Flipped from RepublicanCalledUnofficial resultsIncumbent defeated
Texas House District 97
Texas House of Representatives · Texas
Beth Llwellyn McLaughlin flipped the seat for Democrats, winning by 1.8 points over John McQueeney.
Beth Llwellyn McLaughlinDemocrat · winner
50.9%40,985
John McQueeneyRepublican · incumbent
49.1%39,546
80,531 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.
Beth Llwellyn McLaughlinJohn McQueeney
$70.9K
Raised by the campaign
$2.4M
$59.3K
Spent by the campaign
$1.7M
$6K
Cash on hand
$433.8K
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.
- Beth Llwellyn McLaughlin
- 20%
- John McQueeney
- 80%
- Projected margin
- R+6.4