United States House of Representatives elections in Texas, 2022
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The U.S. House of Representatives elections in Texas were on November 8, 2022. Voters elected 38 candidates to serve in the U.S. House, one from each of the state's 38 U.S. House districts. The primary was scheduled for March 1, 2022, and a primary runoff was scheduled for May 24, 2022. The filing deadline was December 13, 2021.
Partisan breakdown
| Members of the U.S. House from Texas -- Partisan Breakdown | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | As of November 2022 | After the 2022 Election | |
| Democratic Party | 12 | 13 | |
| Republican Party | 24 | 25 | |
| Total | 36 | 38 | |
Candidates
District 1
General election candidates
- Jrmar Jefferson (Democratic Party)
- Nathaniel Moran (Republican Party) ✔
Democratic primary runoff candidates
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District 2
General election candidates
- Daniel Crenshaw (Incumbent) (Republican Party) ✔
- Robin Fulford (Democratic Party)
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Democratic primary candidates
Did not make the ballot:
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Republican primary candidates
- Daniel Crenshaw (Incumbent) ✔
- Jameson Ellis
- Martin Etwop
- Milam Langella
Did not make the ballot:
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District 3
General election candidates
- Sandeep Srivastava (Democratic Party)
- Keith Self (Republican Party) ✔
- Christopher Claytor (Libertarian Party)
Did not make the ballot:
- Roger Barone (Independent)
- Cody Knight (Independent)
- Jeff Simmons (Independent)
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Republican primary runoff candidates
This primary runoff was canceled and this candidate advanced:
Did not make the ballot:
- Van Taylor (Incumbent)
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Democratic primary candidates
Republican primary candidates
- Van Taylor (Incumbent) ✔
- Suzanne Cassimatis Harp
- Jeremy Ivanovskis
- Keith Self ✔
- Rickey Williams
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Minor Party convention candidates
Libertarian Party
District 4
General election candidates
- Pat Fallon (Incumbent) (Republican Party) ✔
- Iro Omere (Democratic Party)
- John Simmons (Libertarian Party)
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Democratic primary candidates
Did not make the ballot:
Republican primary candidates
- Pat Fallon (Incumbent) ✔
- John Harper
- Dan Thomas
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Minor Party convention candidates
Libertarian Party
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District 5
General election candidates
- Lance Gooden (Incumbent) (Republican Party) ✔
- Tartisha Hill (Democratic Party)
- Kevin Hale (Libertarian Party)
- Ruth Torres (Independent) (Write-in)
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Democratic primary candidates
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Republican primary candidates
- Lance Gooden (Incumbent) ✔
Minor Party convention candidates
Libertarian Party
District 6
General election candidates
- Jake Ellzey (Incumbent) (Republican Party) ✔
Did not make the ballot:
- Takona Scauflaire (Independent)
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Democratic primary candidates
The Democratic Party primary was canceled. No candidates filed for this race.
Republican primary candidates
- Jake Ellzey (Incumbent) ✔
- James Buford
- Bill Payne
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District 7
General election candidates
- Lizzie Pannill Fletcher (Incumbent) (Democratic Party) ✔
- Johnny Teague (Republican Party)
Did not make the ballot:
- Juan Arias (Independent)
- Juan Arra (Independent)
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Republican primary runoff candidates
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Democratic primary candidates
- Lizzie Pannill Fletcher (Incumbent) ✔
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Republican primary candidates
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District 8
General election candidates
- Laura Jones (Democratic Party)
- Morgan Luttrell (Republican Party) ✔
- Roy Eriksen (Libertarian Party)
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Democratic primary candidates
Republican primary candidates
- Betsy Bates
- Candice C. Burrows
- Christian Collins
- Jonathan Hullihan
- Morgan Luttrell ✔
- Dan McKaughan
- Jonathan Mitchell
- Chuck Montgomery
- Mike Philips
- Jessica Wellington
- Taylor Whichard
Did not make the ballot:
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Minor Party convention candidates
Libertarian Party
District 9
General election candidates
- Al Green (Incumbent) (Democratic Party) ✔
- Jimmy León (Republican Party)
Did not make the ballot:
- Randall Addison (Independent)
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Democratic primary candidates
- Al Green (Incumbent) ✔
Republican primary candidates
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District 10
General election candidates
- Michael McCaul (Incumbent) (Republican Party) ✔
- Linda Nuno (Democratic Party)
- Bill Kelsey (Libertarian Party)
Did not make the ballot:
- Janis Richards (Independent)
Democratic primary candidates
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Republican primary candidates
- Michael McCaul (Incumbent) ✔
Minor Party convention candidates
Libertarian Party
District 11
General election candidates
- August Pfluger (Incumbent) (Republican Party) ✔
Democratic primary candidates
The Democratic Party primary was canceled. No candidates filed for this race.
