2026 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas


The 2026 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas will be held on November 3, 2026, to elect the thirty-eight U.S. representatives from the State of Texas, one from all thirty-eight of the state's congressional districts. The elections will coincide with other elections to the House of Representatives, elections to the United States Senate, and various state and local elections. The primary elections will take place on March 3, 2026, and in races where no candidate receives over 50% in a primary, runoff elections will take place on May 26.

Redistricting

On July 9, 2025, the Texas state government announced that during a planned special session on July 21 of this year, it would tackle mid-decade redistricting. This had been pushed privately by the White House to help Republicans keep control of the House in 2026 and critics have labeled it a gerrymander.
On August 20, 2025, the Texas House passed congressional maps that would target five Democratic-held seats. The vote was 88–52, a party-line vote. The new map changes the territory of Democratic representatives Marc Veasey, Vicente Gonzalez, Lloyd Doggett, Julie Johnson, and Al Green. On August 23, 2025, the Texas Senate passed the map with a vote 18–8. Governor Greg Abbott has signed the map into law, and therefore will be the active map used in the 2026 House elections in Texas.
On November 18, 2025, a federal court blocked Texas from using its newly drawn congressional map in next year's midterms, ruling that the map is likely an unconstitutional "racial gerrymander". Three days later on November 21, Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito granted the request by the state to pause the court's ruling that reverts the election back to using the maps drawn in 2021 until the full Supreme Court of the United States could make a decision. On December 4, the Supreme Court ruled that Texas can use the new map in the 2026 midterm elections, striking down the lower courts ruling.

District 1

The 1st district encompasses Tyler, Longview, and Texarkana. The incumbent is Republican Nathaniel Moran, who was re-elected unopposed in 2024.

Republican primary

Declared

Withdrawn

Democratic primary

Declared

Third-party candidates and Independents

Filed paperwork

  • Sonia Canchola
  • Michael Morton

District 2

The 2nd district encompasses The Woodlands, Spring, Kingwood, Humble, and Atascocita. The incumbent is Republican Dan Crenshaw, who was re-elected with 65.7% of the vote in 2024.

Republican primary

Declared

Withdrawn

Declined

  • Jameson Ellis, marketing executive and candidate for this district in 2022 and 2024

Democratic primary

Declared

  • Shaun Finnie, investment banker

District 3

The 3rd district encompasses much of Collin County and Hunt County. The incumbent is Republican Keith Self, who was re-elected with 62.5% of the vote in 2024.

Republican primary

Declared

Democratic primary

Declared

  • Evan Hunt, retired Air Force lieutenant colonel

Withdrawn

  • Jordan Wheatley, behavior health technician

Fundraising

Italics indicate a withdrawn candidate

District 4

The 4th district encompasses counties along the Red River, as well as some sections of the suburban and exurban DFW Metroplex. The incumbent is Republican Pat Fallon, who was re-elected with 68.4% of the vote in 2024.

Republican primary

Declared

  • Pat Fallon, incumbent U.S. representative
  • Don Horn, farmer and candidate for this seat in 2024

Democratic primary

Declared

  • Jason Pearce, construction project manager
  • Andrew Rubell, teacher

District 5

The 5th district encompasses Mesquite, Anderson, Cherokee, Henderson, Van Zandt, and Kaufman. The incumbent is Republican Lance Gooden, who was re-elected with 64.1% of the vote in 2024.

Republican primary

Declared

  • Travis Edwards, teacher
  • Lance Gooden, incumbent U.S. representative

Withdrawn

  • James Ussery, telecom technician ''''

Democratic primary

Declared

  • Chelsey Hockett, stay-at-home mom
  • Forrest Lumpkin, aerospace engineer
  • Ruth Torres, HR consultant and nominee for this district in 2024

Independents

Filed paperwork

  • Deadra Marsh-Foy

District 6

The 6th district encompasses Ellis County and Palestine. The incumbent is Republican Jake Ellzey, who was re-elected with 66.4% of the vote in 2024.

Republican primary

Declared

  • James Buford, pastor and carpenter
  • Jake Ellzey, incumbent U.S. representative
  • Brian Stahl, Covington city councilman

Democratic primary

Declared

  • Danny Minton, sales representative

District 7

The 7th district encompasses the suburbs of Houston such as Gulfton and Alief. The incumbent is Democrat Lizzie Fletcher, who was re-elected with 61.2% of the vote in 2024.

