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Texas House District 96
Texas House of Representatives · Texas
Ebony M. Turner flipped the seat for Democrats, winning by 5.5 points over Ellen Fleischmann.
Ebony M. TurnerDemocrat · winner
52.7%39,515
Ellen FleischmannRepublican
47.3%35,429
74,944 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.
Ebony M. TurnerEllen Fleischmann
$85.7K
Raised by the campaign
$1.6M
$70.1K
Spent by the campaign
$653.1K
$3.1K
Cash on hand
$200.2K
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.
- Ebony M. Turner
- 32%
- Ellen Fleischmann
- 68%
- Projected margin
- R+3.3