Republican primary candidates
- August Pfluger (Incumbent) ✔
District 12
General election candidates
- Kay Granger (Incumbent) (Republican Party) ✔
- Trey Hunt (Democratic Party)
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Democratic primary candidates
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Republican primary candidates
- Kay Granger (Incumbent) ✔
- Ryan Catala
- Alysia Rieg
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District 13
General election candidates
- Ronny L. Jackson (Incumbent) (Republican Party) ✔
- Kathleen Brown (Democratic Party)
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Democratic primary candidates
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Republican primary candidates
- Ronny L. Jackson (Incumbent) ✔
District 14
General election candidates
- Randy Weber (Incumbent) (Republican Party) ✔
- Mikal Williams (Democratic Party)
Did not make the ballot:
- Hal Ridley (Independent)
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Democratic primary candidates
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Republican primary candidates
- Randy Weber (Incumbent) ✔
- Keith Casey
- Ruben Landon Dante
Did not make the ballot:
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District 15
General election candidates
- Michelle Vallejo (Democratic Party)
- Monica De La Cruz (Republican Party) ✔
- Ross Lynn Leone (Libertarian Party)
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Democratic primary runoff candidates
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Democratic primary candidates
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Republican primary candidates
- Jose Aizar Cavazos
- Sara Canady
- Vangela Churchill
- Monica De La Cruz ✔
- Mauro Garza
- Angela Juarez
- Ryan Krause
- John Lerma
- Steve Schmuker Jr.
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Minor Party convention candidates
Libertarian Party
District 16
General election candidates
- Veronica Escobar (Incumbent) (Democratic Party) ✔
- Irene Armendariz-Jackson (Republican Party)
Did not make the ballot:
- Samuel Williams Jr. (Independent)
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Democratic primary candidates
- Veronica Escobar (Incumbent) ✔
- Deliris Montanez
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Republican primary candidates
Did not make the ballot:
District 17
General election candidates
- Pete Sessions (Incumbent) (Republican Party) ✔
- Mary Jo Woods (Democratic Party)
Did not make the ballot:
- Jake Armstrong (Independent)
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Democratic primary candidates
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Republican primary candidates
- Pete Sessions (Incumbent) ✔
- Paulette Carson
- Jason Nelson
- Robert Rosenberger
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District 18
General election candidates
- Sheila Jackson Lee (Incumbent) (Democratic Party) ✔
- Carmen Maria Montiel (Republican Party)
- Phil Kurtz (Libertarian Party)
- Vince Duncan (Independent)
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Democratic primary candidates
- Sheila Jackson Lee (Incumbent) ✔
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Republican primary candidates
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Minor Party convention candidates
Libertarian Party
District 19
General election candidates
- Jodey Arrington (Incumbent) (Republican Party) ✔
- Nathan Lewis (Independent)
Did not make the ballot:
- Jay Ford (Independent)
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Democratic primary candidates
The Democratic Party primary was canceled. No candidates filed for this race.
