2020Final results
2020 election for Texas's 1st District
U.S. House · Texas
Louie Gohmert (R) won with 72.6% of the vote, defeating Hank Gilbert (D) by 45.2 points.
Louie GohmertRepublican · winner
72.6%219,716
Hank GilbertDemocrat
27.4%83,008
302,724 votes
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Oct 1, 2026, 10:09 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 2020
Races before and after
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Oct 1, 2026, 10:09 AM ET
Money in this race
Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.
Hank GilbertLouie Gohmert
$803.6K
Raised by the campaign
$564.9K
$790.6K
Spent by the campaign
$592.4K
$13K
Cash on hand
$33.7K
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2020.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2020