DemocraticIncumbent
Joe Moody
- Experience
- State legislature
Texas › Texas House of Representatives · State legislature · November 3, 2026 · Updated Oct 16, 2026
Texas House District 78
Joe Moody has no major-party opponent.
Joe Moody has no major-party opponent.
The candidates
The district
Lean D+13: 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
- 209,346
- People per km²
- 545
- Adults with a B.A.+
- 37%
- White, no degree
- 10%of adults
- White 18%
- Hispanic 74%
- Black 4%
- Asian 2%
- Other / multiracial 3%
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
45,474 votes · Uncontested by the other party✓ Joe Moody (D)100.0%
2024 President Vote in this district
71,348 two-party votes · D+9.2 · D+10.7 vs. the nation✓ Kamala Harris (D)54.6%
Donald Trump (R)45.4%
2020 Earlier district lines
63,056 votes · D+23.3✓ Joe Moody (D)61.7%
Jeffrey Lane (R)38.3%
2020 President Vote in this district
76,288 two-party votes · D+23.9 · D+19.3 vs. the nation✓ Joe Biden (D)61.9%
Donald Trump (R)38.1%
2018 Earlier district lines
48,869 votes · D+30.5✓ Joe Moody (D)65.2%
Jeffrey Lane (R)34.8%
2016 President Vote in this district
59,475 two-party votes · D+25.4 · D+23.2 vs. the nation✓ Hillary Clinton (D)62.7%
Donald Trump (R)37.3%