The 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas were held on Tuesday, November 6, 2018. Voters elected the 36 U.S. representatives from the state of

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, one from each of the state's 36

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. The elections coincided with the elections of other offices, including the

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, as well as other elections to the House of Representatives, elections to the United States Senate and various

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and

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. The primaries were held on March 6 and the run-offs were held on May 22. In 2018, for the first time in at least 25 years, the

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fielded at least one candidate in each of the state's 36 congressional districts. The state congressional delegation changed from a 25–11 Republican majority to a 23–13 Republican majority, the most seats that Democrats had won in the state since

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. Democrats won almost 47% of the vote, likely due to the

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of Representative

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's Senate candidacy, in which he won 48.3% of the vote, but also because four Democratic incumbents faced no Republican opposition in their general elections. Turnout was also more than doubled from the last midterm election.

Overview

Statewide

District

Results of the 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas by district:

District 1

The first district is located in

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, including

Deep East Texas East Texas is a broadly defined cultural, geographic, and ecological region in the eastern part of the U.S. state of Texas that consists of approximately 38 counties. It is roughly divided into Northeast, Southeast, and Deep East Texas. Most ...

, and takes in Longview,

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, and Tyler. Incumbent Republican

Louie Gohmert Louis Buller Gohmert Jr. (; born August 18, 1953) is an American attorney, politician, and former judge who was the U.S. representative from Texas's 1st congressional district from 2005 to 2023. Gohmert is a Republican and was part of the Tea ...

, who had represented the district since 2005, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 73.9% of the vote in 2016. The district had a PVI of R+25.

Republican primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= *

, incumbent U.S. Representative

=Declined

= * Anthony Culler * Roshin Rowjee, physician

Results

Democratic primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= * Shirley McKellar, Army veteran, non-profit businesswoman and nominee for this seat in

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2016 2016 was designated as: * International Year of Pulses by the sixty-eighth session of the United Nations General Assembly. * International Year of Global Understanding (IYGU) by the International Council for Science (ICSU), the Internationa ...

=Eliminated in primary

= * Brent Beal, professor

Results

Libertarian primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= *Jeff Callaway, Texas Outlaw Poet

General election

Predictions

Endorsements

Results

District 2

This district is located in

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, including parts of northern and western

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, as well as Humble, Kingwood, and

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. Incumbent Republican

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, who had represented the district since 2005, did not run for re-election. He was re-elected with 60.6% of the vote in 2016. The district had a PVI of R+11.

Republican primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= *

Dan Crenshaw Daniel Reed Crenshaw (born March 14, 1984) is an American politician and former United States Navy SEAL officer serving as the U.S. representative for Texas's 2nd congressional district since 2019. He is a member of the Republican Party. Cre ...

, retired U.S. Navy Lieutenant commander and former Navy SEAL

=Eliminated in primary

= * David Balat, healthcare executive * Johnny Havens, attorney and retired U.S. Army

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* Justin Lurie, investment banker * Kevin Roberts,

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* Jon Spiers, surgeon * Rick Walker, businessman and retired U.S. Army Reserve

* Kathaleen Wall, activist and fundraiser * Malcolm Whittaker, patent lawyer

=Declined

= *

, incumbent U.S. Representative

Endorsements

Results

Runoff results

Democratic primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= * Todd Litton, former chair of the City of Houston's Tower Commission

=Eliminated in primary

= * Darnell Jones, retired U.S. Navy Lieutenant commander *Ali Khorasani, field service engineer * Silky Malik, author * H.P. Parvizian, franchise owner

Endorsements

Results

Libertarian primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= *Patrick Gunnels

=Eliminated in primary

= *James Kong

General election

Endorsements

Predictions

Results

District 3

The 3rd district is located in the

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, including the Dallas suburbs of Frisco,

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, and Plano. Incumbent Republican

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, who had represented the district since 1991, did not run for re-election. He was re-elected with 61.2% of the vote in 2016. The district had a PVI of R+13.

Republican primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= * Van Taylor,

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for the 8th district

=Eliminated in primary

= * Roger Barone, businessman * Alex Donkervoet, actuary

=Declined

= *

, incumbent U.S. Representative

Endorsements

Results

Democratic primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= *Lorie Burch, LGBT rights attorney

=Eliminated in primary

= * Adam Bell, businessman and nominee for this seat in

*Sam Johnson, attorney * Medrick Yhap, mortgage consultant

Endorsements

Results

Runoff results

Libertarian primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= * Christopher Claytor

=Eliminated in primary

= * Scott Jameson

Results

Christopher Claytor was declared the nominee by defeating Scott Jameson at the Collin County Libertarian Party Convention on Saturday, March 17.

Independents

* Roger Barone * Robert Mason (Humane Party)

General election

Endorsements

Predictions

Results

Notes

District 4

The 4th district is located in

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and Northeastern Texas, including

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, and

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. Incumbent Republican

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, who had represented the district since 2015, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 88.0% of the vote in 2016. The district had a PVI of R+28, making it one of the most conservative districts in the nation.

Republican primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= *

, incumbent U.S. Representative

=Eliminated in primary

= * John Cooper, pastor and engineer

Endorsements

Results

Democratic primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= * Catherine Krantz, event producer and publisher

=Eliminated in primary

= * Lander Bethel, pastor

Endorsements

Results

Libertarian primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= * Ken Ashby, teacher

General election

Predictions

Endorsements

Results

District 5

The 5th district stretches from the eastern Dallas suburbs, including

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, down into

including

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and

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. Incumbent Republican

Jeb Hensarling Thomas Jeb Hensarling (born May 29, 1957) is an American politician who served as the U.S. representative for Texas's 5th congressional district from 2003 to 2019. A member of the Republican Party, he chaired the House Republican Conference f ...

, who had represented the district since 2003, announced in October 2017 that he was going to retire and not seek re-election to another term. He was re-elected with 80.6% of the vote in 2016. The district had a PVI of R+16.

Republican primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= *

Lance Gooden Lance Carter Gooden (born December 1, 1982) is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative for Texas's 5th congressional district since 2019. His district includes parts of eastern Dallas, as well as a large swath of exurban and r ...

=Eliminated in primary

= * Danny Campbell, US Army veteran and business owner * Sam Deen, US Army veteran and business owner * Charles Lingerfelt, teacher, principal and nominee for the 30th district in

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* Bunni Pounds, business owner and activist * Kenneth Sheets, former

* David Williams, healthcare industry professional * Jason Wright, former staffer for

Ted Cruz Rafael Edward Cruz (; born December 22, 1970) is an American politician and attorney serving as the junior United States senator from Texas since 2013. A member of the Republican Party, Cruz was the solicitor general of Texas from 2003 ...