Republican primary candidates
- Jodey Arrington (Incumbent) ✔
District 20
General election candidates
- Joaquin Castro (Incumbent) (Democratic Party) ✔
- Kyle Sinclair (Republican Party)
- Adam Jonasz (Independent) (Write-in)
Did not make the ballot:
- Ismael Garcia (Independent)
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Democratic primary candidates
- Joaquin Castro (Incumbent) ✔
Republican primary candidates
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District 21
General election candidates
- Chip Roy (Incumbent) (Republican Party) ✔
- Claudia Zapata (Democratic Party)
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Democratic primary runoff candidates
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Democratic primary candidates
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Republican primary candidates
- Chip Roy (Incumbent) ✔
- Michael French
- Robert Lowry
- Dana Zavorka
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District 22
General election candidates
- Troy Nehls (Incumbent) (Republican Party) ✔
- Jamie Jordan (Democratic Party)
- Joseph LeBlanc (Libertarian Party)
- Jim Squires (Independent) (Write-in)
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Democratic primary candidates
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Republican primary candidates
- Troy Nehls (Incumbent) ✔
- Gregory Thorne
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Minor Party convention candidates
Libertarian Party
District 23
General election candidates
- Tony Gonzales (Incumbent) (Republican Party) ✔
- John Lira (Democratic Party)
- Francisco Lopez (Independent)
Did not make the ballot:
- James Hart (Independent)
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Democratic primary candidates
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Republican primary candidates
- Tony Gonzales (Incumbent) ✔
- Alma Arredondo-Lynch
- Alia Garcia-Ureste
District 24
General election candidates
- Beth Van Duyne (Incumbent) (Republican Party) ✔
- Jan McDowell (Democratic Party)
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Democratic primary runoff candidates
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Democratic primary candidates
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Republican primary candidates
- Beth Van Duyne (Incumbent) ✔
- Nate Weymouth
District 25
General election candidates
- Roger Williams (Incumbent) (Republican Party) ✔
Did not make the ballot:
- Scott Collier (Independent)
- Tristan Miller (Independent)
Democratic primary candidates
The Democratic Party primary was canceled. No candidates filed for this race.
Republican primary candidates
- Roger Williams (Incumbent) ✔
Did not make the ballot:
District 26
General election candidates
- Michael C. Burgess (Incumbent) (Republican Party) ✔
- Mike Kolls (Libertarian Party)
Did not make the ballot:
- William Cunningham (Independent)
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Democratic primary candidates
The Democratic Party primary was canceled.
Republican primary candidates
Did not make the ballot:
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Minor Party convention candidates
Libertarian Party
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District 27
General election candidates
- Michael Cloud (Incumbent) (Republican Party) ✔
- Maclovio Perez Jr. (Democratic Party)
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Democratic primary candidates
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Republican primary candidates
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District 28
General election candidates
- Henry Cuellar (Incumbent) (Democratic Party) ✔
- Cassy Garcia (Republican Party)
Did not make the ballot:
- Rafael Alcoser III (Independent)
Democratic primary runoff candidates
- Henry Cuellar (Incumbent) ✔
- Jessica Cisneros
Republican primary runoff candidates
Democratic primary candidates
- Henry Cuellar (Incumbent) ✔
- Tannya Benavides
- Jessica Cisneros ✔
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Republican primary candidates
- Ed Cabrera
- Steven Fowler
- Cassy Garcia ✔
- Eric Hohman
- Rolando Rodriguez
- Willie Vasquez Ng
- Sandra Whitten ✔
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District 29
General election candidates
- Sylvia Garcia (Incumbent) (Democratic Party) ✔
- Robert Schafranek (Republican Party)
Did not make the ballot:
- T.D. Blackshure (Independent)
- Johnathan Garza (Independent)
Republican primary runoff candidates
Democratic primary candidates
- Sylvia Garcia (Incumbent) ✔
Republican primary candidates
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District 30
General election candidates
- Jasmine Crockett (Democratic Party) ✔
- James Rodgers (Republican Party)
- Phil Gray (Libertarian Party)
- Zachariah Manning (Independent)
- Debbie Walker (Independent) (Write-in)
Did not make the ballot:
- Eric LeMonte Williams (Independent)
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Democratic primary runoff candidates
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Republican primary runoff candidates
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Democratic primary candidates
- Barbara Mallory Caraway
- Jasmine Crockett ✔
- Arthur Dixon
- Jane Hamilton ✔
- Vonciel Jones Hill
- Keisha Lankford
- Jessica Mason
- Abel Mulugheta
- Roy Williams Jr.
Did not make the ballot:
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Republican primary candidates
- Lizbeth Diaz
- Kelvin Goodwin-Castillo
- James Harris ✔
- Dakinya Jefferson
- Angeigh Roc'ellerpitts
- James Rodgers ✔
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Minor Party convention candidates
Libertarian Party
District 31
General election candidates
- John Carter (Incumbent) (Republican Party) ✔
Democratic primary candidates
The Democratic Party primary was canceled. No candidates filed for this race.
