2026 Texas House of Representatives election

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2026 Texas House of Representatives election
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  2024
November 3, 2026
2028 

All 150 seats in the Texas House of Representatives
76 seats needed for a majority
  Dustin Burrows (2).png Gene Wu 2.jpg
Leader Dustin Burrows Gene Wu
Party Republican Democratic
Leader sinceJanuary 14, 2025January 14, 2025
Leader's seat83rd–Lubbock 137th–Houston
Last election88 seats, 56.34%62 seats, 43.07%
Current seats8862
Seats neededSteady2.svgIncrease2.svg 14

2026 Texas State House election.svg
     Republican incumbent     Republican incumbent retiring
     Democratic incumbent     Democratic incumbent retiring

Incumbent Speaker

Dustin Burrows
Republican



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.

Contents

Primary elections will be held on March 3, 2026, with runoff primaries taking place, if necessary, on May 26, 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.

2024 Presidential data by House district:
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Trump
40-50%
50-60%
60-70%
70-80%
80-90%
Harris
40-50%
50-60%
60-70%
70-80% 2024 TX Pres by State House district.svg
2024 Presidential data by House district:
  Trump
  •   40–50%
  •   50–60%
  •   60–70%
  •   70–80%
  •   80–90%
  Harris
  •   40–50%
  •   50–60%
  •   60–70%
  •   70–80%

This lists the 8 districts in which Donald Trump won in 2024 that are represented by Democrats:

DistrictTrump margin of
victory in 2024
IncumbentPartyFirst
elected
Incumbent margin
of victory in 2024
35th district R+6.9 Oscar Longoria Democratic 2012 D+100 [a]
36th district R+5.7 Sergio Muñoz Democratic 2010 D+100 [a]
39th district R+2.4 Armando Martinez Democratic 2004 D+21.8
40th district R+0.03 Terry Canales Democratic 2012 D+100 [a]
41st district R+1.6 Roberto Guerra (retiring)Democratic 2010 D+6.9
42nd district R+0.5 Richard Raymond Democratic 1992
1998 (defeated)
2000
D+100 [a]
74th district R+14.67 Eddie Morales Democratic 2020 D+3.3
144th district R+2.9 Mary Ann Perez Democratic 2016 D+100 [a]

This marks the first election since 1994, the last time a Democrat won statewide election, that Democratic candidates have contested every single House race. [2]

Retirements

Summary

14 Republicans and 7 Democrats have announced that they are retiring. 7 Republicans and 4 Democrats have announced they are running for another office.

Republicans

  1. District 1: Gary VanDeaver is retiring. [3]
  2. District 9: Trent Ashby is retiring to run for Texas Senate [4]
  3. District 15: Steve Toth is retiring to run for U.S. Congress 2nd District. [5] [6] [7]
  4. District 21: Dade Phelan is retiring [8]
  5. District 71: Stan Lambert is retiring [9]
  6. District 86: John Smithee is retiring. [10]
  7. District 93: Nate Schatzline is retiring [11]
  8. District 94: Tony Tinderholt is retiring to run for Tarrant County Commissioners Court Precinct 2. [12]
  9. District 96: David Cook is retiring to run for Texas Senate. [13]
  10. District 98: Giovanni Capriglione is retiring. [14]
  11. District 118: John Lujan is retiring to run for U.S. Congress 35th District [15]
  12. District 126: Sam Harless is retiring. [16]
  13. District 128: Briscoe Cain is retiring to run for U.S. Congress 9th District [17]
  14. District 129: Dennis Paul is retiring to run for Texas Senate [18]

Democrats

  1. District 41: Robert Guerra is retiring. [19]
  2. District 47: Vikki Goodwin is retiring to run for Lieutenant Governor [20]
  3. District 49: Gina Hinojosa is retiring to run for Governor. [21]
  4. District 50: James Talarico is retiring to run for US Senate. [22]
  5. District 125: Ray Lopez is retiring. [23]
  6. District 131: Alma Allen is retiring. [24]
  7. District 135: Jon Rosenthal is retiring to run for Texas Railroad Commissioner. [25]

