Texas's 35th District
U.S. House · Texas
Johnny Garcia held the seat for Democrats, winning by 10.9 points over Carlos De La Cruz.
Source: Texas Secretary of State unofficial resultsUpdated Nov 7, 2026, 1:22 PM ET
Where the race moved
Against the 2024 presidential vote
The seat's recent races
Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Money in this race
Each line compares the two sides on one scale: their campaigns, and outside groups spending for them or against their opponent.
Top funders
Outside groups and direct contributors, ranked by what they put in; the color shows which candidate it helps.
| NO GOING BACK PAC INC.For Cruz, against Garcia | $10.3M | |
| HMPAgainst Cruz | $4.7M | |
| Project 218For Garcia | $3.9M | |
| DEFENDING OUR VALUES PACFor Cruz | $1.5M | |
| YOUR COMMUNITY PACFor Garcia, against Cruz | $1M | |
| BDA PACFor Garcia | $775K | |
| DEFEND AMERICAN JOBSFor Cruz | $616.4K | |
| Somos PACFor Garcia | $561.3K | |
| America PACFor Cruz, against Garcia | $380.4K | |
| Progressive Turnout ProjectFor Garcia | $347.6K | |
| SD 2026For Garcia | $269.8K | |
| Strong PACFor Cruz | $243.3K | |
| BOLD AmericaAgainst Cruz | $100.7K |
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Campaign money: FEC, through Oct 14, 2026. Outside spending: independent expenditures by super PACs, parties and other groups, primary and general, as reported to the FEC through Nov 1, 2026, updated Nov 3, 2026. It leaves out spending not reported as independent expenditures (most issue ads and much dark money), so it understates all outside money. The FEC lists only each candidate's largest spenders; totals count every spender.
Source: FEC campaign filings; FEC independent expendituresUpdated Nov 3, 2026, 1:05 AM ET
Polls against the result
The final average had Cruz ahead by 1.0. Garcia won by 10.9: a 11.9-point miss toward Republicans.
- Poll with Garcia ahead
- Poll with Cruz ahead
- Final polling average
- Result
| Pollster | Dates | Sample | Garcia | Cruz | Margin | Adjusted | Miss vs result | Grade | Release |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Washington Post/George Mason University Schar School of Policy and Government | Oct 14–Oct 19 | 605 LV | 47 | 48 | R+1 | R+4.2 | −11.9 | A− | washingtonpost.com ↗ |
| Emerson College for Poll Vault | Oct 12–Oct 14 | 417 LV | 51 | 49 | D+2 | D+2.8 | −8.9 | A+ | pollvault.substack.com ↗ |
| Normington, Petts & Associates for House Majority PACD-sponsored | Oct 12–Oct 14 | — LV | 47 | 45 | D+2 | R+0.7 | −8.9 | C+ | x.com ↗ |
| Normington, Petts & Associates for House Majority PACD-sponsored | Aug 27–Aug 31 | — LV | 44 | 45 | R+1 | R+2.8 | −11.9 | C+ | NYT |
Adjusted: after correcting for the pollster's house effect and likely-voter screens. Miss: the poll's margin minus the result; + means the poll leaned Democratic. Grade: the pollster's accuracy in past elections, A+ to D (pollster ratings).
Source: Each poll's release, via The New York Times and Wikipedia poll listsUpdated Oct 19, 2026
Pre-election forecast (final, Nov 3)
Our model's last run before Election Day, Nov 3, 2026. It no longer updates.
- Johnny Garcia
- 51%
- Carlos De La Cruz
- 49%
- Projected margin
- D+0.2