2026CalledUnofficial results
2026 election for Texas House District 117
Texas House of Representatives · Texas
Philip Cortez (D) won re-election with 69.3% of the vote, defeating Ben Mostyn (R) by 38.7 points.
Philip CortezDemocrat · winner · incumbent
69.3%44,506
Ben MostynRepublican
30.7%19,692
64,198 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.
Philip CortezBen Mostyn
$551.9K
Raised by the campaign
$39.2K
$559.5K
Spent by the campaign
$57.8K
$54.3K
Cash on hand
$136
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.
- Philip Cortez
- >99%
- Ben Mostyn
- <1%
- Projected margin
- D+26.1