Detailed results

Results according to the Texas Secretary of State. [26] Precinct results compiled by the Texas Legislative Council. [27]

District 1District 2District 3District 4District 5District 6District 7District 8District 9District 10District 11District 12District 13District 14District 15District 16District 17District 18District 19District 20District 21District 22District 23District 24District 25District 26District 27District 28District 29District 30District 31District 32District 33District 34District 35District 36District 37District 38District 39District 40District 41District 42District 43District 44District 45District 46District 47District 48District 49District 50District 51District 52District 53District 54District 55District 56District 57District 58District 59District 60District 61District 62District 63District 64District 65District 66District 67District 68District 69District 70District 71District 72District 73District 74District 75District 76District 77District 78District 79District 80District 81District 82District 83District 84District 85District 86District 87District 88District 89District 90District 91District 92District 93District 94District 95District 96District 97District 98District 99District 100District 101District 102District 103District 104District 105District 106District 107District 108District 109District 110District 111District 112District 113District 114District 115District 116District 117District 118District 119District 120District 121District 122District 123District 124District 125District 126District 127District 128District 129District 130District 131District 132District 133District 134District 135District 136District 137District 138District 139District 140District 141District 142District 143District 144District 145District 146District 147District 148District 149District 150

District 1

Incumbent Republican Gary VanDeaver is retiring. [3] On October 11, 2025, the Texas GOP issued a censure against VanDeaver, but stopped short of implementing newly adopted rules that would have barred VanDeaver from running in the Republican primary. [28]

Republican Primary

Declared

Democratic Primary

Declared

District 2

Incumbent Republican Brent Money is running for re-election. [29] The Democratic candidate is Fatima La'Juan Muse. [29]

District 3

Incumbent Republican Cecil Bell Jr is running for re-election. [29]

Republican Primary

Declared
  • Cecil Bell Jr., incumbent [29]
  • Kristen Plaisance [29]

Democratic Primary

Declared

District 4

Incumbent Republican Keith Bell is running for re-election. [29] The Democratic candidate is Mark A. Moseley [29]

District 5

Incumbent Republican Cole Hefner is running for re-election. [29]

Republican Primary

Declared
  • Dewey Collier [29]
  • Cole Hefner, incumbent [29]
  • Steven R. Laxton [29]

Democratic Primary

Declared

District 6

Incumbent Republican Daniel Alders is running for re-election. [29] The Democratic candidate is Lorenzo Johnson [29]

District 7

Incumbent Republican Jay Dean is running for re-election. [30]

Republican Primary

Declared

Democratic Primary

Declared

District 8

Incumbent Republican Cody Harris is running for re-election. [31]

Republican Primary

Declared
  • Cody Harris, incumbent [31]
  • Daniel Hunt [32]

Democratic Primary

Declared

Endorsements

District 9

Incumbent Republican Trent Ashby is retiring to run for Texas Senate, to replace retiring Senator Robert Nichols. [4]

Republican Primary

Declared
  • Paulette Carson [29]
  • Rocky Thigpen [33]

Democratic Primary

Declared

District 10

Incumbent Republican Brian Harrison is running for re-election. [34]

Republican Primary

Declared
  • Matt Authier [29]
  • Jon Garrett [35]
  • Brian Harrison, incumbent [34]

Democratic Primary

Declared

District 11

Incumbent Republican Joanne Shofner is running for re-election. [29] The Democratic candidate is Roxanne Lathan. [36]

District 12

Incumbent Republican Trey Wharton is running for re-election. [37] The Democratic candidate is Andie Ho. [36]

District 13

Incumbent Republican Angelia Orr is running for re-election. [38] On October 11, 2025, the Texas GOP issued a censure against Orr, but stopped short of implementing newly adopted rules that would have barred Orr from running in the Republican primary. [28]

Republican Primary

Declared
  • Angelia Orr, incumbent [36]
  • Kathaleen "Kat" Wall [36]

Democratic Primary

Declared

District 14

Incumbent Republican Paul Dyson is running for re-election. [37]

Democratic Primary

Declared

  • Janet Tycelia Dudding [36]
  • David Kessler [36]

