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Texas House of Representatives seat · lines in effect since 2022

Texas House District 81

A district of about 183,000 people, 63% Hispanic, 17% of adults with a bachelor's degree. It votes R+54.0 relative to the nation for president.

Brooks Landgraf (R) · since Nov 4, 2014Next 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+54.0128th most
Democratic
Most DemocraticMost Republican76th seat · the majority lineDistrict 81

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+35.1

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 81.

Adults with a bachelor's degree17% 9th pct · 136th of 150 in TX

Lower than 91% of seats.

White adults without a degree27% 58th pct · 63rd of 150 in TX

Higher than 58% of seats.

Hispanic residents63% 81st pct · 29th of 150 in TX

Higher than 81% of seats.

Black residents4% 21st pct · 119th of 150 in TX

Lower than 79% of seats.

Asian residents1% 19th pct · 122nd of 150 in TX

Lower than 81% of seats.

People per square mile56 13th pct · 130th of 150 in TX

Less dense than 87% 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 82
47% Hispanic · 30% college gradsR+60.7Held RDistrict 30
41% Hispanic · 20% college gradsR+53.5Held RDistrict 43
63% HispanicR+29.4Held RDistrict 87
41% HispanicR+57.7Held 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. Brooks Landgraf (R)
    2023– · Won 2022 unopposed, 2024 unopposed, 2026 by 35.1

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