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Texas House of Representatives seat · lines in effect since 2022

Texas House District 18

A district of about 230,000 people, 30% Hispanic, 15% of adults with a bachelor's degree. It votes R+65.7 relative to the nation for president.

Janis Holt (R)Next election Nov 7, 2028The 2026 race →

Where it sits among all 150 seats

Every Texas House of Representatives seat by partisan lean, from most Democratic to most Republican. Lean is the seat's presidential vote on current lines, relative to the nation.

R+65.7147th most
Democratic
Most DemocraticMost Republican76th seat · the majority lineDistrict 18

Source: 99chambers: 2024 and 2020 presidential results on current lines, relative to the nation (2024 weighted 3:1)Updated Oct 16, 2026, 5:19 AM ET

Every race on these lines

Results recomputed from precinct returns as if today's boundaries had always existed, so years compare like for like.

2026
Texas House of RepresentativesR+44.4

Outlined: the race for this seat itselfBlank: no race that year

Source: 99chambers results archive: precinct results allocated to current lines; 2026: Texas Secretary of StateUpdated Nov 7, 2026, 3:01 PM ET

Who lives here, compared

Grey bars show the spread of all 150 seats. Small marks are other seats in Texas. The black marker is District 18.

Adults with a bachelor's degree15% 7th pct · 139th of 150 in TX

Lower than 93% of seats.

White adults without a degree54% 95th pct · 9th of 150 in TX

Higher than 95% of seats.

Hispanic residents30% 46th pct · 81st of 150 in TX

Lower than 54% of seats.

Black residents7% 33rd pct · 101st of 150 in TX

Lower than 67% of seats.

Asian residents0% 3rd pct · 145th of 150 in TX

Lower than 97% of seats.

People per square mile83 21st pct · 119th of 150 in TX

Less dense than 79% of seats.

Source: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, allocated to current linesUpdated Oct 13, 2026, 5:06 AM ET

Seats most like this one

Nearest seats on demographics, density and lean.

District 5
20% HispanicR+64.2Held RDistrict 2
22% college gradsR+62.2Held RDistrict 8
23% HispanicR+60.3Held RDistrict 62
23% college gradsR+57.3Held R

Source: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, allocated to current lines; 99chambers: 2024 and 2020 presidential results on current lines, relative to the nation (2024 weighted 3:1)Updated Oct 16, 2026, 5:19 AM ET

Who has held it

These lines took effect in 2022.

  1. Holt (R)
    2025– · Won 2024 by 73.2, 2026 by 44.4
  2. Ernest Bailes (R)
    2023–2025 · Won 2022 unopposed

Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)