2026 Texas House of Representatives election
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The 2026 Texas House of Representatives election will be held on November 3, 2026 alongside elections for the State Senate. The winners of this election will serve in the 90th Texas Legislature. All 150 seats in the Texas House of Representatives are up for election.
Primary elections will be held on March 3rd, 2026, with runoff primaries taking place, if necessary, on May 26th, 2026.[1]
Partisan background
In the 2024 presidential election in Texas, Republican Donald Trump won 96 districts, while Democrat Kamala Harris won 54 districts. In the aftermath of the 2024 election, Democrats now hold 8 districts in which Trump won, while Republicans hold no districts won by Harris.
Retirements
Republicans
- District 9: Trent Ashby is retiring to run for Texas Senate[2]
- District 15: Steve Toth is retiring.[3][4]
- District 94: Tony Tinderholt is retiring to run for Tarrant County Commissioners Court Precinct 2.[5]
- District 96: David Cook is retiring to run for Texas Senate.[6]
- District 129: Dennis Paul is retiring to run for Texas Senate[7]
Democrats
- District 47: Vikki Goodwin is retiring to run for Lieutenant Governor[8]
Detailed results
District 2
Incumbent Republican Brent Money is running for re-election.[9]
District 12
Incumbent Republican Trey Wharton is running for re-election.[10]
District 13
Incumbent Republican Angelia Orr is running for re-election.[11]
District 14
Incumbent Republican Paul Dyson is running for re-election.[10]
District 38
Incumbent Democrat Erin Gamez is running for re-election.[12]
District 39
Incumbent Democrat Armando Martinez is running for re-election.
District 45
Incumbent Democrat Erin Zwiener is running for re-election.
District 46
Incumbent Democrat Sheryl Cole is running for re-election.
District 47
Incumbent Democrat Vikki Goodwin is retiring to run for Lieutenant Governor.[8]
Democratic primary
Declared
- Pooja Sethi, chair of the Travis County Democratic Party[8]
District 53
Incumbent Republican Wes Virdell is running for re-election.
District 60
Incumbent Republican Mike Olcott is running for re-election.[13]
District 64
Incumbent Republican Andy Hopper is running for re-election.[14]
District 65
Incumbent Republican Mitch Little is running for re-election.
District 74
Incumbent Democrat Eddie Morales is running for re-election[15]
District 94
Incumbent Republican Tony Tinderholt is retiring.[5]
District 129
Incumbent Republican Dennis Paul is retiring to run for the Texas Senate.[7]
References
- ^ "Important Election Dates". www.sos.state.tx.us. Retrieved 2025-07-01.
- ^ TrentAshby.com (2025-06-24). "Ashby announces candidacy for Texas Senate". The Lufkin Daily News. Retrieved 2025-06-24.
- ^ Gailey, Justin (2025-06-23). "Races 2026: HD15 (Toth-R open seat)". Texas Business Roundtable. Retrieved 2025-06-28.
- ^ 2026 Elections, Texas Business Roundtable.
- ^ a b Heinz, Frank (June 4, 2025). "Tinderholt leaves Texas House, will run for Tarrant County Commissioners Court". NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth. Retrieved June 6, 2025.
- ^ Serrano, By Alejandro (2025-06-30). "GOP state Sen. Brian Birdwell says he won't seek reelection". The Texas Tribune. Retrieved 2025-07-01.
- ^ a b Scherer, Jasper (May 8, 2025). "State Rep. Dennis Paul announces bid for Texas Senate with backing from Dan Patrick". The Texas Tribune. Retrieved May 30, 2025.
- ^ a b c Scherer, Jasper (May 20, 2025). "Democratic Rep. Vikki Goodwin announces run for lieutenant governor". The Texas Tribune. Retrieved May 28, 2025.
- ^ Garcia, Michael (24 June 2025). "State Rep. Brent Money announces run for re-election in Texas House District 2". KETK. Retrieved 30 June 2025.
- ^ a b Oliver, Bill (2025-06-09). "Two More Brazos County Members Of The Texas Legislature Announce Reelection Plans". WTAW | 1620AM & 94.5FM. Retrieved 2025-07-01.
- ^ "Conservative Angelia Orr Launches Reelection Campaign". Angelia Orr. Retrieved 2025-07-01.
- ^ "Erin Gamez announces re-election for Texas House District 38". KVEO-TV (in Mexican Spanish). 2025-06-10. Archived from the original on 2025-06-11. Retrieved 2025-07-01.
- ^ "Olcott announces re-election bid". The Community News. 2025-06-26. Retrieved 2025-07-01.
- ^ Pearce, Micah (2025-06-24). "State Rep. Hopper announces re-election campaign". Cross Timbers Gazette | Southern Denton County | Flower Mound | News. Retrieved 2025-07-01.
- ^ Leader, EP News (2025-06-11). "Rep. Eddie Morales Jr. Announces Re-Election Bid for Texas House District 74". EP News Leader. Retrieved 2025-07-01.