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Texas House District 9
Texas House of Representatives · Texas
Rocky Thigpen held the seat for Republicans, winning by 47.9 points over Shelly Tatum.
Rocky ThigpenRepublican · winner
73.9%49,899
Shelly TatumDemocrat
26.1%17,582
67,481 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.
Shelly TatumRocky Thigpen
$12.4K
Raised by the campaign
$826.6K
$7.1K
Spent by the campaign
$483.8K
$6.1K
Cash on hand
$50.5K
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.
- Shelly Tatum
- <1%
- Rocky Thigpen
- >99%
- Projected margin
- R+46.9