2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas


The 2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas will be held on November 3, 2020, to elect the 36 U.S. Representatives from the state of Texas, one from each of the state's 36 congressional districts. The elections will coincide with the 2020 U.S. presidential election, as well as other elections to the House of Representatives, elections to the United States Senate and various state and local elections. Primaries were held on March 3 and run-offs were held on July 14.

District 1

The 1st district encompasses Deep East Texas, taking in Tyler, Lufkin, Nacogdoches, Longview, and Marshall. The incumbent is Republican Louie Gohmert, who was re-elected with 72.3% of the vote in 2018.

Republican primary

Candidates

Declared

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared

Endorsements

General election

Predictions

Results

District 2

The 2nd district is based in northern and western Houston. The incumbent is Republican Dan Crenshaw, who was elected with 52.8% of the vote in 2018.

Republican primary

Candidates

Declared

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominated

Runoff results

Elisa Cardnell suspended her campaign and unified behind Ladjevardian after advancing to runoff.

Endorsements

General election

Predictions

Results

District 3

The 3rd district is based in the suburbs north and northeast of Dallas, encompassing a large portion of Collin County including McKinney, Plano, and Frisco, as well as Collin County's share of Dallas itself. The incumbent is Republican Van Taylor, who was elected with 54.2% of the vote in 2018.

Republican primary

Candidates

Declared

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared

Primary results

Runoff results

General election

Predictions

Polling

Results

District 4

The 4th district encompasses Northeastern Texas taking in counties along the Red River and spreading to the parts of the northeastern exurbs of the Dallas–Fort Worth metro area. The incumbent is Republican John Ratcliffe, who was elected with 75.7% of the vote in 2018.
President Trump nominated Ratcliffe to succeed Dan Coats as the Director of National Intelligence in February 2020. The Senate confirmed his nomination in May, and Ratcliffe resigned from the House. Republicans will select a new nominee on August 8.

Republican primary

Candidates

Declared

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared

General election

Predictions

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District 5

The 5th district takes in the eastern edge of Dallas, as well as the surrounding rural areas. The incumbent is Republican Lance Gooden, who was elected with 62.3% of the vote in 2018.

Republican primary

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Declared

Endorsements

Democratic primary

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Declared

Predictions

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District 6

The 6th district takes in parts of Arlington and rural areas south of Dallas including Ellis County. The incumbent is Republican Ron Wright, who was elected with 53.1% of the vote in 2018.

Republican primary

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Declared

Democratic primary

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Declared

Primary results

General election

Predictions

Polling

;with Generic Republican and Generic Democrat
Poll sourceDate
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Sample
size
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of error
Generic
Republican
Generic
Democrat
Other
June 24–28, 2020376 45%46%9%

Results

District 7

The 7th district covers western Houston and its suburbs. The incumbent is Democrat Lizzie Fletcher, who flipped the district and was elected with 52.5% of the vote in 2018.

Democratic primary

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Declared

Republican primary

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Declared

General election

Polling

;with Generic Opponent
Poll sourceDate
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size
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Lizzie
Generic OpponentUndecided
Mar 4–5, 20201,044 ± 3%42%41%17%

Predictions

Endorsements

Results

District 8

The 8th district encompasses the suburbs and exurbs north of Houston, taking in Spring, The Woodlands, Conroe, and Huntsville. The incumbent is Republican Kevin Brady, who was re-elected with 73.4% of the vote in 2018.

Republican primary

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Primary results

Democratic primary

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General election

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District 9

The 9th district encompasses southwestern Houston. The incumbent is Democrat Al Green, who was re-elected with 89.1% of the vote in 2018, without major-party opposition.

Democratic primary

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Republican primary

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General election

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District 10

The 10th district stretches from northwest Harris County to northern Austin and Pflugerville. The incumbent is Republican Michael McCaul, who was re-elected with 51.1% of the vote in 2018.

Republican primary

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Declared

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared

Primary results

Runoff results

General election

Polling

Poll sourceDate
administered
Sample
size
Margin
of error
Shannon
Hutcheson
Michael
Undecided
November 6–7, 2019848 ± 3.4%41%50%9%

;with Generic Democrat and Generic Republican
Poll sourceDate
administered
Sample
size
Margin
of error
Generic
Democrat
Generic
Republican
Undecided
September 19–21, 2019523 – 656 ± 3.8% – ± 4.2%46%49%

Predictions

Results

District 11

The 11th district is based in midwestern Texas, including Lamesa, Midland, Odessa, San Angelo, Granbury, and Brownwood. The incumbent is Republican Mike Conaway, who was re-elected with 80.1% of the vote in 2018, subsequently announced he would not seek re-election on July 31, 2019.

