The November ballot
Raised so far, filed with the FEC
Also in this race: Rhonda Hart (Democrat).
Certified list: Texas Secretary of State; Certified List of Write-In Candidates (Federal, State, and District), including four U.S. Senate write-ins; Independent Candidate Filings for 2026, with each applicant's outcome. Faces and bars are the campaigns that hold the seat or have $25,000 raised or outside spending on file; being outside that group is a filing fact, not a mark. Not a prediction.
The seat
Brian Babin
Republican · Holds the seat now
First took office 2015 · Age 78
From the member's own disclosures and congress.gov. Not cosponsoring is not a vote against a ban.
How to vote in Texas
- General electionNovember 3, 2026
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How they won the primary
The primary · 47,628 votes
- Rhonda Hart Won: 64.2% 30,587
- Doug Rogers: 35.8% 17,041
Primary source: Texas Secretary of State official Democratic primary results.
The primary · 62,970 votes
- Brian Babin Won: 81.1% 51,074
- Jonathan Mitchell: 18.9% 11,896
Primary source: Texas Secretary of State official Republican primary results.
Primary results as recorded October 12, 2026, ordered by votes. A primary result is a recorded fact about a past contest, not a prediction of November.
Where each candidate's money comes from
- Small donors
- <1%$3.9K
- Large donors
- 23%$230K
- PACs
- 43%$432K
- Other
- 34%$341K
Small donors give $200 or less; PACs are political action committees. Shares of each candidate's own receipts on file with the FEC. Outside money is not part of these figures.
Other includes money transferred in from committees the candidate authorized, such as a joint fundraising committee, which reports its own donors to the FEC: Brian Babin $304K.
Not on the November ballot
2 filedPrimary candidates who did not advance, committees still on file, and candidacies that ended. Being here is a filing fact, not a mark against anyone.
How this seat voted last time
R+39 in 2024
- Brian Babin Won: 69.4%
- Dayna Steele: 30.6%
297,018 votes for candidates. The district's lines have changed since this result. A past result is a filed fact, not a prediction of November.
Certified returns via MIT Election Data and Science Lab, from the House Clerk's election statistics and state canvasses.
The district
Census context- People
- 784K
- Median household income
- $76K
- Unemployment
- 6.9%
- Living below the poverty line
- 14.1%
- Without health insurance
- 18.6%
U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2024 5-year estimates. Context about the district, not a statement about any candidate. These figures describe the district as drawn before its lines changed for 2026; estimates for the new lines are not yet published.
Candidates and financing from the FEC, public domain. Candidate totals are each campaign's latest FEC report, ending between March 31, 2026 and June 30, 2026. Dataset built 2026-10-12. Nothing here is a forecast, a grade, or a ranking of candidates.