2026CalledUnofficial results
2026 election for Texas House District 106
Texas House of Representatives · Texas
Jared Patterson (R) won re-election with 51.5% of the vote, defeating Joe Mayes (D) by 3.1 points.
Jared PattersonRepublican · winner · incumbent
51.5%47,082
Joe MayesDemocrat
48.5%44,267
91,349 votes
Source: Texas Secretary of State unofficial resultsUpdated Nov 7, 2026, 1:22 PM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 2026
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 campaigns on one scale.
Joe MayesJared Patterson
$17K
Raised by the campaign
$1.4M
$17.8K
Spent by the campaign
$968.2K
$1K
Cash on hand
$1.1M
Campaign money: Texas Ethics Commission, through Oct 24, 2026.
Source: Texas Ethics Commission campaign filingsUpdated Oct 24, 2026
Pre-election forecast (final, Nov 3)
Our model's last run before Election Day, Nov 3, 2026. It no longer updates.
- Joe Mayes
- 5%
- Jared Patterson
- 95%
- Projected margin
- R+12.9