DemocraticIncumbent
Harold Dutton Jr.
- Experience
- State legislature
Texas › Texas House of Representatives · State legislature · November 3, 2026 · Updated Oct 16, 2026
Texas House District 142
Harold Dutton Jr. has no major-party opponent.
Harold Dutton Jr. has no major-party opponent.
The candidates
The district
Lean D+42: how much more Democratic or Republican than the nation it votes for president.
Presidential vote
Precinct results re-aggregated to the current district lines.
Who lives here
- Population
- 189,101
- People per km²
- 671
- Adults with a B.A.+
- 17%
- White, no degree
- 9%of adults
- White 11%
- Hispanic 51%
- Black 34%
- Asian 2%
- Other / multiracial 2%
American Community Survey 2020–2024, aggregated from census tracts.
Past results
Results in the same-numbered district; earlier elections may have used different lines.
2024
41,430 votes · Uncontested by the other party✓ Dutton (D)100.0%
2024 President Vote in this district
53,051 two-party votes · D+38.1 · D+39.6 vs. the nation✓ Kamala Harris (D)69.1%
Donald Trump (R)30.9%
2020 Earlier district lines
56,340 votes · D+49.5✓ Harold V Dutton Jr (D)74.8%
Jason Rowe (R)25.2%
2020 President Vote in this district
58,863 two-party votes · D+51.6 · D+47.1 vs. the nation✓ Joe Biden (D)75.8%
Donald Trump (R)24.2%
2018 Earlier district lines
32,087 votes · Uncontested by the other party✓ Harold V Dutton Jr (D)100.0%
2016 President Vote in this district
44,816 two-party votes · D+57.5 · D+55.3 vs. the nation✓ Hillary Clinton (D)78.7%
Donald Trump (R)21.3%
Also on the ballot in Texas
Neighboring districts
HD-127Michelle WilliamsCharles Cunningham91%Rep.84%Rep. HD-128Desiree KlausTom Butler>99%Rep.>99%Rep. HD-140Armando WalleLucia Garcia DeLeon>99%Dem.99%Dem. HD-141Senfronia ThompsonJulie Hunt>99%Dem.>99%Dem. HD-143Ana HernandezFrank Salazar>99%Dem.98%Dem. HD-145Christina MoralesInocensia Moreno>99%Dem.>99%Dem.