Democratic primary

Declared

Republican primary

Declared

  • Tina Blum Cohen, furniture company owner and candidate for this district in 2022 and 2024
  • Alexander Hale, consultant
  • Alexander Kalai, CFO of Amerafex
  • Erin Montgomery, funeral director

District 8

The 8th district includes northern suburbs and exurbs of Houston such as Conroe and Willis. The incumbent is Republican Morgan Luttrell, who was elected with 68.2% of the vote in 2024.

Republican primary

Declared

  • Jay Fondren, nonprofit official
  • Brett Jensen, businessman
  • Stephen Long
  • Jessica Steinmann, attorney
  • Nick Tran, businessman
  • Deddrick Wilmer, mortage broker ''''

Declined

Democratic primary

Declared

  • Keith Coleman, retired USMC officer
  • Laura Jones, former chair of the San Jacinto County Democratic Party and nominee for this district in 2022 and 2024

District 9

The 9th district encompasses the southern Houston suburbs such as Missouri City. Prior to redistricting, the incumbent was Democrat Al Green; however, Green was drawn out of the 9th district and into the 18th.

Democratic primary

Declared

Republican primary

Declared

Withdrawn

  • Alexandria Butler, businesswoman
  • Mayra Guillén, nonprofit founder and sister of Vanessa Guillén
  • Deddrick Wilmer, mortage broker ''''

Independents

Filed paperwork

  • Roy Morales, retired USAF lieutenant colonel

District 10

The 10th district stretches from northwestern Austin to Bryan–College Station. The incumbent is Republican Michael McCaul, who was re-elected in with 63.6% of the vote in 2024.

Republican primary

Declared

  • Rob Altman, U.S. Army veteran
  • Ben Bius, businessman
  • Rob Brown, pastor '
  • Chris Gober, attorney
  • Brandon Hawbraker, software engineer
  • Jessica Karlsruher, lobbyist '
  • Kara King, mayor of Bee Cave
  • Scott MacLeod, U.S. Army veteran
  • Jenny Garcia Sharon, volunteer caregiver
  • Jeremy Story, minister

Withdrawn

  • Philip Suarez, realtor

Declined

Democratic primary

Declared

  • Dawn Marshall, college professor
  • Bernardo Reyna, veterinary technician
  • Caitlin Rourk, marketing employee ''''

Withdrawn

District 11

The 11th district is based in midwestern Texas, including Lamesa, Midland, Odessa, San Angelo, Granbury, and Brownwood. The incumbent is Republican August Pfluger, who was re-elected unopposed in 2024.

Republican primary

Declared

Democratic primary

Declared

District 12

The 12th district is in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex, and takes in Parker County and western Tarrant County, including parts of Fort Worth and its inner suburbs of North Richland Hills, Saginaw, and Haltom City. The incumbent is Republican Craig Goldman, who was elected with 63.5% of the vote in 2024.

Republican primary

Declared

Democratic primary

Declared

  • Kenneth Morgan-Aguilera, nonprofit executive director and U.S. Army veteran
  • Angela Rodriquez Prilliman, entrepreneur

District 13

The 13th district encompasses most of the Texas Panhandle, containing the cities of Amarillo, Gainesville and Wichita Falls, as well as northern Denton County. The incumbent is Republican Ronny Jackson, who was re-elected unopposed in 2024.

Republican primary

Declared

  • Ronny Jackson, incumbent U.S. representative
  • Chasity Wedgeworth, business owner

Democratic primary

Declared

  • Mark Nair, former Amarillo city councilor

District 14

The 14th district takes in the southern and southeastern region of Greater Houston, including Galveston, Jefferson County and southern Brazoria County. The incumbent is Republican Randy Weber, who was re-elected with 68.7% of the vote in 2024.

Republican primary

Declared

  • Jessica Forgy, preschool teacher
  • Randy Weber, incumbent U.S. representative

Democratic primary

Declared

District 15

The 15th district stretches from western Hidalgo County in the Rio Grande Valley, northward into rural counties in the Greater San Antonio area. The incumbent is Republican Monica De La Cruz, who was re-elected with 57.1% of the vote in 2024.

Republican primary

Declared

Democratic primary

Declared

District 16

The 16th district is entirely within El Paso County, taking in El Paso, Horizon City, and Anthony. The incumbent is Democrat Veronica Escobar, who was re-elected with 59.5% of the vote in 2024.

Democratic primary

Declared

  • Arturo Andujo, College physics graduate
  • Veronica Escobar, incumbent U.S. representative

Republican primary

Declared

  • Manuel Barraza, paralegal
  • Adam Bauman, business owner
  • Hector Cabildo, entrepeneur
  • Raul Castaneda, retiree
  • Marisela Chavez, retiree
  • Deliris Montanez Berrios, U.S. Army veteran
  • Arturo Rios, teacher

District 17

The 17th district covers parts of suburban north Austin stretching to rural central and eastern Texas, including Waco and Lufkin. The incumbent is Republican Pete Sessions, who was re-elected with 66.4% of the vote in 2024.