=Declined

= *

, incumbent U.S. Representative

Endorsements

Results

Runoff results

Democratic primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= * Dan Wood, attorney

Endorsements

Results

Libertarian primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= * Ben Leder

General election

Predictions

Endorsements

Results

District 6

The 6th district is located in the

, including parts of

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, as well as Dalworthington Gardens and

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. The district also stretches southward, taking in

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and

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. Incumbent Republican

Joe Barton Joseph Linus Barton (born September 15, 1949) is an American politician. A member of the Republican Party (United States), Republican Party, he represented in the United States House of Representatives, U.S. House of Representatives from 1985 t ...

, who had represented the district since 1985, announced in November 2017 that he would not run for re-election. He was re-elected with 58.3% of the vote in 2016. The district had a PVI of R+9.

Republican primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= * Ron Wright, former Tarrant County Tax Assessor

=Eliminated in primary

= * Ken Cope * Shawn Dandridge * Thomas Dillingham * Shannon Dubberly, former counterterrorism professional for the U.S. Army and Air Force * Jake Ellzey, retired Naval combat pilot and member of the Texas Veterans Commission * Deborah Gagliardi * Kevin Harrison * Mel Hassell * Mark Mitchell * Troy Ratterree

=Declined

= *

, incumbent U.S. Representative

Endorsements

Results

Runoff results

Democratic primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= * Jana Lynne Sanchez, public relations specialist and food journalist

=Eliminated in primary

= * John Duncan, lawyer and healthcare professional * Levii R. Shocklee * Justin Snider, small businessman * Ruby Fay Woolridge, activist, former educator and nominee for this seat in

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Endorsements

Results

Runoff results

Libertarian primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= * Jason Allen Harber

General election

Endorsements

Polling

Predictions

Results

District 7

The 7th district includes parts of western

and Bellaire. Incumbent Republican

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, who had represented the district since 2001, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 56.2% of the vote in 2016. The district had a PVI of R+7.

Republican primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= *

, incumbent U.S. Representative

=Eliminated in primary

= *Edward Ziegler, business owner and consultant, businessman

Endorsements

Results

Democratic primary

Campaign

In February 2018, the

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, citing concerns about Laura Moser's electability in the general election, called attention to some of her past statements that they deemed controversial. That action was condemned by

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chair

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and

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, which endorsed Moser a few days later.

Candidates

=Nominee

= *

Lizzie Fletcher Elizabeth Ann Fletcher (née Pannill; born February 13, 1975) is an American attorney and politician from Texas. A Democrat, she has represented in the United States House of Representatives since 2019. The district, which was once represented b ...

, attorney and activist

=Eliminated in primary

= *Joshua Butler, business analyst, community relations representative, and pharmaceutical sales representative * James Cargas, energy attorney and nominee for this seat in

Laura Moser Laura Moser is an American author and politician who founded the anti-Trump resistance movement Daily Action. She was a candidate for the United States Congress in Texas's 7th congressional district. Early life and education Moser was born in ...

, editor and journalist *Ivan Sanchez, senior congressional liaison *Alex Triantaphyllis, attorney and organizer *Jason Westin, physician

Endorsements

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did not endorse a specific candidate, but did state its opposition to Lizzie Fletcher.

Results

Runoff results

General election

Endorsements

Polling

Predictions

Results

District 8

The 8th district includes much of the northern suburbs of

, such as Conroe,

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, and The Woodlands. Incumbent Republican

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, who had represented the district since 1997, ran for re-election. He was re-elected unopposed in 2016. The district had a PVI of R+28.

Republican primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= *

, incumbent U.S. Representative

Results

Democratic primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= * Steven David, business consultant to the City of Houston

Results

Libertarian primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= * Chris Duncan

=Eliminated in primary

= * Bert Aguin

Independent candidates

* Todd Carlton, crop consultant

General election

Predictions

Endorsements

Results

District 9

The 9th district serves the southwestern portion of the

area including parts of

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and

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. Incumbent Democrat

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, who had represented the district since 2005, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 80.6% of the vote in 2016. The district had a PVI of D+28.

Democratic primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= *

, incumbent U.S. Representative

Endorsements

Results

Republican primary

No Republicans filed.

Libertarian primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= * Phil Kurtz

Independent candidates

*Benjamin Hernandez * Kesha Rogers,

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activist, Democratic nominee for the 22nd District in

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and candidate for U.S. Senate in

General election

Predictions

Endorsements

Results

District 10

The 10th district includes portions of northern

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and its suburbs, such as Manor and Pflugerville. The district stretches eastward into rural areas of

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and the outer suburbs of Houston, including

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, Katy, and Tomball. Incumbent Republican

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, who had represented the district since 2005, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 57.3% of the vote in 2016. The district had a PVI of R+9.

Republican primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= *

, incumbent U.S. Representative

=Eliminated in primary

= *John W. Cook, attorney

Results

Democratic primary

In the Democratic primary, Mike Siegel and Tawana Cadien advanced to the runoff, where Siegel ultimately prevailed. Siegel refused all corporate

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donations.

Candidates

=Nominee

= *Mike Siegel, Austin Assistant Attorney General and attorney

=Eliminated in primary

= *Tawana Cadien, consultant, registered nurse, MMA Surgery supervisor, quality assurance director and nominee for this seat in

*Richie DeGrow, business manager and consultant *Madeline Eden, businesswoman, engineer, and architect *Matt Harris, data scientist and project manager *Kevin Nelson, college instructor and publisher *Tami Walker, accountant and activist

Endorsements

Results

Runoff results

Libertarian primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= * Mike Ryan

=Eliminated in primary

= * Bill Kelsey

General election

Endorsements

Polling

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Results

In the general election, McCaul won against Siegel by 4.3 percent of the vote, the closest contest McCaul had faced. The outcome was notable in a district political experts rate as "Heavily Republican."

District 11

The 11th district is located in the Concho Valley including Midland,

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, and

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. Incumbent Republican

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, who had represented the district since 2005, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 89.5% of the vote in 2016. The district had a PVI of R+32, making this one of the most Republican districts in the country..

Republican primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= *

, incumbent U.S. Representative

=Eliminated in primary

= *Paul Myers

Results

Democratic primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= *Jennie Lou Leeder, chair of the Llano County Democratic Party

=Eliminated in primary

= *Eric Pfalzgraf

Results

Libertarian primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= * Rhett Rosenquest Smith

=Eliminated in primary

= * Nicholas Landholt

General election

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Results

District 12

The 12th district is centered around

Fort Worth Fort Worth is a city in the U.S. state of Texas and the county seat of Tarrant County, Texas, Tarrant County, covering nearly into Denton County, Texas, Denton, Johnson County, Texas, Johnson, Parker County, Texas, Parker, and Wise County, Te ...

and the surrounding suburbs including North Richland Hills, Weatherford, and White Settlement. Incumbent Republican

Kay Granger Norvell Kay Granger (born January 18, 1943) is an American politician who served as the United States House of Representatives, U.S. representative for Texas's 12th congressional district from 1997 to 2025. A Republican Party (United States), Re ...

, who had represented the district since 1997, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 69.4% of the vote in 2016. The district had a PVI of R+18.

