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Texas › Texas House of Representatives · State legislature · November 3, 2026 · Updated Oct 16, 2026

Texas House District 94

Flip risk: Republican-held seat, a toss-up (53% chance it changes parties).

A toss-up: each side wins about half the simulations.

Duzan (D)
53%
chance of winning
Bean (R)
47%
Average margin
D+0.6
80% of outcomes
R+9 to D+10
Partisan lean
R+10
Polls
No pollsmodel only

Bean is favored to win: Bean wins in about 3 of every 5 simulations.

Duzan (D)
37%
chance of winning
Bean (R)
63%
Average margin
R+3.0
80% of outcomes
R+16 to D+10
Partisan lean
R+10
Polls
No pollsmodel only

Range of outcomes

Final margin across our simulations; the white dashes mark the middle 80%.

D+0.6R+20R+10EvenD+10D+20
R+3.0R+30R+20R+10EvenD+10D+20D+30

How the odds have moved

Chance of winning by forecast date.

0%25%50%75%100%AugSepOctNovNov 3Duzan 53%Bean 47%

Updated nightly. Each day is the current model run on the polls that had ended by then (how).

0%25%50%75%100%AugSepOctNovNov 3Duzan 37%Bean 63%

Updated nightly. Each day is the current model run on the polls that had ended by then (how).

The candidates

What goes into the forecast

Every ingredient's estimate of the final margin.

National environment
D+9.5Election Day forecast
Texas state offices
+0.3Polls for governor, statewide and legislative races · details
Environment here
D+9.8Used by the fundamentals
Swing reaching this office
58%Of a shift in the environment, from past legislative races since 2016
Southwest adjustment
−1.5How legislative races in the region have run against lean and environment lately
← RepublicanDemocratic →Lean + environmentUsual vote, shifted by 58% of the environment andthe Southwest adjustmentR+1.4Fundamentals modelAdds incumbency, past results, money andexperienceD+0.5Polls in similar placesPolling of similar races in Texas and look-alikeplacesD+0.7Polling averageNo polls of this racenot availableHorizon forecastPolls + fundamentals, projected to Election DayD+0.6Pulse forecastPolls (and polling of similar places) only, todayR+3.0

Each estimate is a margin before national and statewide uncertainty is simulated. Horizon blends polls, fundamentals and a little of the similar-places estimate, weighting each by how precise it is; Pulse uses polls and similar places only.

Fundamentals inputs
Incumbency (+1 D, −1 R)0
Fundraising edge (log ratio of individual money)0.64
Elected-experience edge0
First-term incumbent0
Seat's last result vs. expectation0.98
Incumbent's last result vs. expectation0

Polls

No public polls of this race. The forecast relies on fundamentals and on polling of similar places in the state.

The district

Lean R+10: how much more Democratic or Republican than the nation it votes for president.

Presidential vote

← RepublicanDemocratic →2016 presidentR+22.2R+24.5 vs. nation2020 presidentR+9.4R+13.9 vs. nation2024 presidentR+9.7R+8.2 vs. nation

Precinct results re-aggregated to the current district lines.

Who lives here

Population
198,075
People per km²
1,173
Adults with a B.A.+
38%
White, no degree
32%of adults
  • White 51%
  • Hispanic 24%
  • Black 14%
  • Asian 7%
  • 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

78,722 votes · R+11.2
✓ Tinderholt (R)55.6%
Wilkerson (D)44.4%

2024 President Vote in this district

79,628 two-party votes · R+9.7 · R+8.2 vs. the nation
✓ Donald Trump (R)54.9%
Kamala Harris (D)45.1%

2022

61,971 votes · R+13.3
✓ Tony Tinderholt (R)56.6%
Dennis Sherrard (D)43.4%

2020 Earlier district lines

75,730 votes · R+5.2
✓ Tony Tinderholt (R)51.0%
Alisa Simmons (D)45.9%
Jessica Pallett (—)3.1%

2020 President Vote in this district

92,466 two-party votes · R+9.4 · R+13.9 vs. the nation
✓ Donald Trump (R)54.7%
Joe Biden (D)45.3%

2016 President Vote in this district

75,873 two-party votes · R+22.2 · R+24.5 vs. the nation
✓ Donald Trump (R)61.1%
Hillary Clinton (D)38.9%