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Texas Senate District 18
Texas State Senate · Texas
Lois Kolkhorst won re-election by 8.6 points over Erica Gillum.
Staggered Senate
Lois KolkhorstRepublican · winner · incumbent
54.3%196,125
Erica GillumDemocrat
45.7%165,093
361,218 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.
Erica GillumLois Kolkhorst
$24.7K
Raised by the campaign
$1.6M
$25K
Spent by the campaign
$914.5K
$63
Cash on hand
$3.4M
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.
- Erica Gillum
- 1%
- Lois Kolkhorst
- 99%
- Projected margin
- R+21.8