2018Final results
2018 election for Texas's 9th District
U.S. House · Texas
Al Green (D) won with 89.1% of the vote, defeating Phil Kurtz (Lib) by 85.2 points.
Al GreenDemocrat · winner
89.1%136,256
Phil KurtzLibertarian
3.9%5,940
Benjamin HernandezIndependent
3.8%5,774
Kesha RogersIndependent
3.3%5,031
153,001 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.
Al GreenNo Republican
$576K
Raised by the campaign
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$544.5K
Spent by the campaign
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$265.6K
Cash on hand
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Other candidates' campaigns: Kesha Rogers $62.2K · Benjamin Hernandez $20.4K.
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2018.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2018
The candidates
Al Green (D)Phil Kurtz (L)
Also on the ballot: Benjamin Hernandez (Independent), 3.8%; Kesha Rogers (Independent), 3.3%