Republican primary

Declared

Withdrawn

  • Rob Brown, pastor ''''

Democratic primary

Declared

  • Milah Flores, nonprofit professional
  • James Gordon Mitchell, former school board trustee
  • Casey Shepard, attorney

District 18

The 18th district has two incumbents: Democrat Al Green, who was re-elected unopposed in 2024 for the 9th district and Christian Menefee who succeeded Sylvester Turner, who died unexpectedly in March 2025, in a special election runoff held in January 2026.

Democratic primary

Declared

Polling

;Al Green vs. Christian Menefee
Poll sourceDate
administered		Sample
size		Margin
of error		Al
Green		Christian
Menefee		Undecided
Lake Research Partners December 15–21, 2025455 ± 4.6%42%47%9%
Lake Research Partners December 15–21, 2025455 ± 4.6%36%51%11%

Republican Primary

Declared

  • Elizabeth Vences, accountant
  • Ronald Whitfield, landscaping contractor and candidate for this district in 2025

District 19

The 19th district encompasses rural West Texas, taking in Lubbock and Abilene. The incumbent is Republican Jodey Arrington, who was re-elected with 80.7% of the vote in 2024.

Republican primary

Declared

  • James Barbee, business owner
  • Jason Corley, Lubbock County commissioner and candidate for this district in 2016
  • Abraham Enriquez, outreach group founder
  • Donald May, surgeon and candidate for this district in 2014 and 2016
  • Tom Sell, businessman
  • Matt Smith, roofing company owner
  • Ryan Zink, convicted felon, participant in the January 6 United States Capitol attack, and candidate for this district in 2024

Declined

Democratic primary

Declared

District 20

The 20th district encompasses downtown San Antonio. The incumbent is Democrat Joaquin Castro, who was re-elected unopposed in 2024.

Democratic primary

Declared

Republican primary

Declared

  • Edgardo Baez, attorney

Independents

Filed paperwork

  • Anthony Tristan, Democratic candidate for the 27th district in 2022 and 2024

District 21

The 21st district extends from north San Antonio to central and south Austin, taking in rural parts of the Texas Hill Country. The incumbent is Republican Chip Roy, who was elected with 61.9% of the vote in 2024.

Republican primary

Declared

Declined

Democratic primary

Declared

  • Kristin Hook, scientist and nominee for this district in 2024
  • Gary Taylor, teacher
  • Regina Vanburg, psychologist

Independents

District 22

The 22nd district encompasses the south-central Greater Houston metropolitan area, including the southern Houston suburbs of Sugar Land, Pearland, and Webster. The incumbent is Republican Troy Nehls, who was re-elected with 62.1% of the vote in 2024.

Republican primary

Declared

Withdrawn

Declined

Democratic primary

Declared

  • Chris Fernandez, editor
  • Sterling Gadison, engineer
  • Marguette Greene-Scott, Iowa Colony city councilor and nominee for this district in 2024
  • Robert Thomas, aerospace engineer
  • Pearl Vuorinen, healthcare executive

Third-party candidates

Filed paperwork

  • Demile James, HR recruiter

District 23

The 23rd district covers southwestern Texas, including the Big Bend, the southern and western San Antonio suburbs, and the southwestern El Paso suburbs. The incumbent is Republican Tony Gonzales, who was re-elected with 62.3% of the vote in 2024.

Republican primary

Declared

  • Keith Barton, veteran, construction equipment manager
  • Quico Canseco, former U.S. representative and candidate for the 21st district in 2018
  • Tony Gonzales, incumbent U.S representative
  • Brandon Herrera, firearms manufacturer, YouTuber, and candidate for this district in 2024

Withdrawn

Declined

  • Grant Moody, Bexar County commissioner from the 3rd precinct
  • Kyle Sinclair, former vice chair of the Bexar County Republican Party, candidate for the 28th district in 2024 and nominee for the 20th district in 2022 ''''

Democratic primary

Declared

  • Gretel Enck, community organizer and writer
  • Santos Limon, civil engineer and nominee for this district in 2024
  • Katy Padilla Stout, attorney
  • Bruce Richardson, accountant

Independents

Filed paperwork

District 24

The 24th district encompasses the suburbs north of Fort Worth and Dallas, including Grapevine, Bedford, and Park Cities. Due to redistricting, the district has two incumbents, Republican Beth Van Duyne, who was re-elected with 60.3% of the vote in 2024, and Democrat Julie Johnson, who was elected with 61.9% of the vote in 2024.