Republican primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= *

, incumbent U.S. Representative

Results

Democratic primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= * Vanessa Adia, schoolteacher, activist

=Withdrawn

= * Al Woolum

Endorsements

Results

Libertarian primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= * Jacob Leddy

General election

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Endorsements

Polling

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Results

District 13

The 13th district includes most of the Texas Panhandle, parts of

Texoma Texoma is an interstate region in the United States, split between Oklahoma and Texas. The name is a portmanteau of Texas and Oklahoma. Businesses use the term in their names to describe their intended service area. This includes 8 counties with ...

and northeastern parts of

North Texas North Texas is a term used primarily by residents of the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex to refer to a geographic area of Texas, generally considered to include the area south of Oklahoma, east of Abilene, Texas, Abilene, west of Paris, Texas, Par ...

. It winds across the Panhandle into the

South Plains The South Plains is a region in northwest Texas, United States, consisting of 24 counties. Counties The South Plains region includes 24 counties: The northernmost four (Parmer, Castro, Swisher, and Briscoe) also form part of the Texas Panhand ...

, then runs east across the Red River Valley. Covering over , it is the second-largest district geographically in Texas and larger in area than thirteen entire states. The principal cities in the district are Amarillo and

Wichita Falls Wichita Falls ( ) is a city in and the county seat of Wichita County, Texas, United States. It is the principal city of the Wichita Falls metropolitan statistical area, which encompasses all of Archer, Clay, and Wichita Counties. According to ...

. Incumbent Republican

Mac Thornberry William McClellan "Mac" Thornberry (born July 15, 1958) is an American politician who served as the U.S. representative for Texas's 13th congressional district from 1995 to 2021. A member of the Republican Party, Thornberry represented the ...

, who had represented the district since 1995, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 90.0% of the vote in 2016. The district had a PVI of R+33, making it the most Republican district in the country.

Republican primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= *

, incumbent U.S. Representative

Results

Democratic primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= * Greg Sagan, Navy veteran

Endorsements

Results

Libertarian primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= * Calvin DeWeese

General election

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Endorsements

Results

District 14

The 14th district covers the

Gulf Coast The Gulf Coast of the United States, also known as the Gulf South or the South Coast, is the coastline along the Southern United States where they meet the Gulf of Mexico. The coastal states that have a shoreline on the Gulf of Mexico are Tex ...

area of Texas, including Beaumont,

Galveston Galveston ( ) is a Gulf Coast of the United States, coastal resort town, resort city and port off the Southeast Texas coast on Galveston Island and Pelican Island (Texas), Pelican Island in the U.S. state of Texas. The community of , with a pop ...

, and

League City League City is a city in the U.S. state of Texas, in Galveston County, within the metropolitan area. The population was 114,392 at the 2020 census. The city of League City has a small portion north of Clear Creek within Harris County zoned f ...

. Republican

Randy Weber Randall Keith Weber (born July 2, 1953) is an American businessman and politician who has represented Texas's 14th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives since 2013. He was previously a member of the Texas House of ...

is the incumbent, serving since 2013. He was reelected with 61.9% of the vote in 2016. The district's PVI is R+12.

Republican primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= *

, incumbent U.S. Representative

=Eliminated in primary

= * Keith Casey * Bill "Sarge" Sargent

Results

Democratic primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= * Adrienne Bell, education administrator

=Eliminated in primary

= *Levy Q. Barnes Jr.

Endorsements

Results

Libertarian primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= * Don E. Conley III

General election

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Endorsements

Results

District 15

The 15th district stretches from parts of

South Texas South Texas is a geographic and cultural region of the U.S. state of Texas that lies roughly south of—and includes—San Antonio. The southern and western boundary is the Rio Grande, and to the east it is the Gulf of Mexico. The population of th ...

including Edinburg, Hebbronville, and

McAllen McAllen is a city in the U.S. state of Texas and the most populous city in Hidalgo County. It is located at the southern tip of the state in the Rio Grande Valley, on the Mexican border. The city limits extend south to the Rio Grande, across ...

, to the northeastern suburbs of

San Antonio San Antonio ( ; Spanish for " Saint Anthony") is a city in the U.S. state of Texas and the most populous city in Greater San Antonio. San Antonio is the third-largest metropolitan area in Texas and the 24th-largest metropolitan area in the ...

such as Schertz and Seguin. Incumbent Democrat Vicente González, who had represented the district since 2017, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 57.3% of the vote in 20. The district had a PVI of D+7.

Democratic primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= * Vicente González, incumbent U.S. Representative

Endorsements

Results

Republican primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= *Tim Westley

Results

Libertarian primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= * Anthony Cristo

=Eliminated in primary

= * Ross Lynn Leone

General election

Predictions

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Endorsements

Results

District 16

The 16th district is centered around

El Paso El Paso (; ; or ) is a city in and the county seat of El Paso County, Texas, United States. The 2020 United States census, 2020 population of the city from the United States Census Bureau, U.S. Census Bureau was 678,815, making it the List of ...

and the surrounding areas. Incumbent Democrat

, who had represented the district since 2013, retired from his seat to challenge Senator

in the state's senate election. He was re-elected with 85.7% of the vote in 2016. The district had a PVI of D+17.

Democratic primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= *

Veronica Escobar Veronica Escobar (born September 15, 1969) is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative for , based in El Paso, since 2019. A member of the Democratic Party, she served as an El Paso County commissioner from 2007 to 2011 and the ...

, former El Paso County judge

=Eliminated in primary

= *John Carillo, public radio executive * Norma Chavez, former

* Dori Fenebock, former El Paso Independent School Board President * Enrique Garcia, immigration attorney * Jerome Tilghman

=Withdrawn

= * Nicole LeClaire, schoolteacher

=Declined

= *

, incumbent U.S. Representative

Endorsements

Results

Republican primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= *Rick Seeberger

=Eliminated in primary

= *Alia Garcia-Ureste

Results

General election

Predictions

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Endorsements

Results

District 17

The 17th district is located in

including the Bryan-College station metro,

Waco Waco ( ) is a city in and the county seat of McLennan County, Texas, United States. It is situated along the Brazos River and I-35, halfway between Dallas and Austin. The city had a U.S. census estimated 2024 population of 146,608, making i ...

, and stretches to parts of North

. Incumbent Republican

Bill Flores William Hose Flores Sr. (; born February 25, 1954) is an American businessman, the Vice Chair of the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT), as well as the interim Chair of ERCOT. From 2011 to 2021, he was the U.S. representative for . F ...

, who had represented the district since 2011, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 60.8% of the vote in 2016. The district had a PVI of R+12.