District 15

Incumbent Republican Steve Toth is retiring to run for the U.S. House of Representatives. [5]

Republican primary

Declared

Democratic Primary

Declared
  • Moniqua' S. Scott [36]

District 16

Incumbent Republican Will Metcalf is running for re-election. [29]

Republican primary

Declared
  • Jon Bouche [36]
  • Will Metcalf, incumbent [36]

Democratic primary

Declared

District 17

Incumbent Republican Stan Gerdes is running for re-election. [29]

Republican primary

Declared
  • Stan Gerdes, incumbent [36]
  • Tom Glass [36]

Democratic primary

Declared
  • Frank Gomez, III [36]
  • Mary Elizabeth Klenz [36]
  • Robert Salter [36]

District 18

Incumbent Republican Janis Holt is running for re-election. [40] The Democratic candidate is Valorie Barton. [36]

District 19

Incumbent Republican Ellen Troxclair is running for re-election. [29]

Republican primary

Declared
  • George Cambanis [36]
  • Ellen Troxclair, incumbent [36]

Democratic primary

Declared

District 20

Incumbent Republican Terry Wilson he is running for re-election. [29] The Democratic candidate is Matthias-Jonah Early. [36]

District 21

Incumbent Republican Dade Phelan is retiring. [8] On October 11, 2025, the Texas GOP issued a censure against Phelan, but stopped short of implementing newly adopted rules that would have barred Phelan from running in the Republican primary. [28]

Republican Primary

Declared
  • Dr. Ray Callas, anesthesiologist [41]

Democratic primary

Declared
  • Jacqueline "Jacky" Hernandez [36]

District 22

Incumbent Democrat Christian Manuel is running for re-election unopposed. [42] [29]

District 23

Incumbent Republican Terri Leo-Wilson is running for re-election. [29]

Republican Primary

Declared
  • Nathan Watkins [36]
  • Terri Leo-Wilson, incumbent [36]

Democratic Primary

Declared

District 24

Incumbent Republican Greg Bonnen is running for re-election. [43] The Democratic candidate is Frank N. Carr. [36]

District 25

Incumbent Republican Cody Vasut is running for re-election. [29]

Democratic Primary

Declared

District 26

Incumbent Republican Matt Morgan is running for re-election. [29]

Democratic Primary

Declared
  • Daniel Lee [36]
  • Elizabeth "Liz" Markowitz [36]

District 27

Incumbent Democrat Ron Reynolds is running for re-election. [29]

Democratic Primary

Declared
  • Paul Prevot [36]
  • Ron Reynolds, incumbent [36]

Republican Primary

Declared

District 28

Incumbent Republican Gary Gates is running for re-election. [29]

Democratic Primary

Declared
  • Sandy Ibanez [36]
  • Kristyna Payton Loundy [36]

District 29

Incumbent Republican Jeff Barry is running for re-election. [43] The Democratic candidate is Karen Reeder. [36]

District 30

Incumbent Republican AJ Louderback is running for re-election. [36]

Democratic Primary

Declared

District 31

Incumbent Republican Ryan Guillen is running for re-election. The Democratic candidate is Jennifer "JJ" Dominguez. [36]

District 32

Incumbent Republican Todd Hunter is running for re-election. [43] The Democratic candidate is Gabriel Lazano Marroquin. [36]

District 33

Incumbent Republican Katrina Pierson is running for re-election. The Democratic candidate is Orlando Lopez. [2]

District 34

Incumbent Republican Denise Villalobos is running for re-election. [43] The Democratic candidate is Stephanie Guerrero Saenz. [36]

District 35

Incumbent Democrat Oscar Longoria is running for re-election. [44] The Republican candidate is Oscar Rosa. [36]

District 36

Incumbent Democrat Sergio Muñoz is running for re-election unopposed. [29]

District 37

Incumbent Republican Janie Lopez is running for re-election.