Republican primary

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Democratic primary

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Candidates

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General election

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District 12

The 12th district is located in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex, and takes in Parker County and western Tarrant County, including parts of Fort Worth and its inner suburbs of North Richland Hills, Saginaw, and Haltom City. The incumbent is Republican Kay Granger, who was re-elected with 64.3% of the vote in 2018.

Republican primary

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Declared
Polling

Primary results

Democratic primary

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Declared

Third parties

Candidates

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General election

Predictions

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District 13

The 13th district encompasses most of the Texas Panhandle, containing the cities of Amarillo, Gainesville and Wichita Falls. The incumbent is Republican Mac Thornberry, who was re-elected with 81.5% of the vote in 2018. On September 30, 2019, Thornberry announced he would not be seeking re-election.

Republican primary

Candidates

Declared

Primary results

Polling

Runoff results

The runoff election was held on July 14, 2020.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared

Runoff results

Greg Sagan withdrew from the race on March 12, 2020, but remained on the ballot in the runoff.

Libertarian primary

Candidates

Declared

Predictions

Results

District 14

The 14th district takes in the southern and southeastern region of Greater Houston, including Galveston, Jefferson County and southern Brazoria County. The incumbent is Republican Randy Weber, who was re-elected with 59.2% of the vote in 2018.

Republican primary

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Democratic primary

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General election

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District 15

The 15th district stretches from McAllen in the Rio Grande Valley, northward into rural counties in the Greater San Antonio area. The incumbent is Democrat Vicente Gonzalez, who was re-elected with 59.7% of the vote in 2018.

Democratic primary

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Declared

Republican primary

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Declared

Runoff results

General election

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District 16

The 16th district is located entirely within El Paso County, taking in El Paso, Horizon City, and Anthony. The incumbent is Democrat Veronica Escobar, who was elected with 68.5% of the vote in 2018.

Democratic primary

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Declared

Republican primary

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Declared

Runoff results

General election

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District 17

The 17th district covers parts of suburban north Austin stretching to rural central Texas, including Waco and Bryan-College Station. The incumbent is Republican Bill Flores, who was re-elected with 56.8% of the vote in 2018. On September 4, 2019, Flores announced that he will not be running for re-election to spend more time with his family.

Republican primary

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Declared

Primary results

Runoff results

Democratic primary

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Declared

Runoff results

Third parties

Candidates

Declared

Predictions

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District 18

The 18th district is based in Downtown Houston and takes in the heavily black areas of Central Houston. The incumbent is Democrat Sheila Jackson Lee, who was re-elected with 75.3% of the vote in 2018.

Democratic primary

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Declared

Republican primary

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Declared

Runoff results

General election

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District 19

The 19th district encompasses rural West Texas, taking in Lubbock. The incumbent is Republican Jodey Arrington, who was re-elected with 75.2% of the vote in 2018.

Republican primary

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Democratic primary

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Endorsements

General election

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District 20

The 20th district encompasses downtown San Antonio. The incumbent is Democrat Joaquin Castro, who was re-elected with 80.9% of the vote in 2018 without major-party opposition.

Democratic primary

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Republican primary

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Runoff results

General election

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District 21

The 21st district extends from north San Antonio to central and south Austin, taking in rural parts of the Texas Hill Country. The incumbent is Republican Chip Roy, who was elected with 50.2% of the vote in 2018.

Republican primary

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Democratic primary

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Declared

Endorsements

General election

Predictions

Polling

;with Generic Democrat and Generic Republican
Poll sourceDate
administered
Sample
size
Margin
of error
Generic
Democrat
Generic
Republican
Undecided
September 19–21, 2019523 – 656 ± 3.8% – ± 4.2%44%49%

Results

District 22

The 22nd district encompasses the south-central Greater Houston metropolitan area, including the southern Houston suburbs of Sugar Land, Pearland, and Webster. The incumbent is Republican Pete Olson, who was re-elected with 51.4% of the vote in 2018, subsequently announced he would not seek re-election on July 25, 2019.

Republican primary

Candidates

Declared

Primary results

Polling

Runoff results

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared

Primary results

General election

Predictions

Polling

;with Generic Democrat and Generic Republican
Poll sourceDate
administered
Sample
size
Margin
of error
Generic
Democrat
Generic
Republican
Undecided
Sep 19–21, 2019523 – 656 ± 3.8% – ± 4.2%45%49%

Results

District 23

The 23rd district covers southwestern Texas, including the Big Bend, the southern and western San Antonio suburbs, and the southwestern El Paso suburbs. The incumbent Republican Will Hurd, who was re-elected with 49.2% of the vote in 2018, subsequently announced he would not seek re-election on August 1, 2019.

