Texas House of Representatives · 2026 general · all 150 seats
Democrats win a majority in the Texas House of Representatives
Democrats hold 82 seats and Republicans 64, with 4 still being counted; 76 make a majority. 19 seats changed party.
19 seats flipped to Democrats0 to Republicans4 still uncalled
Source: Results and race calls: Texas Secretary of State (unofficial)Updated Nov 7, 2026, 3:01 PM ET
Source: Results and race calls: Texas Secretary of State (unofficial)Updated Nov 7, 2026, 3:01 PM ET
Every race, by how close it was
All 149 races by the winner’s margin, D − R. The shaded band holds the 22 races decided by under 5 points. Ringed dots flipped; amber dots are still being counted. The 16 seats won without an opponent sit at the ends.
- Democratic
- Republican
- Counting
- Flipped
- Under 5 points
Unofficial returns. Source: Results and race calls: Texas Secretary of State (unofficial)Updated Nov 7, 2026, 3:01 PM ET
Seats that flipped
Districts that elected the other party.
Incumbents who lost
Members defeated in the general election.
- HD-14 Paul Dyson lostD+0.5
- HD-28 Gary Gates lostD+1.8
- HD-34 Denise Villalobos lostD+11.1
- HD-37 Janie Lopez lostD+16.0
- HD-52 Caroline Harris Davila lostD+7.7
- HD-55 Hillary Hickland lostD+0.7
- HD-63 Ben Bumgarner lostD+2.1
- HD-80 Don McLaughlin lostD+5.5
- HD-89 Candy Noble lostD+1.6
- HD-97 John McQueeney lostD+1.8
Closest called races
Smallest winning margins.
Biggest swings
Change in margin from the last race on the same lines.
Source: Results and race calls: Texas Secretary of State (unofficial)Updated Nov 7, 2026, 3:01 PM ET
How far each district moved
Change in each contested district’s margin from the previous election, in 2-point bins. The median district moved D +17.9.
101 contested districts; districts uncontested in either election are left out.
Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Texas House of Representatives in other elections
- 2024 Rep. 89–61
- 2022 Rep. 86–64
- 2020 Rep. 83–67
- 2018 Rep. 83–67
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