Did not make the ballot:
Republican primary candidates
- John Carter (Incumbent) ✔
- Abhiram Garapati
- Mike Williams
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District 32
General election candidates
- Colin Allred (Incumbent) (Democratic Party) ✔
- Antonio Swad (Republican Party)
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Republican primary runoff candidates
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Democratic primary candidates
- Colin Allred (Incumbent) ✔
Republican primary candidates
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Minor Party convention candidates
Libertarian Party
District 33
General election candidates
- Marc Veasey (Incumbent) (Democratic Party) ✔
- Patrick Gillespie (Republican Party)
- Ken Ashby (Libertarian Party)
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Democratic primary candidates
- Marc Veasey (Incumbent) ✔
- Carlos Quintanilla
Republican primary candidates
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Minor Party convention candidates
Libertarian Party
District 34
General election candidates
- Vicente Gonzalez Jr. (Incumbent) (Democratic Party) ✔
- Mayra Flores (Incumbent) (Republican Party)
- Chris Royal (Independent)
Did not make the ballot:
- Ronald Mills (Independent)
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Democratic primary candidates
- Vicente Gonzalez Jr. (Incumbent) ✔
- Laura Cisneros
- Filemon Meza
- Beatriz Reynoso
- Osbert Rodriguez Haro III
- William Thompson
- Diego Zavala
Did not make the ballot:
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Republican primary candidates
- Mayra Flores (Incumbent) ✔
- Juana Cantu-Cabrera
- Gregory Kunkle Jr.
- Frank McCaffrey
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District 35
General election candidates
- Greg Casar (Democratic Party) ✔
- Dan McQueen (Republican Party)
Did not make the ballot:
- William Hayward (Independent)
Republican primary runoff candidates
Democratic primary candidates
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Republican primary candidates
- Jenai Aragona-Hales
- Bill Condict
- Marilyn Jackson
- Alejandro Ledezma
- Dan McQueen ✔
- Sam Montoya
- Asa Palagi
- Michael Rodriguez ✔
- Dan Sawatzki
- Jennifer Sundt
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Minor Party convention candidates
Libertarian Party
District 36
General election candidates
- Brian Babin (Incumbent) (Republican Party) ✔
- Jon Haire (Democratic Party)
Democratic primary candidates
Republican primary candidates
- Brian Babin (Incumbent) ✔
District 37
General election candidates
- Lloyd Doggett (Incumbent) (Democratic Party) ✔
- Jenny Garcia Sharon (Republican Party)
- Clark Patterson (Libertarian Party)
- Sherri Taylor (Independent) (Write-in)
Did not make the ballot:
- Benjamin Ovard (Independent)
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Republican primary runoff candidates
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Democratic primary candidates
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Republican primary candidates
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Minor Party convention candidates
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District 38
General election candidates
- Duncan Klussmann (Democratic Party)
- Wesley Hunt (Republican Party) ✔
- Joel Dejean (Independent)
Did not make the ballot:
- Scott Cubbler (Independent)
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Democratic primary runoff candidates
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Democratic primary candidates
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Republican primary candidates
- Philip Covarrubias
- Alex Cross
- Jerry Ford Sr.
- Brett Guillory
- David Hogan
- Wesley Hunt ✔
- Roland Lopez
- Damien Mockus
- Mark Ramsey
- Richard Welch
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General election race ratings
- See also: Race rating definitions and methods
Ballotpedia provides race ratings from four outlets: The Cook Political Report, Inside Elections, Sabato's Crystal Ball, and DDHQ/The Hill. Each race rating indicates if one party is perceived to have an advantage in the race and, if so, the degree of advantage:
- Safe and Solid ratings indicate that one party has a clear edge and the race is not competitive.
- Likely ratings indicate that one party has a clear edge, but an upset is possible.
- Lean ratings indicate that one party has a small edge, but the race is competitive.[1]
- Toss-up ratings indicate that neither party has an advantage.
