Flipped from RepublicanCalledUnofficial resultsIncumbent defeated
Texas House District 37
Texas House of Representatives · Texas
Oziel "Ozzie" Ochoa, Jr. flipped the seat for Democrats, winning by 16.0 points over Janie Lopez.
Oziel "Ozzie" Ochoa, Jr.Democrat · winner
58.0%28,247
Janie LopezRepublican · incumbent
42.0%20,470
48,717 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.
Oziel "Ozzie" Ochoa, Jr.Janie Lopez
$352.6K
Raised by the campaign
$2.5M
$250.9K
Spent by the campaign
$660.8K
$69.6K
Cash on hand
$287.7K
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.
- Oziel "Ozzie" Ochoa, Jr.
- 49%
- Janie Lopez
- 51%
- Projected margin
- R+0.1