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Texas House of Representatives seat · lines in effect since 2022

Texas House District 37

A district of about 198,000 people, 83% Hispanic, 21% of adults with a bachelor's degree. It votes R+7.7 relative to the nation for president.

Janie Lopez (R) · since Nov 8, 2022Flipped in 2026Next 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+7.770th most
Democratic
Most DemocraticMost Republican76th seat · the majority lineDistrict 37

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.

202220242026
Texas House of RepresentativesR+3.7R+10.0D+16.0

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 37.

Adults with a bachelor's degree21% 23rd pct · 115th of 150 in TX

Lower than 77% of seats.

White adults without a degree11% 19th pct · 121st of 150 in TX

Lower than 81% of seats.

Hispanic residents83% 93rd pct · 11th of 150 in TX

Higher than 93% of seats.

Black residents1% 5th pct · 142nd of 150 in TX

Lower than 95% of seats.

Asian residents1% 16th pct · 126th of 150 in TX

Lower than 84% of seats.

People per square mile110 21st pct · 118th 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. 2 of the 4 flipped this year.

District 35
96% HispanicR+1.4Held DDistrict 34
75% HispanicD+1.5Flipped DDistrict 80
83% HispanicR+18.8Flipped DDistrict 42
94% Hispanic · 26% college gradsD+5.4Held D

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. Oziel "Ozzie" Ochoa Jr. (D)
    2027– · Won 2026 by 16.0
  2. Janie Lopez (R)
    2023–2027 · Won 2022 by 3.7, 2024 by 10.0

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