Republican Primary

Declared
  • Janie Lopez, incumbent [36]
  • Kristin Luckey [36]

Democratic Primary

Declared
  • Esmeralda "Esmi" Cantu-Castle [36]
  • Stephany Bauer [36]
  • Oziel "Ozzie" Ochoa, Jr. [36]

District 38

Incumbent Democrat Erin Gamez is running for re-election. [45] The Republican candidate is Laura E. Cisneros. [36]

District 39

Incumbent Democrat Armando Martinez is running for re-election unopposed. [43] [29]

District 40

Incumbent Democrat Terry Canales is running for re-election. [46]

Republican Primary

Declared
  • Celeste Cabrera-Huff [36]
  • Vangela Churchill [36]
  • Nehemias "Memo" Gomez [36]

District 41

Incumbent Democrat Robert Guerra has announced he is retiring. [19]

Democratic Primary

Declared

Republican Primary

Declared
  • Gary Groves [36]
  • Sarah Sagredo-Hammond [36]
  • Sergio Sanchez [48]

District 42

Incumbent Democrat Richard Raymond is running for re-election. The Republican candidate is Teresa Johnson-Hernandez. [36]

District 43

Incumbent Republican José Manuel Lozano is running for re-election. The Democratic candidate is Jeffrey T. Jackson. [36]

District 44

Incumbent Republican Alan Schoolcraft is running for re-election.

Republican Primary

Declared
  • Gabriel Ortiz [36]
  • Alan Schoolcraft, incumbent [36]

District 45

Incumbent Democrat Erin Zwiener is running for re-election. The Republican candidate is Tennyson G. Moreno. [36]

District 46

Incumbent Democrat Sheryl Cole is running for re-election unopposed. [36]

District 47

Incumbent Democrat Vikki Goodwin is retiring to run for Lieutenant Governor. [20]

Democratic primary

Candidates

Republican Primary

Declared
  • Jennifer Mushtaler [36]

District 48

Incumbent Democrat Donna Howard is running for re-election. The Republican candidate is Anthony Gupta. [36]

District 49

Incumbent Democrat Gina Hinojosa is retiring to run for Governor. [21]

Democratic primary

Declared
Withdrawn

Independent and third party

Endorsements
Montserrat Garibay

U.S. representatives

State legislators

District 50

Incumbent Democrat James Talarico is retiring to run for US Senate. [22]

Democratic primary

Declared
  • Nathan Boynton [36]
  • John Hash [36]
  • Jeremy Hendricks, labor organizer [52]
  • Kate Lincoln-Goldfinch, immigration attorney [53]
  • Samantha Lopez Resendez, chief of staff to Rep. Donna Howard [52]
  • William Rannefeld [36]
Endorsements
Jeremy Hendricks

U.S. representatives

State legislators

Local officials

District 51

Incumbent Democrat Lulu Flores is running for re-election. The Republican candidate is Jessica Martinez. [36]

District 52

Incumbent Republican Caroline Harris Davila is running for re-election.

Republican primary

Declared
  • Caroline Harris Davila, incumbent [36]
  • Blayre Peña [36]

Democratic primary

Declared

District 53

Incumbent Republican Wes Virdell is running for re-election. [43] The Democratic candidate is Kathryn Hartmann. [36]

District 54

Incumbent Republican Brad Buckley is running for re-election. The Democratic candidate is Dawn Richardson. [36]

District 55

Incumbent Republican Hillary Hickland is running for re-election. [43] The Democratic candidate is Amelia Rabroker. [36]

District 56

Incumbent Republican Pat Curry is running for re-election.

Republican primary

Declared
  • Pat Curry, incumbent [36]
  • Ralph Patterson [36]

Democratic primary

Declared
  • Janessa Givens [36]
  • Ashley Bean Thornton [36]

District 57

Incumbent Republican Richard Hayes is running for re-election. The Democratic candidate is Ray Smith. [36]

District 58

Incumbent Republican Helen Kerwin is running for re-election.

Republican primary

Declared
  • Hellen Kerwin, incumbent [36]
  • Mary Louise Wells [36]

Democratic primary

Declared

District 59

Incumbent Republican Shelby Slawson is running for re-election. [36]

Democratic primary

Declared

District 60

Incumbent Republican Mike Olcott is running for re-election. [54]

Republican primary

Declared
  • Amy Fennell [36]
  • Mike Olcott, incumbent

Democratic primary

Declared

District 61

Incumbent Republican Keresa Richardson is running for re-election.

