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Texas House District 63
Texas House of Representatives · Texas
Denise Wooten flipped the seat for Democrats, winning by 2.1 points over Ben Bumgarner.
Denise WootenDemocrat · winner
51.1%37,292
Ben BumgarnerRepublican · incumbent
48.9%35,738
73,030 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.
Denise WootenBen Bumgarner
$235.9K
Raised by the campaign
$1.7M
$201.1K
Spent by the campaign
$729.9K
$38.4K
Cash on hand
$125.2K
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.
- Denise Wooten
- 30%
- Ben Bumgarner
- 70%
- Projected margin
- R+3.7