2026Flipped from RepublicanCalledUnofficial resultsIncumbent defeated
2026 election for Texas House District 127
Texas House of Representatives · Texas
Michelle Williams (D) won with 51.2% of the vote, defeating Charles Cunningham (R) by 2.3 points, flipping a seat Republicans held.
Michelle WilliamsDemocrat · winner
51.2%40,664
Charles CunninghamRepublican · incumbent
48.8%38,810
79,474 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.
Michelle WilliamsCharles Cunningham
$39.3K
Raised by the campaign
$1M
$28.6K
Spent by the campaign
$300.6K
$5K
Cash on hand
$296.7K
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.
- Michelle Williams
- 9%
- Charles Cunningham
- 91%
- Projected margin
- R+10.0