Republican primary

Declared

Democratic primary

Declared
  • Brittany Black [36]
  • Jackie Bescherer [36]

District 62

Incumbent Republican Shelley Luther is running for re-election. The Democratic candidate is Catherine Thorne. [36]

District 63

Incumbent Republican Ben Bumgarner is running for re-election. [55] The Democratic candidate is Denise Wooten. [36]

District 64

Incumbent Republican Andy Hopper is running for re-election. [56]

Republican primary

Declared
  • Andy Hopper, incumbent
  • Lisa McEntire, realtor [57]

Democratic primary

Declared

District 65

Incumbent Republican Mitch Little is running for re-election. The Democratic candidate is Detrick Beburr. [36]

District 66

Incumbent Republican Matt Shaheen is running for re-election. The Democratic candidate is Sandeep Srivastava. [36]

District 67

Incumbent Republican Jeff Leach is running for re-election. [58]

Republican primary

Declared
  • Jeff Leach, incumbent
  • Matt Thorsen [36]
Endorsements

Democratic primary

Declared

District 68

Incumbent Republican David Spiller is running for re-election. The Democratic candidate is Jasmine Henderson. [36]

District 69

Incumbent Republican James Frank is running for re-election. The Democratic candidate is Leilani Barnett. [36]

District 70

Incumbent Democrat Mihaela Plesa is running for re-election. [36]

Republican primary

Declared
  • George Flint [36]
  • Jack Ryan Gallagher [36]
  • Michael Hewitt [36]

District 71

Incumbent Republican Stan Lambert is retiring. [9] On October 11, 2025, the Texas GOP issued a censure against Lambert, but stopped short of implementing newly adopted rules that would have barred Lambert from running in the Republican primary. [28]

Republican primary

Declared
  • Liz Case, rancher [59]
  • Chance Ferguson [36]
  • Jay Hardaway, former Abilene city councilmember [59]
  • Joshua Ohlemacher, businessman [59]
Withdrawn

Democratic primary

Candidates
  • Chance Ferguson [36]

District 72

Incumbent Republican Drew Darby is running for re-election. The Democratic candidate is Shiloh Salazar. [36]

District 73

Incumbent Republican Carrie Isaac is running for re-election. The Democratic candidate is Merrie Fox. [36]

District 74

Incumbent Democrat Eddie Morales is running for re-election. [61]

Republican primary

Declared

District 75

Incumbent Democrat Mary González is running for re-election unopposed. [36]

District 76

Incumbent Democrat Suleman Lalani is running for re-election.

Democratic primary

Declared
  • Marie Asher Baptiste [36]
  • Suleman Lalani, incumbent [36]

Republican primary

Declared
  • Christian Amuta [36]
  • Linda Howell [36]
  • Lea C.S. Simmons [36]

District 77

Incumbent Democrat Vincent Perez is running for re-election. The Republican candidate is Humberto Perez. [36]

District 78

Incumbent Democrat Joe Moody is running for re-election.

Democratic primary

Declared
  • Joe Moody, incumbent [62]
  • Alexander Pacheco-Luquis [62]

District 79

Incumbent Democrat Claudia Ordaz is running for re-election. [36] The Republican candidate is Jesus Romero. [62]

District 80

Incumbent Republican Don McLaughlin is running for re-election. [43]

Democratic primary

Declared
  • Cecilia Castellano [29]
  • Julie Hilberg. [29]

District 81

Incumbent Republican Brooks Landgraf is running for re-election. The Democratic candidate is Ceasar Sanchez. [36]

District 82

Incumbent Republican Tom Craddick is running for re-election for a 30th term. [63] The Democratic candidate is Cathy Broadrick. [36]

Endorsements

District 83

Incumbent Republican Dustin Burrows is running for re-election. [36] The Democratic candidate is Malik Williams. [65]

Endorsements

District 84

Incumbent Republican Carl Tepper is running for re-election. [36] The Democratic candidate is Maggie Durham [68]

District 85

Incumbent Republican Stan Kitzman is running for re-election.