Race ratings are informed by a number of factors, including polling, candidate quality, and election result history in the race's district or state.[2][3][4]
Click the following links to see the race ratings in each of the state's U.S. House districts:
- Texas' 1st Congressional District
- Texas' 2nd Congressional District
- Texas' 3rd Congressional District
- Texas' 4th Congressional District
- Texas' 5th Congressional District
- Texas' 6th Congressional District
- Texas' 7th Congressional District
- Texas' 8th Congressional District
- Texas' 9th Congressional District
- Texas' 10th Congressional District
- Texas' 11th Congressional District
- Texas' 12th Congressional District
- Texas' 13th Congressional District
- Texas' 14th Congressional District
- Texas' 15th Congressional District
- Texas' 16th Congressional District
- Texas' 17th Congressional District
- Texas' 18th Congressional District
- Texas' 19th Congressional District
- Texas' 20th Congressional District
- Texas' 21st Congressional District
- Texas' 22nd Congressional District
- Texas' 23rd Congressional District
- Texas' 24th Congressional District
- Texas' 25th Congressional District
- Texas' 26th Congressional District
- Texas' 27th Congressional District
- Texas' 28th Congressional District
- Texas' 29th Congressional District
- Texas' 30th Congressional District
- Texas' 31st Congressional District
- Texas' 32nd Congressional District
- Texas' 33rd Congressional District
- Texas' 34th Congressional District
- Texas' 35th Congressional District
- Texas' 36th Congressional District
- Texas' 37th Congressional District
- Texas' 38th Congressional District
Ballot access
For information on candidate ballot access requirements in Texas, click here.
Election analysis
Click the tabs below to view information about voter composition, past elections, and demographics in both the district and the state.
- District maps - A map of the state's districts before and after redistricting.
- Competitiveness - Information about the competitiveness of 2022 U.S. House elections in the state.
- Presidential elections - Information about presidential elections in the district and the state.
- State party control - The partisan makeup of the state's congressional delegation and state government.
District map
Below were the district maps in use at the time of the election, enacted as part of the 2020 redistricting cycle, compared to the maps in place before the election.
Texas Congressional Districts
until January 2, 2023
Click a district to compare boundaries.
Texas Congressional Districts
starting January 3, 2023
Click a district to compare boundaries.
Competitiveness
This section contains data on U.S. House primary election competitiveness in Texas.
| Texas U.S. House competitiveness, 2014-2022 | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | Districts/ offices |
Seats | Open seats | Candidates | Possible primaries | Contested Democratic primaries | Contested Republican primaries | % of contested primaries | Incumbents in contested primaries | % of incumbents in contested primaries | ||||
| 2022 | 38 | 38 | 6 | 222 | 76 | 17 | 27 | 57.9% | 19 | 59.4%[5] | ||||
| 2020 | 36 | 36 | 6 | 231 | 72 | 24 | 26 | 69.4% | 18 | 60.0% | ||||
| 2018 | 36 | 36 | 8 | 212 | 72 | 25 | 21 | 63.9% | 15 | 53.6% | ||||
| 2016 | 36 | 36 | 2 | 127 | 72 | 13 | 20 | 45.8% | 19 | 55.9% | ||||
| 2014 | 36 | 36 | 1 | 100 | 72 | 6 | 13 | 26.4% | 12 | 34.3% | ||||
Post-filing deadline analysis
The following analysis covers all U.S. House districts up for election in Texas in 2022. Information below was calculated on Jan. 27, 2022, and may differ from information shown in the table above due to candidate replacements and withdrawals after that time.
In 2022, 223 candidates filed to run for Texas’ 38 U.S. House districts, including 143 Republicans, 79 Democrats, and one independent candidate. That’s 5.9 candidates per district, less than the 6.5 candidates per district in 2020 and 5.9 in 2018.
Texas gained two U.S. House districts following the 2020 census. Two members of the U.S. House filed to run for re-election in a different district than the one represented before redistricting: Lloyd Doggett (D) filed in the new 37th District, while Vicente Gonzalez (D) filed in the 34th District seat held by retiring Rep. Filemon Vela (D).
Six districts were open, meaning no incumbent filed to run. In addition to Gonzalez’s and Doggett’s districts, these included the newly-created 38th District and the 1st, 8th, and 30th districts. 1st District incumbent Louie Gohmert (R) filed to run for state attorney general, while incumbents Kevin Brady (R) and Eddie Bernice Johnson (D) did not file for re-election.
