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Texas House District 56
Texas House of Representatives · Texas
Pat Curry won re-election by 22.1 points over Ashley Bean Thornton.
Pat CurryRepublican · winner · incumbent
61.0%42,125
Ashley Bean ThorntonDemocrat
39.0%26,899
69,024 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.
Ashley Bean ThorntonPat Curry
$100K
Raised by the campaign
$1.5M
$80.9K
Spent by the campaign
$1M
$21.3K
Cash on hand
$461.9K
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.
- Ashley Bean Thornton
- <1%
- Pat Curry
- >99%
- Projected margin
- R+27.5