Republican primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= *

, incumbent U.S. Representative

Results

Democratic primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= * Rick Kennedy, software programmer

=Eliminated in primary

= *Dale Mantey, epidemiologist

=Withdrawn

= * Scott Sturm, paramedic

Endorsements

Results

Libertarian primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= * Peter Churchman

=Eliminated in primary

= * Nicholas Becker

General election

Predictions

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Endorsements

Polling

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Results

District 18

The 18th district is centered on inner

and the surrounding area. It has been the Downtown Houston district since 1973. Incumbent Democratic

Sheila Jackson Lee Sheila Jackson Lee ( Jackson; January 12, 1950 – July 19, 2024) was an American lawyer and politician who was the U.S. representative for , from 1995 until her death in 2024. The district includes most of central Houston. She was a member of ...

, who had represented the district since 1995, ran for re-election. She was re-elected with 73.5% of the vote in 2016. The district had a PVI of D+27.

Democratic primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= *

, incumbent U.S. Representative

=Eliminated in primary

= *Richard Johnson

Endorsements

Results

Republican primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= *Ava Reynero Pate

Results

Libertarian primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= * Luke Spencer

General election

Predictions

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Endorsements

Results

District 19

The 19th district is located in upper rural

West Texas West Texas is a loosely defined region in the U.S. state of Texas, generally encompassing the desert climate, arid and semiarid climate, semiarid lands west of a line drawn between the cities of Wichita Falls, Texas, Wichita Falls, Abilene, Texa ...

, including Abilene,

Lubbock Lubbock ( ) is a city in the U.S. state of Texas and the county seat of Lubbock County. With a population of 272,086 in 2024, Lubbock is the 10th-most populous city in Texas and the 84th-most populous in the United States. The city is in the ...

, and Plainview. Incumbent Republican

Jodey Arrington Jodey Cook Arrington ( ; born March 9, 1972) is an American politician serving as the United States House of Representatives, U.S. representative for since 2017. The district includes a large slice of West Texas, centered around Lubbock, Texas, ...

, who had represented the district since 2017, ran for re-election. He was elected with 86.7% of the vote in 2016. The district had a PVI of R+27.

Republican primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= *

, incumbent U.S. Representative

Results

Democratic primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= *Miguel Levario

Endorsements

Results

General election

Predictions

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Endorsements

Results

District 20

The 20th district is centered on the western half of

and the surrounding inner suburbs including Balcones Heights and Helotes. Incumbent Democrat

Joaquín Castro Joaquín or Joaquin is a male given name, the Spanish version of Joachim. Given name * Joaquín (footballer, born 1956) (Joaquín Alonso González), Spanish football midfielder * Joaquín (footballer, born 1981) (Joaquín Sánchez Rodríguez), ...

, who had represented the district since 2013, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 79.7% of the vote in 2016. The district had a PVI of D+10.

Democratic primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= *

, incumbent U.S. Representative

Endorsements

Results

Libertarian primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= * Jeffrey Blunt

=Eliminated in primary

= * Michael "Commander" Idrogo * Chuck Pena

General election

Predictions

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Endorsements

Results

District 21

The 21st district starts in the San Antonio metro, including parts of north San Antonio and

New Braunfels New Braunfels ( ) is a city in Comal and Guadalupe counties in the U.S. state of Texas. It is the county seat of Comal County. The city covers and had a population of 90,403 as of the 2020 Census. A suburb just north of San Antonio, and part ...

, extending into the

Austin metro The Metro is a supermini car, later a city car that was produced from 1980 to 1998, first by British Leyland (BL) and later by the Rover Group. It was launched in 1980 as the Austin Mini Metro (styled AUSTIN miniMETRO). The Mini Metro was inte ...

, taking in parts of San Marcos and south

. Incumbent Republican

Lamar Smith Lamar Seeligson Smith (born November 19, 1947) is an American politician and lobbyist who served in the United States House of Representatives for for 16 terms, a district including most of the wealthier sections of San Antonio and Austin, as w ...

, who had represented the district since 1987, announced in November 2017 that he would retire at the end of his current term, and not seek re-election. He was re-elected with 57.0% of the vote in 2016. The district had a PVI of R+10. Run-off debates were held on April 12 after the primary, one hour each for the two Democratic candidates
audio
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audio
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Republican primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= *

Chip Roy Charles Eugene "Chip" Roy (born August 7, 1972) is an American attorney and politician serving as the United States House of Representatives, U.S. representative for Texas's 21st congressional district. A member of the Republican Party (United ...

, attorney, congressional aide

=Eliminated in primary

= *Ivan Andarza, immigration attorney *Eric Burkart, CIA officer, author, community planner and organizer * Francisco Canseco, banker, attorney and former U.S. Representative for

Texas's 23rd congressional district Texas's 23rd congressional district stretches across the southwestern portion of Texas. It is a majority Hispanic district and has been represented by Republican Party (United States), Republican Tony Gonzales since 2021. The 23rd district ru ...

(2011–2013) *Mauro Garza, business owner and scientist *Foster Hagen * Jason Isaac,

*Ryan Krause, businessman *Matt McCall, small business owner, businessman and candidate for this seat in

* Susan Narvaiz, former mayor of San Marcos, businesswoman, former president and CEO of Core Strategies, Inc. and nominee for the 35th District in

*William Negley, non-profit founder, organizer,

CIA The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA; ) is a civilian foreign intelligence service of the federal government of the United States tasked with advancing national security through collecting and analyzing intelligence from around the world and ...

intelligence officer and congressional aide *Al Poteet, businessman and US Army veteran *Autry Pruitt, political commentator, author and activist *Jenifer Sarver, businesswoman, congressional aide and former

Department of Commerce The United States Department of Commerce (DOC) is an United States federal executive departments, executive department of the Federal government of the United States, U.S. federal government. It is responsible for gathering data for business ...

official *Robert Stovall, former Chair of the Bexar County Republican Party, chemist and financial advisor *Samuel Temple, psychologist and

AT&T AT&T Inc., an abbreviation for its predecessor's former name, the American Telephone and Telegraph Company, is an American multinational telecommunications holding company headquartered at Whitacre Tower in Downtown Dallas, Texas. It is the w ...

staffer *Peggy Wardlaw, businesswoman and rancher *Anthony White

=Declined

= *

, incumbent U.S. Representative

Results

and Matt McCall advanced to the runoff.

Runoff results

Democratic primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= *Joseph Kopser, aerospace engineer, US military veteran, businessman, entrepreneur

=Eliminated in primary

= *Derrick Crowe, businessman, non-profit founder, congressional aide *Elliott McFadden, businessman, Peace Corps member, former executive director of the Travis County Democratic Party, consultant, former Executive at AustinCarShare, Austin B-Cycle executive director, communications coordinator *Mary Street Wilson, pastor, teacher, math professor, social justice activist

Endorsements

Results

Mary Street Wilson and Joseph Kopser advanced to the runoff.

Runoff results

Libertarian primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= * Lee Santos

=Eliminated in primary

= * Mark Loewe * Gil Robinson

General election

Endorsements

Polling

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Predictions

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Results

District 22

The 22nd district is located

taking in suburban areas of

Friendswood Friendswood is a city in the U.S. state of Texas. It is part of the Greater Houston metropolitan area. The city lies in Galveston and Harris counties. As of the 2020 census, the population of Friendswood was 41,213. History Friendswood ...

