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Texas House District 57
Texas House of Representatives · Texas
Richard Hayes won re-election by 3.7 points over Ray Stith.
Richard HayesRepublican · winner · incumbent
50.6%40,254
Ray StithDemocrat
47.0%37,335
Darren HamiltonLibertarian
2.4%1,900
79,489 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.
Ray StithRichard Hayes
$10.6K
Raised by the campaign
$483.8K
$8.6K
Spent by the campaign
$324.5K
$2.2K
Cash on hand
$111.9K
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.
- Ray Stith
- 5%
- Richard Hayes
- 95%
- Projected margin
- R+12.9
The candidates
Richard Hayes (R)
Incumbent, Texas House of Representatives, first elected 2022Ray Stith (D)
Incumbent, Texas House of Representatives, first elected 2022Ray Stith (D)
Also on the ballot: Darren Hamilton (Libertarian), 2.4%