Republican primary

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Declared

Primary results

Runoff results

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared

Primary results

General election

Endorsements

Predictions

Polling

;with Tony Gonzalez and Gina Ortiz Jones
Poll sourceDate
administered
Sample
size
Margin
of error
Tony
Gonzalez
Gina
Jones
Undecided
May 19–20, 2020669 ± 3.75%43%45%12%

;with Generic Democrat and Generic Republican
Poll sourceDate
administered
Sample
size
Margin
of error
Generic
Democrat
Generic
Republican
Undecided
Sep 19–21, 2019523 – 656 ± 3.8% – ± 4.2%53%41%

Results

District 24

The 24th district encompasses the suburbs north of Fort Worth and Dallas, including Grapevine, Carrollton, parts of Irving, and northwestern Dallas. The incumbent is Republican Kenny Marchant, who was re-elected with 50.6% of the vote in 2018. Marchant announced he would not seek re-election on August 5, 2019.

Republican primary

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Declared

Primary results

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared

Polling

Primary results

Polling

Runoff results

Third parties

Candidates

Declared

Predictions

Polling

;with Generic Democrat and Generic Republican
Poll sourceDate
administered
Sample
size
Margin
of error
Generic
Democrat
Generic
Republican
Undecided
Sep 19–21, 2019523 – 656 ± 3.8% – ± 4.2%47%46%

Results

District 25

The 25th district runs from north Austin through rural areas of Texas Hill Country northward into southern Fort Worth suburbs. The incumbent is Republican Roger Williams, who was re-elected with 53.5% of the vote in 2018.

Republican primary

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Declared

Democratic primary

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Declared

Primary results

General election

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Polling

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District 26

The 26th district is based in the northern portion of the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex, centering on Denton County. The incumbent is Republican Michael C. Burgess, who was re-elected with 59.4% of the vote in 2018.

Republican primary

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Democratic primary

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General election

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District 27

The 27th district stretches across the Coastal Bend, from Corpus Christi up to Bay City. The incumbent is Republican Michael Cloud, who was re-elected with 60.3% of the vote in 2018.

Republican primary

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Democratic primary

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Libertarian primary

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General election

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District 28

The 28th district is based in the Laredo area and stretches north of the Rio Grande Valley into east San Antonio. The incumbent is Democrat Henry Cuellar, who was re-elected with 84.4% of the vote in 2018 without major-party opposition.

Democratic primary

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Primary results

Republican primary

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Third parties

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District 29

The 29th district encompasses parts of eastern Houston, taking in the heavily Latino areas of the city. The incumbent is Democrat Sylvia Garcia, who was elected with 75.1% of the vote in 2018.

Democratic primary

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Republican primary

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General election

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District 30

The 30th district encompasses Downtown Dallas as well as South Dallas. The incumbent is Democrat Eddie Bernice Johnson, who was re-elected with 91.1% of the vote in 2018 without major-party opposition.

Democratic primary

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Republican primary

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General election

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District 31

The 31st district encompasses northern Austin to Temple, including Williamson and Bell counties. The incumbent is Republican John Carter, who was re-elected with 50.6% of the vote in 2018.

Republican primary

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Declared

Primary results

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominated

Primary results

Runoff results

Third parties

Candidates

Declared

Predictions

Polling

;with Generic Democrat and Generic Republican
Poll sourceDate
administered
Sample
size
Margin
of error
Generic
Democrat
Generic
Republican
Undecided
Sep 19–21, 2019523 – 656 ± 3.8% – ± 4.2%44%51%

Results

District 32

The 32nd district covers northern and eastern Dallas and its inner northern suburbs. The incumbent is Democrat Colin Allred, who flipped the district and was elected with 52.3% of the vote in 2018.

Democratic primary

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Republican primary

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Declared

Primary results

Libertarian primary

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General election

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District 33

The 33rd district is located in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex, encompassing Downtown Fort Worth, western Dallas, and parts of Grand Prairie and Irving. The incumbent is Democrat Marc Veasey, who was re-elected with 76.2% of the vote in 2018.

Democratic primary

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Republican primary

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General election

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District 34

The 34th district stretches from Brownsville in the Rio Grande Valley, northward into rural counties. The incumbent is Democrat Filemon Vela, who was elected with 60.0% of the vote in 2018.

Democratic primary

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Republican primary

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General election

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District 35

The 35th district connects eastern San Antonio to southeastern Austin, through the I-35 corridor. The incumbent is Democrat Lloyd Doggett, who was re-elected with 71.3% in 2018.

Democratic primary

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Republican primary

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Runoff results

General election

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District 36

The 36th district encompasses parts of Southeast Texas, including the Clear Lake region. The incumbent is Republican Brian Babin, who was re-elected with 72.6% of the vote in 2018.

Republican primary

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Primary results

Democratic primary

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General election

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