2020Final results
2020 election for Texas's 22nd District
U.S. House · Texas
Troy E. Nehls (R) won with 51.5% of the vote, defeating Sri Preston Kulkarni (D) by 6.9 points.
Troy E. NehlsRepublican · winner
51.5%210,259
Sri Preston KulkarniDemocrat
44.6%181,998
Joseph Leblanc Jr.Libertarian
3.9%15,791
408,048 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.
Sri Preston KulkarniTroy E. Nehls
$5.8M
Raised by the campaign
$1.8M
$5.8M
Spent by the campaign
$1.8M
$36.7K
Cash on hand
$24.8K
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2020.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2020