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Texas House District 72

Texas House of Representatives · Texas

Drew Darby won re-election by 46.3 points over Shiloh Salazar.

Drew DarbyRepublican · winner · incumbent
73.1%38,959
26.9%14,314
53,273 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

EvenR+56.72024 Pres.R+46.32026 House

Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)

Money in this race

Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.

Shiloh SalazarDrew Darby
$15.1K
Raised by the campaign
$861.4K
$12.8K
Spent by the campaign
$527.6K
$2.5K
Cash on hand
$558.7K

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.

Shiloh Salazar
<1%
Drew Darby
>99%
Projected margin
R+46.3
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