2018Flipped from RepublicanFinal results
2018 election for Texas's 32nd District
U.S. House · Texas
Colin Allred (D) won with 52.3% of the vote, defeating Pete Sessions (R) by 6.5 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Colin AllredDemocrat · winner
52.3%144,067
Pete SessionsRepublican
45.8%126,101
Melina BakerLibertarian
2.0%5,452
275,620 votes
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Oct 1, 2026, 6:17 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 2018
Races before and after
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Oct 1, 2026, 6:17 AM ET
Money in this race
Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.
Colin AllredPete Sessions
$6M
Raised by the campaign
$5.1M
$5.9M
Spent by the campaign
$5.2M
$103.4K
Cash on hand
$376.7K
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2018.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2018