, Pearland, and

. Incumbent Republican

Pete Olson Peter Graham Olson (born December 9, 1962) is an American politician who served as the U.S. representative for from 2009 to 2021. His district included much of southern Houston, as well as most of the city's southwestern suburbs such as Katy, ...

, who had represented the district since 2009, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 59.5% of the vote in 2016. The district had a PVI of R+10.

Republican primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= *

, incumbent U.S. Representative

=Eliminated in primary

= * James Green * Danny Nguyen * Eric Zmrhal

Results

Democratic primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= *Sri Preston Kulkarni, former diplomat

=Eliminated in primary

= * Steve Brown * Mark Gibson * Margarita Ruiz Johnson * Letitia Plummer,

dentist A dentist, also known as a dental doctor, dental physician, dental surgeon, is a health care professional who specializes in dentistry, the branch of medicine focused on the teeth, gums, and mouth. The dentist's supporting team aids in provi ...

Endorsements

Results

Runoff results

Libertarian primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= * John B. McElligott

General election

Campaign

Because is one of the most diverse in Texas, the Kulkarni campaign took the unorthodox approach of reaching out to infrequent voters in their own neighborhoods and languages, including Gujarati, Marathi, Tamil and Mandarin. If elected, Kulkarni would have become the first Asian-American ever to serve in the Texas congressional delegation.

Endorsements

Predictions

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Results

Despite being out-fundraised by Kulkarni, Olson won re-election in the district's closest race since he was first elected in

2008 2008 was designated as: *International Year of Languages *International Year of Planet Earth *International Year of the Potato *International Year of Sanitation The Great Recession, a worldwide recession which began in 2007, continued throu ...

District 23

The 23rd district stretches from rural Southwestern Texas, including

Alpine Alpine may refer to any mountainous region. It may also refer to: Places Europe * Alps, a European mountain range ** Alpine states, which overlap with the European range Australia * Alpine, New South Wales, a Northern Village * Alpine National P ...

, Del Rio, and Socorro, into the

Greater San Antonio Greater San Antonio, officially designated San Antonio–New Braunfels, is an eight-county metropolitan area in the U.S. state of Texas defined by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). The metropolitan area straddles South Texas and Central ...

area, taking in Hondo and the outer areas of

. It is a prominently

Hispanic The term Hispanic () are people, Spanish culture, cultures, or countries related to Spain, the Spanish language, or broadly. In some contexts, Hispanic and Latino Americans, especially within the United States, "Hispanic" is used as an Ethnici ...

-majority district. Incumbent Republican

Will Hurd William Ballard Hurd (born August 19, 1977) is an American politician and former CIA clandestine officer who served as the U.S. representative for from 2015 to 2021. Following a nine-year stint with the CIA, Hurd ran for Congress in 2010 and ...

, who had represented the district since 2015, ran for re-election. He was narrowly re-elected with 48.7% of the vote in 2016. The district had a PVI of R+1.

Republican primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= *

, incumbent U.S. Representative

=Eliminated in primary

= *Alma Arredondo-Lynch

Results

Democratic primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= * Gina Ortiz Jones, Air Force veteran (D-San Antonio)

=Eliminated in primary

= *Judith Ann Canales, former officer of the

United States Department of Housing and Urban Development The United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) is one of the executive departments of the U.S. federal government. It administers federal housing and urban development laws. It is headed by the secretary of housing and u ...

(D-

) *Jay Hulings, former

United States Attorney United States attorneys are officials of the U.S. Department of Justice who serve as the chief federal law enforcement officers in each of the 94 U.S. federal judicial districts. Each U.S. attorney serves as the United States' chief federal ...

for the Western District of Texas *Ivan Sanchez *Ricardo Jose Treviño Jr., schoolteacher *Angela Villescaz

=Declined

= * Pete Gallego, former U.S. Representative

Endorsements

Results

Runoff results

Libertarian primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= * Ruben Corvalan

General election

Endorsements

Polling

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size ! Margin of
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Hurd (R) ! style="width:100px;", Gina
Ortiz Jones (D) ! style="width:100px;", Ruben
Corvalan (L) ! Undecided , - , NYT Upshot/

Siena College Siena College is a Private college, private Franciscan college in Loudonville, New York, United States. It was founded by the Order of Friars Minor in 1937 and is named after the Franciscan friar Bernardino of Siena. The college enrolls approxi ...

, align=center, October 13–18, 2018 , align=center, 488 , align=center, ± 5.0% , align=center, 53% , align=center, 38% , align=center, 1% , align=center, 7% , - , GS Strategy Group (R-CLF) , align=center, October 2–4, 2018 , align=center, 400 , align=center, ± 4.9% , align=center, 55% , align=center, 30% , align=center, 5% , align=center, 10% , - , NYT Upshot/

, align=center, September 10–11, 2018 , align=center, 495 , align=center, ± 5.0% , align=center, 51% , align=center, 43% , align=center, – , align=center, 7% {, class="wikitable" , - valign= bottom ! style="width:180px;", Poll source ! style="width:200px;", Date(s)
administered ! class=small , Sample
size ! Margin of
error ! style="width:100px;", Will
Hurd (R) ! style="width:100px;", Democratic
candidate ! Other ! Undecided , - , Public Policy Polling (D) , align=center, February 12–13, 2018 , align=center, 659 , align=center, ± 3.8% , align=center, 44% , align=center, 43% , align=center, – , align=center, 13%

Predictions

{, class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" !Source !Ranking !As of , - , align=left ,

The Cook Political Report Amy Elizabeth Walter (born October 19, 1969)"Profile: Amy Walter"
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Results

Gina Ortiz Jones conceded the race on November 19, 2018, after losing by around 1,150 votes.

District 24

The 24th district is centered around

Mid-Cities The Mid-Cities is a suburban region filling the 30-mile (48 km) span between Dallas and Fort Worth. These communities include the cities of Arlington, Bedford, Colleyville, Coppell, Euless, Flower Mound, Grand Prairie, Grapevine, Haltom Cit ...

suburbs of the

including

Bedford Bedford is a market town in Bedfordshire, England. At the 2011 Census, the population was 106,940. Bedford is the county town of Bedfordshire and seat of the Borough of Bedford local government district. Bedford was founded at a ford (crossin ...

, Carrollton, and

Euless Euless ( ) is a city in Tarrant County, Texas, United States, and a suburb of Fort Worth. Euless is part of the Mid-Cities region between Dallas and Fort Worth. In 2020 Census, the population of Euless was 61,032. The population of the city inc ...

. Incumbent Republican

Kenny Marchant Kenny Ewell Marchant (born February 23, 1951) is an American politician who served as the U.S. representative for , from 2005 to 2021. A member of the Republican Party, he represented several areas around Dallas and Fort Worth. On August 5, 20 ...

, who had represented the district since 2005, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 56.2% of the vote in 2016. The district had a PVI of R+9.

