Flipped from RepublicanCalledUnofficial resultsIncumbent defeated
Texas House District 80
Texas House of Representatives · Texas
Cecilia Castellano flipped the seat for Democrats, winning by 5.5 points over Don McLaughlin.
Cecilia CastellanoDemocrat · winner
52.8%24,028
Don McLaughlinRepublican · incumbent
47.2%21,519
45,547 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.
Cecilia CastellanoDon McLaughlin
$32.4K
Raised by the campaign
$1.3M
$47.9K
Spent by the campaign
$719.7K
$5.8K
Cash on hand
$95.3K
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.
- Cecilia Castellano
- 13%
- Don McLaughlin
- 87%
- Projected margin
- R+9.5