The November ballot
Raised so far, filed with the FEC
Also in this race: Espoir Ngabo (Green).
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
Lizzie Fletcher
Democrat · Holds the seat now
First took office 2019 · Age 51
From the member's own disclosures and congress.gov. Not cosponsoring is not a vote against a ban.
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- General electionNovember 3, 2026
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How they won the primary
The primary · 61,930 votes
- Lizzie Fletcher Won: Unopposed 61,930
Primary source: Texas Secretary of State official Democratic primary results.
First round · 22,152 votes
- Alexander Hale: 45.3% 10,028
- Tina Blum Cohen: 26.8% 5,940
- Erin Montgomery: 15.5% 3,423
- Alexander Kalai: 12.5% 2,761
The runoff · 17,359 votes
- Alexander Hale Won: 64.3% 11,164
- Tina Blum Cohen: 35.7% 6,195
Primary source: Texas Secretary of State official Republican primary results. Runoff source: Texas Secretary of State official Republican primary-runoff 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 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: Lizzie Fletcher $529K.
Not on the November ballot
3 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
D+23 in 2024
- Lizzie Fletcher Won: 61.3%
- Caroline Kane: 38.7%
244,471 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
- 797K
- Median household income
- $78K
- Unemployment
- 5.8%
- Living below the poverty line
- 14.4%
- Without health insurance
- 19.1%
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 April 28, 2026 and September 30, 2026. Dataset built 2026-10-12. Nothing here is a forecast, a grade, or a ranking of candidates.