Republican primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= *

, incumbent U.S. Representative

=Eliminated in primary

= *Johnathan Kyle Davidson

Endorsements

Results

Democratic primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= * Jan McDowell, accountant

=Eliminated in primary

= *Edward Allen *John Biggan *Joshua Andrew Imhoff

Endorsements

Results

Libertarian primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= * Mike Kolls

=Eliminated in primary

= * Emmanuel Lewis * Roland Rangel

General election

Endorsements

Predictions

{, class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" !Source !Ranking !As of , - , align=left ,

The Cook Political Report Amy Elizabeth Walter (born October 19, 1969)"Profile: Amy Walter"
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Results

District 25

The 25th district stretches from the outer suburbs of

, including Burleson and Cleburne down into rural

, and takes in the

exurbs of Dripping Springs, Lakeway,

West Lake Hills West Lake Hills (locally referred to as "Westlake") is a city in Travis County, Texas, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 3,444. It is a suburb west of central Austin. History West Lake Hills was founded by Emmett Shelt ...

, as well as parts of downtown Austin. Incumbent Republican

Roger Williams Roger Williams (March 1683) was an English-born New England minister, theologian, author, and founder of the Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, Providence Plantations, which became the Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Pl ...

, who had represented the district since 2013, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 58.4% of the vote in 2016. The district had a PVI of R+11.

Republican primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= *

, incumbent U.S. Representative

Results

Democratic primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= *Julie Oliver

=Eliminated in primary

= * West Hansen, health care professional * Chetan Panda * Chris Perri * Kathi Thomas, small business owner, former Precinct Chair for Hays County Democrats, nominee for

state senate In the United States, the state legislature is the legislative branch in each of the 50 U.S. states. A legislature generally performs state duties for a state in the same way that the United States Congress performs national duties at ...

and for this seat in

Endorsements

Results

Runoff results

Libertarian primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= * Desarae Lindsey

General election

Endorsements

Predictions

{, class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" !Source !Ranking !As of , - , align=left ,

The Cook Political Report Amy Elizabeth Walter (born October 19, 1969)"Profile: Amy Walter"
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Results

District 26

The 26th district is centered on the northern Dallas–Fort Worth suburbs, including Denton, Keller, and Lewisville. Incumbent Republican Michael C. Burgess, who had represented the district since 2003, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 66.4% of the vote in 2016. The district had a PVI of R+18.

Republican primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= * Michael C. Burgess, incumbent U.S. Representative

=Eliminated in primary

= *Veronica Birkenstock, small business owner

Endorsements

Results

Democratic primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= *Linsey Fagan, activist

=Eliminated in primary

= *Will Fisher, attorney

=Withdrawn

= * Michael Callaway, former Republican * John Wannamaker, deacon

Endorsements

Results

Libertarian primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= *Mark Boler, nominee for this seat in

General election

Predictions

{, class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" !Source !Ranking !As of , - , align=left ,

The Cook Political Report Amy Elizabeth Walter (born October 19, 1969)"Profile: Amy Walter"
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Endorsements

Results

District 27

The 27th district is located in the Coastal Bend, anchored by Corpus Christi, and the surrounding areas including Port Aransas and

Victoria Victoria most commonly refers to: * Queen Victoria (1819–1901), Queen of the United Kingdom and Empress of India * Victoria (state), a state of Australia * Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, a provincial capital * Victoria, Seychelles, the capi ...

. The most recent representative was Republican

Blake Farenthold Randolph Blake Farenthold (born December 12, 1961) is an American politician and lobbyist. A member of the Republican Party (United States), Republican Party, Farenthold co-hosted a conservative talk-radio program before beginning a career in po ...

, who served from 2011 until April 2018. Farenthold was re-elected with 61.7% of the vote in 2016, and the district's PVI is R+13. Farenthold retired from Congress and did not run for re-election in 2018. Farenthold resigned on April 6, 2018.

Michael Cloud Michael Jonathan Cloud (born May 13, 1975) is an American politician representing Texas's 27th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives since 2018. He is a member of the Republican Party. Cloud is a member of the n ...

, the Republican nominee for the general election, won a June 30 special election to fill the remainder of the term.

Republican primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= *

, former Victoria County Republican Party chair

=Eliminated in primary

= * Bech Bruun * Eddie Gassman * John Grunwald * Jerry Hall * Christopher K. Mapp

=Declined

= *

, former U.S. Representative

Endorsements

Results

Runoff results

Democratic primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= * Eric Holguin, former congressional staffer and leading Democratic candidate in this district in the 2018 (special)

=Eliminated in primary

= * Vanessa Edwards Foster * Raul Barrera, court security officer at Corpus Christi's Federal Courthouse and nominee for this seat in

* Ronnie McDonald

Results

Runoff results

Libertarian primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= * Daniel Tinus

General election

Predictions

{, class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" !Source !Ranking !As of , - , align=left ,

The Cook Political Report Amy Elizabeth Walter (born October 19, 1969)"Profile: Amy Walter"
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Endorsements

Results

District 28

The 28th district starts in parts of the

Rio Grande Valley Lower Rio Grande Valley (), often referred to as the Rio Grande Valley (RGV) of South Texas, is a region located in the southernmost part of Texas, along the northern bank of the Rio Grande. It is also known locally as the Valley or the 956 (the ...

, including Laredo,

Mission Mission (from Latin 'the act of sending out'), Missions or The Mission may refer to: Geography Australia *Mission River (Queensland) Canada *Mission, British Columbia, a district municipality * Mission, Calgary, Alberta, a neighbourhood * ...

and

Rio Grande City Rio Grande City is a city in and the county seat of Starr County, Texas, United States. The population was 15,317 at the time of the 2020 census. The city is west of McAllen. It is connected to Camargo, Tamaulipas, via the Rio Grande City–C ...

and stretches north into the

suburbs including Converse and

Live Oak Live oak or evergreen oak is any of a number of oaks in several different sections of the genus ''Quercus'' that share the characteristic of evergreen foliage. These oaks are generally not more closely related to each other than they are to o ...

. Incumbent Democrat

Henry Cuellar Enrique Roberto "Henry" Cuellar ( ; born September 19, 1955) is an American attorney and politician serving as the U.S. representative for since 2005. He is a member of the Democratic Party. His district extends from the Rio Grande to San Ant ...

, who had represented the district since 2005, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 66.2% of the vote in 2016. The district had a PVI of D+9.

Democratic primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= *

, incumbent U.S. Representative

Endorsements

Results

Libertarian primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= * Arthur M. Thomas IV

General election

Predictions

{, class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" !Source !Ranking !As of , - , align=left ,

The Cook Political Report Amy Elizabeth Walter (born October 19, 1969)"Profile: Amy Walter"
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Endorsements

Results

District 29

The 29th district is anchored by parts of

and the surrounding suburbs including

Pasadena Pasadena ( ) is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States, northeast of downtown Los Angeles. It is the most populous city and the primary cultural center of the San Gabriel Valley. Old Pasadena is the city's original commercial d ...

and

South Houston South Houston is a city in the U.S. state of Texas, within Greater Houston, Houston–The Woodlands–Sugar Land metropolitan area and Harris County, Texas, Harris County. The population was 16,153 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 cens ...