Republican primary

Declared
  • Dennis "Goose" Geesaman [36]
  • Stan Kitzman, incumbent [36]

Democratic primary

Declared
  • Lawrence Brandyburg [36]
  • Aaron Westerfield [36]

District 86

Incumbent Republican John T. Smithee is retiring. [10]

Republican primary

Declared

Democratic primary

Declared
  • Cullin Knutson [36]

District 87

Incumbent Republican Caroline Fairly is running for re-election. [70] The Democratic candidate is Diana Loya. [2]

District 88

Incumbent Republican Ken King is running for re-election.

Republican primary

Declared
  • John Browning [36]
  • Ken King, incumbent [36]

Democratic primary

Declared
  • Heather J. Wallace [36]

District 89

Incumbent Republican Candy Noble is running for re-election.

Republican primary

Declared
  • Jeff Forrester [71]
  • Freddie America [36]
  • Candy Noble, incumbent [71]

Democratic primary

Declared
  • Angie Carraway [36]

District 90

Incumbent Democrat Ramon Romero Jr. is running for re-election unopposed. [72]

District 91

Incumbent Republican David Lowe is running for re-election. [43]

Republican primary

Declared
  • David Lowe, incumbent
  • Kyle Morris [72]

Democratic primary

Declared

District 92

Incumbent Democrat Salman Bhojani is running for re-election. [72]

Republican primary

Declared
  • Joseph A. Robinson [72]
  • J.P. Woodruff [36]

District 93

Incumbent Republican Nate Schatzline is retiring. [11]

Republican primary

Democratic primary

District 94

Incumbent Republican Tony Tinderholt is retiring to run for Tarrant County Commissioners Court Precinct 2. [12]

Republican primary

Declared
  • Cheryl Bean [72]
  • Michael Daughenbaugh [72]
  • Michael Ingraham [72]
  • Jackie Schlegel [72]
  • Susan Valliant [72]

Democratic primary

Declared
  • Katie O'Brien Duzan [72]
  • Rogelio Meixueiro [72]

District 95

Incumbent Democrat Nicole Collier is running for re-election unopposed. [72]

District 96

Incumbent Republican David Cook is retiring to run for Texas Senate, to replace retiring Senator Brian Birdwell. [13]

Republican primary

Declared
  • Ellen Fleishmann [72]

Democratic primary

Declared
  • Ebony M. Turner [72]

District 97

Incumbent Republican John McQueeney is running for re-election. [43]

Democratic primary

Declared
  • Beth Llwellyn McLaughlin [72]
  • Ryan Ray [72]
  • Diane Symons [72]

District 98

Incumbent Republican Giovanni Capriglione initially planned to run for re-election but announced his retirement on July 23, 2025. [14]

Republican primary

Declared

Democratic primary

Declared

District 99

Incumbent Republican Charlie Geren is running for re-election. [43] The Democratic candidate is Michelle Winder. [72]

District 100

Incumbent Democrat Venton Jones is running for re-election.

Democratic primary

Declared
  • Amanda Richardson [36]
  • Venton Jones, incumbent [36]
  • Justice McFarlane [36]

Republican primary

Declared
  • Jordan Scott Hoffnagle [36]

District 101

Incumbent Democrat Chris Turner is running for re-election. [72]

Democratic primary

Declared

District 102

Incumbent Democrat Ana-Maria Ramos is running for re-election. The Republican candidate is Bonnie Abadie. [36]

District 103

Incumbent Democrat Rafael Anchía is running for re-election The Republican candidate is Melanie Medley-Thomas. [36]

District 104

Incumbent Democrat Jessica González is running for re-election unopposed. [29]

District 105

Incumbent Democrat Terry Meza is running for re-election unopposed. [29]

District 106

Incumbent Republican Jared Patterson is running for re-election. On October 11, 2025, the Texas GOP issued a censure against Patterson, but stopped short of implementing newly adopted rules that would have barred Patterson from running in the Republican primary. [28]

