DemocraticIncumbent
Sheryl Cole
- Experience
- State legislature
Texas › Texas House of Representatives · State legislature · November 3, 2026 · Updated Oct 16, 2026
Texas House District 46
Sheryl Cole has no major-party opponent.
Sheryl Cole has no major-party opponent.
The candidates
The district
Lean D+47: 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
- 225,119
- People per km²
- 383
- Adults with a B.A.+
- 47%
- White, no degree
- 16%of adults
- White 34%
- Hispanic 40%
- Black 14%
- Asian 6%
- Other / multiracial 5%
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
83,053 votes · D+46.5✓ Cole (D)73.2%
Kosich (R)26.8%
2024 President Vote in this district
86,686 two-party votes · D+45.1 · D+46.6 vs. the nation✓ Kamala Harris (D)72.6%
Donald Trump (R)27.4%
2022
62,771 votes · D+55.3✓ Sheryl Cole (D)75.5%
Sam Strasser (R)21.7%
Thomas Kost (L)2.8%
2020 Earlier district lines
62,064 votes · Uncontested by the other party✓ Sheryl Cole (D)100.0%
2020 President Vote in this district
91,671 two-party votes · D+51.4 · D+46.8 vs. the nation✓ Joe Biden (D)75.7%
Donald Trump (R)24.3%
2016 President Vote in this district
56,565 two-party votes · D+48.5 · D+46.3 vs. the nation✓ Hillary Clinton (D)74.3%
Donald Trump (R)25.7%
Also on the ballot in Texas
Neighboring districts
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