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Texas House District 53
Texas House of Representatives · Texas
Wes Virdell won re-election by 45.9 points over Kathryn Hartmann.
Wes VirdellRepublican · winner · incumbent
72.9%60,766
Kathryn HartmannDemocrat
27.1%22,539
83,305 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.
Kathryn HartmannWes Virdell
$7.5K
Raised by the campaign
$268.1K
$7.1K
Spent by the campaign
$209.1K
$0
Cash on hand
$111.4K
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.
- Kathryn Hartmann
- <1%
- Wes Virdell
- >99%
- Projected margin
- R+45.9