Republican primary

Declared
  • Rick Abraham [36]
  • Larry Brock [36]
  • Jared Patterson, incumbent [36]

Democratic primary

Declared

District 107

Incumbent Democrat Linda Garcia is running for re-election unopposed. [29]

District 108

Incumbent Republican Morgan Meyer is running for re-election. [75]

Republican primary

Declared
  • Morgan Meyer, incumbent
  • Sanjay Narayan [36]

Democratic primary

Declared
  • Allison Mitchell [75]

District 109

Incumbent Democrat Aicha Davis is running for re-election. The Republican candidate is Will Campbell. [36]

District 110

Incumbent Democrat Toni Rose is running for re-election unopposed. [29]

District 111

Incumbent Democrat Yvonne Davis is running for re-election unopposed. [29]

District 112

Incumbent Republican Angie Chen Button is running for re-election. [75]

Republican primary

Declared
  • Perry E. Baker, Sr. [36]
  • Angie Chen Button, incumbent
  • Chad Carnahan [36]
  • Tina Price [36]

Democratic primary

Declared

District 113

Incumbent Democrat Rhetta Bowers is running for re-election. The Republican candidate is Stephen W. Stanley. [36]

District 114

Incumbent Democrat John Bryant is running for re-election. The Republican candidate is Tim McDonough. [36]

District 115

Incumbent Democrat Cassandra Hernandez is running for re-election. The Republican candidate is Danny Rosellini. [36]

District 116

Incumbent Democrat Trey Martinez Fischer is running for re-election. [77] The Republican candidate is Rhett Rosenquest Smith. [36]

District 117

Incumbent Democrat Philip Cortez is running for re-election. The Republican candidate is Ben Mostyn. [36]

District 118

Incumbent Republican John Lujan is retiring to run for U.S. Congress 35th District. [15]

Republican primary

Declared

Democratic primary

Declared
  • Kristian Carranza [76]
Endorsements
Kristian Carranza
Organizations

District 119

Incumbent Democrat Elizabeth Campos is running for re-election. [36]

Democratic primary

Declared
  • Ryan Ayala [36]
  • Elizabeth Campos, incumbent

Republican primary

Declared

District 120

Incumbent Democrat Barbara Gervin-Hawkins is running for re-election.

Democratic primary

Declared
  • Jordan Brown [36]
  • Barbara Gervin-Hawkins, incumbent [36]
  • Bently Paiz [36]

District 121

Incumbent Republican Marc LaHood is running for re-election. [43]

Republican primary

Declared
  • Marc LaHood, incumbent
  • David McArthur [36]

Democratic primary

Declared

District 122

Incumbent Republican Mark Dorazio is running for re-election. [36]

Republican primary

Declared
  • Mark Dorazio, incumbent
  • Willie Ng [36]

Democratic primary

Declared
  • Shelly Nickels [36]

District 123

Incumbent Democrat Diego Bernal is running for re-election unopposed. [29]

District 124

Incumbent Democrat Josey Garcia is running for re-election. The Republican candidate is Sylvia Soto. [36]

Independents

  • L.D. Howard, military and Department of Veterans Affairs retiree and entrepreneur [79]
Candidates

District 125

Incumbent Democratic Ray Lopez is retiring. [23] [80]

Democratic primary

Declared
  • Michelle Barrientes Vela, former Bexar County constable [81]
  • Carlos Antonio Raymond [36]
  • Adrian Reyna, educator and vice president of San Antonio ISD's teacher's union [23] [82]
  • Donovon Rodriguez, chief of staff to Ray Lopez [23]
Withdrawn
  • Jonathan "Chase" Taylor, student [23]

Republican primary

Declared
  • Ricardo Martinez [36]
  • Chuck Mercer IV [36]
Endorsements
Donovon Rodriguez

State legislators

District 126

Incumbent Republican Sam Harless is retiring. [16]

Republican primary

Declared

Democratic primary

Declared
  • Stefanie Bord [36]
  • Elizabeth Lotterhos [36]

District 127

Incumbent Republican Charles Cunningham is running for re-election. The Democratic candidate is Michelle Williams. [36]

