Flipped from RepublicanCalledUnofficial resultsIncumbent defeated
Texas House District 28
Texas House of Representatives · Texas
Sandy Ibanez flipped the seat for Democrats, winning by 1.8 points over Gary Gates.
Sandy IbanezDemocrat · winner
50.9%45,378
Gary GatesRepublican · incumbent
49.1%43,811
89,189 votes
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 campaigns on one scale.
Sandy IbanezGary Gates
$98.3K
Raised by the campaign
$703K
$17.9K
Spent by the campaign
$764.2K
$19.7K
Cash on hand
$162K
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.
- Sandy Ibanez
- 11%
- Gary Gates
- 89%
- Projected margin
- R+9.0