. Incumbent Democrat

Gene Green Raymond Eugene Green (born October 17, 1947) is an American politician who served as the U.S. representative for , serving for 13 terms. He is a member of the Democratic Party. His district included most of eastern Houston, including portion ...

, who had represented the district since 1993, announced in November 2017 that would not run for re-election in 2018. He was re-elected with 72.5% of the vote in 2016. The district had a PVI of D+19.

Democratic primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= *

Sylvia Garcia Sylvia Rodriguez Garcia (born September 6, 1950) is an American lawyer and politician who has been serving as the U.S. representative for Texas's 29th congressional district since 2019. Her district covers much of eastern Houston. A member of t ...

, member of the

Texas Senate The Texas Senate is the upper house of the Texas Legislature, with the Texas House of Representatives functioning as the lower house. Together, they form the State legislature (United States), state legislature of the state of Texas. The Senate ...

for the 6th district

=Eliminated in primary

= * Dominique Michelle Garcia * Roel Garcia * Tahir Javed * Hector Morales, schoolteacher * Augustine H. Reyes * Pedro Valencia *

Armando Walle Armando Lucio Walle Jr. (born March 7, 1978) is a representative in the Texas House of Representatives, representing the 140th district in Houston, Texas. Walle is the Deputy Floor Leader of the Texas House Democrats. Walle was named Harris Coun ...

, member of the

Texas House of Representatives The Texas House of Representatives is the lower house of the bicameral Texas Legislature. It consists of 150 members who are elected from single-member districts for two-year terms. There are no Term limits in the United States, term limits. The ...

for the 140th district

=Declined

= *

, incumbent U.S. Representative

Endorsements

Results

Republican primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= * Phillip Aronoff

=Eliminated in primary

= * Jaimy Z. Blanco *

Carmen María Montiel Carmen María Montiel Ávila (born December 19, 1964) is a Real Estate Broker, a Venezuelan-American journalist, writer, activist and beauty pageant titleholder who won Miss Venezuela 1984. She is the author of the 2020 memoir ''Stolen Identit ...

, journalist, writer, activist and Miss Venezuela titleholder for

1984 Events January * January 1 – The Bornean Sultanate of Brunei gains full independence from the United Kingdom, having become a British protectorate in 1888. * January 7 – Brunei becomes the sixth member of the Association of Southeas ...

* Robert Schafranek, businessman

=Withdrawn

= * Adrian Garcia, former Sheriff of Harris County

Endorsements

Results

Runoff results

Libertarian primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= * Cullen Burns

=Eliminated in primary

= * Ruben Perez * Richard Saettone

General election

Predictions

{, class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" !Source !Ranking !As of , - , align=left ,

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Endorsements

Results

District 30

The 30th district is centered around

Dallas Dallas () is a city in the U.S. state of Texas and the most populous city in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex, the List of Texas metropolitan areas, most populous metropolitan area in Texas and the Metropolitan statistical area, fourth-most ...

and its surrounding suburbs, including Cedar Hill and

Lancaster Lancaster may refer to: Lands and titles *The County Palatine of Lancaster, a synonym for Lancashire *Duchy of Lancaster, one of only two British royal duchies *Duke of Lancaster *Earl of Lancaster *House of Lancaster, a British royal dynasty ...

. Incumbent Democrat

Eddie Bernice Johnson Eddie Bernice Johnson (December 3, 1934 – December 31, 2023) was an American politician who represented Texas's in the United States House of Representatives from 1993 to 2023. Johnson was a member of the Democratic Party. Johnson was electe ...

, who had represented the district since 1993, ran for re-election. She was re-elected with 77.9% of the vote in 2016. The district had a PVI of D+29.

Democratic primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= *

, incumbent U.S. Representative

=Eliminated in primary

= * Barbara Mallory Caraway, former

and candidate for this seat in 2012,

and

*Eric Williams

Endorsements

Results

Libertarian primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= * Shawn Jones

General election

Predictions

{, class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" !Source !Ranking !As of , - , align=left ,

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Endorsements

Results

District 31

The 31st district is located in north

and the surrounding suburbs including Georgetown and

Round Rock Round Rock is a city in Williamson County, Texas, Williamson and Travis County, Texas, United States, part of the Greater Austin metropolitan area. Its population is 119,468 according to the 2020 United States Census, 2020 census. The city stra ...

. The district also stretches north into Killeen and

Temple A temple (from the Latin ) is a place of worship, a building used for spiritual rituals and activities such as prayer and sacrifice. By convention, the specially built places of worship of some religions are commonly called "temples" in Engli ...

. Incumbent Republican John Carter, who had represented the district since 2003, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 58.4% of the vote in 2016. The district had a PVI of R+10.

Republican primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= * John Carter, incumbent U.S. Representative

=Eliminated in primary

= *Mike Sweeney, software company founder, member of the Board of the Chisholm Trail Special Utility District and candidate for this seat in

Results

Democratic primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= * Mary Jennings "MJ" Hegar, Air Force veteran, writer

=Eliminated in primary

= * Mike Clark, geospatial engineer and nominee for this seat in

* Kent Lester, Army veteran and former schoolteacher * Christine Eady Mann, physician

Endorsements

Results

Runoff results

Libertarian primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= * Jason Hope

General election

Endorsements

Predictions

{, class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" !Source !Ranking !As of , - , align=left ,

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Polling

{, class="wikitable" , - valign= bottom ! Poll source ! Date(s)
administered ! Sample
size ! Margin of
error ! style="width:100px;", John
Carter (R) ! style="width:100px;", MJ
Hegar (D) ! Undecided , - , NYT Upshot/

, align="center" , October 1–5, 2018 , align="center" , 490 , align="center" , ± 4.8% , align=center, 53% , align="center" , 38% , align="center" , 9% , - , The Tarrance Group (R-Carter) , align="center" , September 22–25, 2018 , align="center" , 400 , align="center" , ± 4.9% , align=center, 54% , align="center" , 33% , align="center" , – , - , ALG Research (D-Hegar) , align="center" , September 16–20, 2018 , align="center" , 500 , align="center" , ± 4.4% , align=center, 46% , align="center" , 42% , align="center" , – , - , Public Policy Polling (D) , align=center, November 28–29, 2017 , align=center, 613 , align=center, – , align=center, 46% , align=center, 40% , align=center, 14%

Results

District 32

The 32nd district is centered around the northeastern inner

suburbs, including

Garland A garland is a decorative braid, knot or wreath of flowers, leaves, or other material. Garlands can be worn on the head or around the neck, hung on an inanimate object, or laid in a place of cultural or religious importance. In contemporary times ...

, Richardson, and the Park Cities. Incumbent Republican

Pete Sessions Peter Anderson Sessions (born March 22, 1955) is an American politician who serves in the United States House of Representatives for Texas's 17th congressional district as a member of the Republican Party. He chaired the House Rules Committee ...