District 128

Incumbent Democratic Briscoe Cain is retiring to run for Texas's 9th District in the US House. [17]

Republican primary

Declared

Republican primary

Declared

District 129

Incumbent Republican Dennis Paul is retiring to run for Texas Senate to replace Senator Mayes Middleton, who is running for Attorney General of Texas. [18]

Republican primary

Declared

Democratic primary

Declared
  • Albert Wittliff [36]

District 130

Incumbent Republican Tom Oliverson is running for re-election. [36]

Democratic primary

Declared

District 131

Incumbent Democrat Alma Allen is retiring. [24]

Democratic primary

Declared
Endorsements
Lawrence Allen Jr.

State legislators

  • Alma Allen, incumbent state representative (candidate's mother) [24]

Republican primary

Declared
  • Scott Whitmarsh [36]

District 132

Incumbent Republican Mike Schofield is running for re-election. The Democratic candidate is Sara McGee. [36]

District 133

Incumbent Republican Mano DeAyala is running for re-election. The Democratic candidate was Josh Wallenstein. [36]

District 134

Incumbent Democrat Ann Johnson is running for re-election. [36]

Republican primary

Declared
  • Carolyn B. Bryant [36]
  • Mike Michna [36]

District 135

Incumbent Democrat Jon Rosenthal is retiring to run for Texas Railroad Commissioner. [25]

Democratic primary

Candidates
Endorsements
Odus Evbagharu

State legislators

Republican primary

Declared

District 136

Incumbent Democrat John Bucy III is running for re-election. [43] The Republican candidate is Theodore Schramm. [36]

District 137

Incumbent Democrat Gene Wu is running for re-election. [36]

Republican primary

Declared

District 138

Incumbent Republican Lacey Hull is running for re-election. [36]

Republican primary

Declared
  • Natalie Blasingame [36]
  • Josh Flynn [36]
  • Lacy Hull, incumbent

Democratic primary

Declared

District 139

Incumbent Democrat Charlene Ward Johnson is running for re-election. [36]

Democratic primary

Declared
  • Jerry Ford [36]
  • Charlene Ward Johnson, incumbent
  • Dominique Payton [36]

Republican primary

Declared

District 140

Incumbent Democrat Armando Walle is running for re-election. [36]

Democratic primary

Declared
  • Ruben A. Salazar [36]
  • Armando Lucio Walle, incumbent

Republican primary

Declared
  • Lucia Garcia Deleon [36]

District 141

Incumbent Democrat Senfronia Thompson is running for re-election. The Republican candidate is Julie Hunt. [36]

District 142

Incumbent Democrat Harold Dutton Jr. is running for re-election. [36]

Democratic primary

Declared
  • Harold Dutton Jr., incumbent
  • James Joseph [36]
  • Danyahel "Danny" Norris [36]

District 143

Incumbent Democrat Ana Hernandez is running for re-election. The Republican candidate is Frank Salazar. [36]

District 144

Incumbent Democrat Mary Ann Perez is running for re-election. [36]

Democratic primary

Declared
  • Emmanuel Guerrero [36]
  • Michael Montemayor [36]
  • Mary Ann Perez, incumbent

Republican primary

Declared

District 145

Incumbent Democrat Christina Morales is running for re-election. The Republican candidate is Inocensia Moreno [36]

District 146

Incumbent Democrat Lauren Ashley Simmons is running for re-election. The Republican candidate is Alexandria Nicole Butler. [36]

District 147

Incumbent Democrat Jolanda Jones is running for re-election. [85] The Republican candidate is Theodis Daniel. [36]

District 148

Incumbent Democrat Penny Morales Shaw is running for re-election. The Republican candidate is Amanda LaBrie. [83]

District 149

Incumbent Democrat Hubert Vo is running for re-election. [36]

Democratic primary

Declared
  • Darlene Breaux [36]
  • Mink Jawandor [36]
  • Dave Romero [36]
  • Hubert Vo, incumbent

Republican primary

Declared

District 150

Incumbent Republican Valoree Swanson is running for re-election. [43]

Democratic primary

Declared

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  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Incumbent was unopposed.