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 23 percentage points more Democratic than the national average. This made Texas' 18th the 49th most Democratic district nationally.

Daily Kos calculated what the results of the 2020 presidential election in this district would have been following redistricting. Joe Biden (D) would have received 73.6% of the vote in this district and Donald Trump (R) would have received 25.1%.

2018

Heading into the 2018 elections, based on results from the 2016 and 2012 presidential elections, the Cook Partisan Voter Index for this district was D+27. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 27 percentage points more Democratic than the national average. This made Texas' 18th Congressional District the 38th most Democratic nationally.

FiveThirtyEight's September 2018 elasticity score for states and congressional districts measured "how sensitive it is to changes in the national political environment." This district's elasticity score was 1.05. This means that for every 1 point the national political mood moved toward a party, the district was expected to move 1.05 points toward that party.

See also

• Redistricting in Texas
• Texas' 18th Congressional District election, 2024
• Texas' 18th Congressional District election, 2022
• Texas' 18th Congressional District election, 2020
• Texas' 18th Congressional District election, 2018

External links

• GovTrack.us Texas' 18th Congressional District & Map

Footnotes

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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)

Democratic Party (12)

Vacancies (1)