This was the same number as 2012, the previous post-redistricting cycle, and 2020. There were seven open seats in 2018.
There were 13 incumbents who filed to run in districts without any primary challengers.
Three districts were likely to be won by Republicans because no Democrats filed. There were no districts where the same is true of Democratic candidates.
Fifteen candidates each filed to run in the 15th and 30th Districts, more than any other. Six Democrats and nine Republicans filed in the 15th. Nine Democrats and six Republicans filed in the 30th. Both districts were open.
Presidential elections
As a result of redistricting following the 2020 census, many district boundaries changed. As a result, analysis of the presidential vote in each of these new districts is not yet available. Once that analysis is available, it will be published here.
Texas presidential election results (1900-2020)
- 16 Democratic wins
- 15 Republican wins
| Year | 1900 | 1904 | 1908 | 1912 | 1916 | 1920 | 1924 | 1928 | 1932 | 1936 | 1940 | 1944 | 1948 | 1952 | 1956 | 1960 | 1964 | 1968 | 1972 | 1976 | 1980 | 1984 | 1988 | 1992 | 1996 | 2000 | 2004 | 2008 | 2012 | 2016 | 2020 |
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| Winning Party | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | R | D | D | D | D | D | R | R | D | D | D | R | D | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R |
State party control
Congressional delegation
The table below displays the partisan composition of Texas' congressional delegation as of November 2022.
| Congressional Partisan Breakdown from Texas, November 2022 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | U.S. Senate | U.S. House | Total |
| Democratic | 0 | 12 | 12 |
| Republican | 2 | 24 | 26 |
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vacancies | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 2 | 36 | 38 |
State executive
The table below displays the officeholders in Texas' top four state executive offices as of November 2022.
| State executive officials in Texas, November 2022 | |
|---|---|
| Office | Officeholder |
| Governor | |
| Lieutenant Governor | |
| Secretary of State | |
| Attorney General | |
State legislature
The tables below highlight the partisan composition of the Texas State Legislature as of November 2022.
Texas State Senate
| Party | As of November 2022 | |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic Party | 13 | |
| Republican Party | 18 | |
| Vacancies | 0 | |
| Total | 31 | |
Texas House of Representatives
| Party | As of November 2022 | |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic Party | 65 | |
| Republican Party | 83 | |
| Vacancies | 2 | |
| Total | 150 | |
Trifecta control
As of November 2022, Texas was a Republican trifecta, with majorities in both chambers of the state legislature and control of the governorship. The table below displays the historical trifecta status of the state.
Texas Party Control: 1992-2022
Three years of Democratic trifectas • Twenty years of Republican trifectas
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Redistricting following the 2020 census
Texas enacted new legislative district boundaries in June 2023 for use in 2024 and until the 2030 census. These districts were the same as those enacted by the state in October 2021. Gov. Greg Abbott (R) signed HB 1000 — establishing state House district boundaries — on June 12, 2023, and he allowed SB 375 — establishing state Senate district boundaries — to become law without his signature on June 18, 2023.[6][7]
The Texas Tribune's James Barragan wrote in January 2023 that Senate Legislative Redistricting Committee Chairwoman Joan Huffman (R) said the state was re-doing the redistricting process "to ensure that Legislature had met its constitutional requirement to apportion districts in the first regular session after the publishing of the results of the federal census, which is done every 10 years. Because of the pandemic, census numbers were not released until after the end of the last regularly scheduled legislative session on May 31, 2021. Redistricted maps were passed in a subsequent special session that year."[8] Texas had originally enacted new state legislative districts on October 25, 2021.
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- ↑ Inside Elections also uses Tilt ratings to indicate an even smaller advantage and greater competitiveness.
- ↑ Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Nathan Gonzalez," April 19, 2018
- ↑ Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Kyle Kondik," April 19, 2018
- ↑ Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Charlie Cook," April 22, 2018
- ↑ Dividing the number of incumbents in contested primaries (19) by the number of incumbents who filed for re-election (32).
- ↑ Texas Legislature Online, "Bill: HB 1000," accessed June 21, 2023
- ↑ Texas Legislature Online, "Bill: SB 375," accessed June 21, 2023
- ↑ The Texas Tribune, "Texas Senate votes to take up redistricting again," January 11, 2023
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