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Texas House of Representatives seat · lines in effect since 2022

Texas House District 61

A district of about 207,000 people, 22% Asian, 61% of adults with a bachelor's degree. It votes R+13.5 relative to the nation for president.

Keresa Richardson (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+13.579th most
Democratic
Most DemocraticMost Republican76th seat · the majority lineDistrict 61

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+16.5R+19.2R+0.1

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 61.

Adults with a bachelor's degree61% 95th pct · 8th of 150 in TX

Higher than 95% of seats.

White adults without a degree21% 48th pct · 79th of 150 in TX

Lower than 52% of seats.

Hispanic residents14% 3rd pct · 146th of 150 in TX

Lower than 97% of seats.

Black residents11% 56th pct · 67th of 150 in TX

Higher than 56% of seats.

Asian residents22% 98th pct · 4th of 150 in TX

Higher than 98% of seats.

People per square mile1,554 54th pct · 69th of 150 in TX

Denser than 54% 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. 1 of the 4 flipped this year.

District 66
65% college gradsR+13.0Held RDistrict 26
25% Hispanic · 60% college gradsR+14.7CountingDistrict 28
29% Hispanic · 50% college gradsR+15.9Flipped DDistrict 70
61% college gradsD+6.8Held 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. Richardson (R)
    2025– · Won 2024 by 19.2
  2. Frederick Frazier (R)
    2023–2025 · Won 2022 by 16.5

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