TEXAS MIDTERM 2026
WHY THIS RACE MATTERS
Texas is divided into 38 areas called districts, each with about 800,000 people.
WHO’S RUNNING
Lizzie Pannill Fletcher
Democrat
Before Congress she was a Houston appellate lawyer, and in 2018 she became the first Democrat to flip this Houston-area seat from Republican control in decades.
Alexander Hale
Republican
He turned down other schools to attend Baylor on a full-ride academic scholarship, where he quadruple-majored in finance, political science, philosophy, and business.
Espoir Ngabo
Green
He survived the Congolese genocide as a small child and arrived in Houston as a 5-year-old refugee, and now works there as an IT analyst.
WHERE & WHEN TO VOTE
Early voting Oct 19–30 · Election Day Tue, Nov 3