Republican primary

Declared

Democratic primary

Declared

  • Jon Buchwald, entrepreneur
  • Kevin Burge, IT security specialist
  • TJ Ware, entrepreneur

Declined

District 25

The 25th district runs from Arlington out to rural exurbs of southern Fort Worth such as Granbury. Due to redistricting, the district has two incumbents, Republican Roger Williams, who was re-elected unopposed in 2024, and Democrat Marc Veasey, who was re-elected with 68.7% of the vote in 2024.

Republican primary

Declared

Democratic primary

Declared

Declined

District 26

The 26th district is based in the northern portion of the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex, centering on eastern Denton County and including Cooke County and parts of Wise County. The incumbent is Republican Brandon Gill, who was elected with 62.1% of the vote in 2024.

Republican primary

Declared

  • Robert Chick, managing director
  • Brandon Gill, incumbent U.S. representative

Democratic primary

Declared

  • Ernest Lineberger, industrial engineer and nominee for this district in 2024
  • Steven Shook, nurse practitioner

Libertarian convention

Declared

  • Phil Gray, perennial candidate

District 27

The 27th district stretches across the Coastal Bend, from Corpus Christi up to Bay City. The incumbent is Republican Michael Cloud, who was re-elected with 66.0% of the vote in 2024.

Republican primary

Declared

Democratic primary

Declared

  • Eustaquio Castro-Mendoza, U.S. Navy veteran
  • Tanya Lloyd, teacher and nominee for this district in 2024
  • Wayne Raasch, teacher and candidate for the 22nd district in 2024

Third parties and independents

Declared

District 28

The 28th district is based in the Laredo area and stretches north of the Rio Grande Valley into east San Antonio. The incumbent is Democrat Henry Cuellar, who was re-elected with 52.8% of the vote in 2024.

Democratic primary

Declared

  • Henry Cuellar, incumbent U.S. representative
  • Andrew Vantine, businessman
  • Ricardo Villarreal, physician and candidate for the 21st district in 2022

Republican primary

Declared

Withdrawn

  • Josh Cortez, former advisor to U.S. representative Monica De La Cruz '
  • Mayra Flores, former U.S. representative from the 34th district '
  • Jay Furman, physician and nominee for this district in 2024

Libertarian convention

District 29

The 29th district encompasses parts of northern and southeastern Houston, taking in the heavily Latino areas of the city. The incumbent is Democrat Sylvia Garcia, who was re-elected with 65.2% of the vote in 2024.

Democratic primary

Declared

Republican primary

Declared

  • Martha Fierro, director

District 30

The 30th district encompasses Downtown Dallas as well as South Dallas. Prior to redistricting, the incumbent was Democrat Jasmine Crockett; however, Crockett was drawn out of the 30th district and into the 33rd.

Democratic primary

Declared

Declined

  • Jasmine Crockett, incumbent U.S. representative from the 30th district
  • Marc Veasey, incumbent U.S. representative from the 25th district '' ''

Republican primary

Declared

  • Sholdon Daniels, attorney
  • Gregor Heise, veteran
  • Everett Jackson, business owner
  • Nils Walker, IT project coordinator

Independents

Filed paperwork

  • Oxford Nordberg, entrepreneur

District 31

The 31st district encompasses the exurbs of Austin to Temple, including parts of Williamson and Bell counties. The incumbent is Republican John Carter, who was re-elected with 64.5% of the vote in 2024.

Republican primary

Declared

Democratic primary

Declared

  • Justin Early, cybersecurity architect
  • Stuart Whitlow, attorney and nominee for this district in 2024

Withdrawn

  • Caitlin Rourk, marketing employee ''''

Green Party

Filed paperwork

  • Greg Stoker, journalist, podcaster, anti-war activist and former Army Ranger

District 32

The 32nd district covers northern and eastern Dallas and its inner northern suburbs. Prior to redistricting, the incumbent was Democrat Julie Johnson; however, Johnson was drawn out of the 32nd district and into the 24th.

