CalledUnofficial results
Texas House District 40
Texas House of Representatives · Texas
Terry Canales won re-election by 49.2 points over Celeste Cabrera-Huff.
Terry CanalesDemocrat · winner · incumbent
74.6%32,138
Celeste Cabrera-HuffRepublican
25.4%10,929
43,067 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.
Terry CanalesCeleste Cabrera-Huff
$528.6K
Raised by the campaign
$63K
$849K
Spent by the campaign
$58K
$273.8K
Cash on hand
$6.8K
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.
- Terry Canales
- 99%
- Celeste Cabrera-Huff
- 1%
- Projected margin
- D+27.8