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Texas House District 71
Texas House of Representatives · Texas
Jay Hardaway held the seat for Republicans, winning by 47.4 points over Diana Luna.
Jay HardawayRepublican · winner
73.7%41,595
Diana LunaDemocrat
26.3%14,860
56,455 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.
Diana LunaJay Hardaway
$10.1K
Raised by the campaign
$764.3K
$7K
Spent by the campaign
$563.6K
$1.1K
Cash on hand
$73.2K
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.
- Diana Luna
- <1%
- Jay Hardaway
- >99%
- Projected margin
- R+45.7