Democratic primary

Filed paperwork

  • Dan Barrios, Richardson city councilor
  • Anthony Bridges, EMT

Withdrawn

Declined

  • Julie Johnson, incumbent U.S. representative from the 24th district
  • Marc Veasey, incumbent U.S. representative from the 25th district ''''

Republican primary

Declared

Withdrawn

  • Tobey Pearson

Declined

Polling

Poll sourceDate
administered		Sample
size		Margin
of error		Ryan
Binkley		Darrell
Day		Katrina
Pierson		Will
Douglas		Undecided
Stratus Intellegence September 24–26, 2025411 –4%9%15%5%68%

Independents

Filed paperwork

  • Charles Harper

District 33

The 33rd district is in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex, encompassing Downtown Fort Worth, western Dallas, and parts of Grand Prairie, Irving, Carrollton, and Farmers Branch. Prior to redistricting, the incumbent was Democrat Marc Veasey. However, Veasey was drawn out of the 33rd district and into the 25th. The new incumbent is Democrat Jasmine Crockett, who was elected with 84.9% of the vote in 2024, in her previous District 30.

Democratic primary

Declared

Declined

Republican primary

Declared

  • Patrick Gillepsie, customs broker
  • Payton Jackson, credit specialist
  • Monton Mitchell, physician
  • Kurt Schwab, marketing consultant
  • John Sims, entrepreneur

District 34

The 34th district stretches from McAllen and Brownsville in the Rio Grande Valley, northward along the Gulf Coast. The incumbent is Democrat Vicente Gonzalez, who was re-elected with 51.3% of the vote in 2024.

Democratic primary

Declared

Republican primary

Declared

  • Keith Allen, retail manager
  • Luis Buentello, lobbyist
  • Eric Flores, former federal prosecutor and son of former state representative Ismael Flores
  • Mayra Flores, former U.S. representative
  • Gregory Kunkle, musician and candidate for this district in 2022 and 2024

Withdrawn

  • Fred Hinojosa, activist and brother of state senator Adam Hinojosa '
  • Scott Mandel, businessman and candidate for the 27th district in 2024 '
  • Jay Nagy, engineer ''''

Libertarian convention

  • Chris Royal, independent candidate for this seat in 2020 and 2022, and withdrawn independent candidate for this seat in 2024.

Green convention

  • Eddie Espinoza, teacher and candidate for railroad commission in 2024

District 35

The 35th district connects eastern San Antonio to southeastern Austin, through the I-35 corridor. Prior to redistricting, the incumbent was Democrat Greg Casar; however, Casar was drawn out of the 35th district and into the 37th. On August 25, 2025, Greg Casar announced he would not seek re-election to this district instead run for new 37th district due to Republicans' gerrymandering in Texas.

Democratic primary

Declared

Declined

Republican primary

Declared

  • Randall Adams, car dealership owner
  • Josh Cortez, former advisor to U.S. representative Monica De La Cruz '
  • Carlos De La Cruz, gym owner and brother of U.S. representative Monica De La Cruz
  • Mark Eberwine, home inspector
  • Jay Furman, physician and nominee for the 28th district in 2024 '
  • Vanessa Hicks-Callaway
  • Ryan Krause, executive coach
  • Larry LaRose, veteran
  • Rod Lindsch, retired pilot
  • John Lujan, state representative from the 118th district
  • Steven Wright, retired deputy sheriff and nominee for this district in 2024

Withdrawn

Declined

District 36

The 36th district encompasses parts of Southeast Texas, including the Clear Lake region. The incumbent is Republican Brian Babin, who was re-elected with 69.4% of the vote in 2024.

Republican primary

Declared

  • Brian Babin, incumbent U.S. representative
  • Jonathan Mitchell, pipeline worker and candidate for this district in 2024

Democratic primary

Declared

  • Rhonda Hart, homemaker and nominee for the 14th district in 2024
  • Doug Rogers, accountant

District 37

The 37th district is based in Austin and its suburbs, including Wells Branch and Steiner Ranch. The incumbent is Democrat Lloyd Doggett, who was re-elected with 75.9% of the vote in 2024. On August 21, 2025, Doggett announced that he would not seek re-election due to mid-decade redistricting, and fellow Democratic Rep. Greg Casar being moved into the 37th district. On August 25, 2025, Casar announced his bid for re-election from this district.

Democratic primary

Declared

  • Greg Casar, incumbent U.S. representative
  • Esther Fleharty, program manager

Withdrawn

Declined

Republican primary

Declared

  • Ge'Neill Gary, former Albany city councilwoman
  • Janet Malzahn, attorney
  • Lauren Peña, paralegal

District 38

The 38th district is based in the north and northwest Harris County Houston suburbs such as Jersey Village, Cypress, Tomball, Katy, and Klein. The incumbent is Republican Wesley Hunt, who was re-elected with 62.9% of the vote in 2024.

Republican primary

Declared

Declined

Democratic primary

Declared

Independents and third-party candidates

Filed paperwork

  • Alex McMenemy
  • William Taggart, engineer and author