, who had represented the district since 1997, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 71.1% of the vote in 2016. The district had a PVI of R+5.

Republican primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= *

, incumbent U.S. Representative

=Eliminated in primary

= *Paul Brown

Endorsements

Results

Democratic primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= *

Colin Allred Colin Zachary Allred (born April 15, 1983) is an American politician, civil rights lawyer, and former professional football player who served as the U.S. representative for from 2019 to 2025. The district includes the northeastern corner of Dal ...

, civil rights attorney and former NFL player

=Eliminated in primary

= *Ronald William Marshall *Todd Maternowski *Edward Meier, longtime Democratic operative, executive director of BigThought, former co-Executive Director of

Hillary Clinton Hillary Diane Rodham Clinton ( Rodham; born October 26, 1947) is an American politician, lawyer and diplomat. She was the 67th United States secretary of state in the administration of Barack Obama from 2009 to 2013, a U.S. senator represent ...

's presidential transition team *George Rodriguez, attorney * Lillian Salerno, Deputy Undersecretary for Rural Development at the

Department of Agriculture An agriculture ministry (also called an agriculture department, agriculture board, agriculture council, or agriculture agency, or ministry of rural development) is a ministry charged with agriculture. The ministry is often headed by a minister f ...

*Brett Shipp

=Withdrawn

= * Danielle Pellett, LGBT activist * Darrell Rodriguez, former schoolteacher

Endorsements

Results

Runoff results

The runoff election took place on May 22, 2018.

Libertarian primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= * Melina Baker

General election

Endorsements

Polling

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administered ! Sample
size ! Margin of
error ! style="width:100px;", Pete
Sessions (R) ! style="width:100px;", Colin
Allred (D) ! style="width:100px;", Melina
Baker (L) ! Undecided , - , NYT Upshot/

, align="center" , October 29 – November 4, 2018 , align="center" , 477 , align="center" , ± 4.7% , align="center" , 42% , align="center" , 46% , align="center" , 3% , align="center" , 9% , - , GBA Strategies (D) , align=center, September 20–30, 2018 , align=center, 600 , align=center, ± 4.0% , align=center, 46% , align=center, 47% , align=center, 5% , align=center, 2% , - , NYT Upshot/

, align="center" , September 19–24, 2018 , align="center" , 500 , align="center" , ± 4.8% , align="center" , 48% , align="center" , 47% , align=center, – , align="center" , 5% , - , Public Policy Polling (D) , align="center" , September 17–18, 2018 , align="center" , 555 , align="center" , ± 4.2% , align="center" , 42% , align="center" , 47% , align=center, – , align="center" , – , - , GBA Strategies (D-Allred) , align=center, July 30 – August 1, 2018 , align=center, 500 , align=center, ± 4.4% , align=center, 47% , align=center, 45% , align=center, – , align=center, – {, class="wikitable" , - valign= bottom ! style="width:180px;", Poll source ! style="width:200px;", Date(s)
administered ! class=small , Sample
size ! Margin of
error ! style="width:100px;", Pete
Sessions (R) ! style="width:100px;", Democratic
opponent (D) ! Other ! Undecided , - , Public Policy Polling (D) , align=center, November 8–9, 2017 , align=center, 534 , align=center, ± 4.2% , align=center, 43% , align=center, 48% , align=center, – , align=center, 9%

Predictions

{, class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" !Source !Ranking !As of , - , align=left ,

The Cook Political Report Amy Elizabeth Walter (born October 19, 1969)"Profile: Amy Walter"
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Results

District 33

The 33rd district is located in the

, taking in parts of

, and Irving, as well as the surrounding areas, including Forest Hill and

Grand Prairie Grand Prairie is a city in the U.S. state of Texas, located in Dallas, Tarrant, and Ellis counties with a small part extending into Johnson county. It is part of the Mid-Cities region in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex. It had a popul ...

. Incumbent Democrat

Marc Veasey Marc Allison Veasey (; born January 3, 1971) is an American politician serving as a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives for Texas's 33rd congressional district. From 2005 to 2013, he was a member of the Texas House o ...

, who had represented the district since 2013, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 73.7% of the vote in 2016. The district had a PVI of D+23.

Democratic primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= *

, incumbent U.S. Representative

=Eliminated in primary

= *Carlos Quintanilla

Endorsements

Results

Republican primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= *Willie Billups

Results

Libertarian primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= * Jason Reeves

General election

Predictions

{, class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" !Source !Ranking !As of , - , align=left ,

The Cook Political Report Amy Elizabeth Walter (born October 19, 1969)"Profile: Amy Walter"
, , November 5, 2018 , - , align=left ,

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Endorsements

Results

District 34

The 34th district is centered around the

, including Brownsville, Harlingen, and Weslaco. Incumbent Democrat Filemon Vela Jr., who had represented the district since 2013, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 62.7% of the vote in 2016. The district had a PVI of D+10.

Democratic primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= * Filemon Vela Jr., incumbent U.S. Representative

Endorsements

Results

Republican primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= *Rey Gonzalez

Results

General election

Predictions

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Endorsements

Results

District 35

The 35th district stretches from

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up into

, including Lockhart, San Marcos, and parts of east

. Incumbent Democrat

Lloyd Doggett Lloyd Alton Doggett II (born October 6, 1946) is an American lawyer and politician serving as a U.S. representative from Texas since 1995. A member of the Democratic Party, Doggett was a member of the Texas Senate from 1973 to 1985 and a just ...

, who had represented the district since 2013 and previously represented both the 10th district and 25th district since 1995, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 63.1% of the vote in 2016. The district had a PVI of D+15. In March 2017, a panel of federal judges ruled that the 35th district was illegally drawn with discriminatory intent. In August 2017 there was another ruling that the district is unconstitutional.

Democratic primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= *

, incumbent U.S. Representative

Endorsements

Results

Republican primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= *David Smalling

=Eliminated in primary

= * Sherrill Kenneth Alexander

Results

Libertarian primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= * Clark Patterson

General election

Predictions

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Endorsements

Results

District 36

The 36th district takes in the

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outer suburbs of

, including Baytown, Deer Park, and La Porte. The district also includes rural Southeastern Texas, such as Lumberton and

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. Incumbent Republican

Brian Babin Brian Philip Babin ( ; born March 23, 1948) is an American dentist, politician and member of the Republican Party (United States), Republican Party who has served as the United States House of Representatives, U.S. representative from since 2015 ...

, who had represented the district since 2015, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 88.6% of the vote in 2016. The district had a PVI of R+26.

Republican primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= *

, incumbent U.S. Representative

Results

Democratic primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= *Dayna Steele, radio and television personality

=Eliminated in primary

= *Jon Powell, scientist and environmental consultant

Endorsements

Results

Libertarian primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= * Robert Appelbaum

General election

Predictions

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Endorsements

Results

References

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