The 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas were held on Tuesday, November 6, 2018.
In 2018, for the first time in at least 25 years, the Texas Democratic Party fielded at least one candidate in each of the state's 36 congressional districts.
Representatives Organizations Individuals Labor unions Organizations Newspapers Sam Johnson Republican Van Taylor Republican The 3rd district is located in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex, including the Dallas suburbs of Frisco, McKinney, and Plano.
Incumbent Republican Jeb Hensarling, who had represented the district since 2003, announced in October 2017 that he was going to retire and not seek re-election to another term.
Senators Labor unions Newspapers Labor unions Joe Barton Republican Ron Wright Republican The 6th district is located in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex, including parts of Arlington, as well as Dalworthington Gardens and Mansfield.
Incumbent Republican Joe Barton, who had represented the district since 1985, announced in November 2017 that he would not run for re-election.
[65] That action was condemned by DNC chair Tom Perez[66] and Our Revolution, which endorsed Moser a few days later.
U.S. Executive Branch officials Labor unions Newspapers Al Green Democratic Al Green Democratic The 9th district serves the southwestern portion of the Greater Houston area including parts of Missouri City and Sugar Land.
The district stretches eastward into rural areas of Central Texas and the outer suburbs of Houston, including Cypress, Katy, and Tomball.
Organizations Newspapers Labor unions Organizations Mac Thornberry Republican Mac Thornberry Republican The 13th district includes most of the Texas Panhandle, parts of Texoma and northeastern parts of North Texas.
Covering over 40,000 square miles (100,000 km2), it is the second-largest district geographically in Texas and larger in area than thirteen entire states.
Labor unions Labor unions Randy Weber Republican Randy Weber Republican The 14th district covers the Gulf Coast area of Texas, including Beaumont, Galveston, and League City.
Labor unions Labor unions Organizations Bill Flores Republican Bill Flores Republican The 17th district is located in Central Texas including the Bryan-College station metro, Waco, and stretches to parts of North Austin.
Labor unions Newspapers Labor unions Organizations Newspapers Jodey Arrington Republican Jodey Arrington Republican The 19th district is located in upper rural West Texas, including Abilene, Lubbock, and Plainview.
Labor unions Labor unions Joaquín Castro Democratic Joaquín Castro Democratic The 20th district is centered on the western half of San Antonio and the surrounding inner suburbs including Balcones Heights and Helotes.
Incumbent Republican Lamar Smith, who had represented the district since 1987, announced in November 2017 that he would retire at the end of his current term, and not seek re-election.
Organizations Labor unions Organizations Newspapers Pete Olson Republican Pete Olson Republican The 22nd district is located Greater Houston taking in suburban areas of Friendswood, Pearland, and Sugar Land.
Organizations Labor unions Labor unions Newspapers Because Texas's 22nd congressional district is one of the most diverse in Texas, the Kulkarni campaign took the unorthodox approach of reaching out to infrequent voters in their own neighborhoods and languages,[124][125] including Gujarati, Marathi, Tamil and Mandarin.
[127] Labor unions Organizations Newspapers Despite being out-fundraised by Kulkarni,[128][129] Olson won re-election in the district's closest race since he was first elected in 2008.
[130][131] Will Hurd Republican Will Hurd Republican The 23rd district stretches from rural Southwestern Texas, including Alpine, Del Rio, and Socorro, into the Greater San Antonio area, taking in Hondo and the outer areas of San Antonio.
Newspapers Newspapers Newspapers Labor unions Roger Williams Republican Roger Williams Republican The 25th district stretches from the outer suburbs of Fort Worth, including Burleson and Cleburne down into rural Central Texas, and takes in the Austin exurbs of Dripping Springs, Lakeway, West Lake Hills, as well as parts of downtown Austin.
Labor unions Newspapers Labor unions Organizations Newspapers Michael C. Burgess Republican Michael C. Burgess Republican The 26th district is centered on the northern Dallas–Fort Worth suburbs, including Denton, Keller, and Lewisville.
Incumbent Democrat Gene Green, who had represented the district since 1993, announced in November 2017 that would not run for re-election in 2018.
Labor unions Newspapers Labor unions Organizations John Carter Republican John Carter Republican The 31st district is located in north Austin and the surrounding suburbs including Georgetown and Round Rock.
Representatives Labor unions Organizations Newspapers Pete Sessions Republican Colin Allred Democratic The 32nd district is centered around the northeastern inner Dallas suburbs, including Garland, Richardson, and the Park Cities.
[182] U.S. Executive Branch officials Organizations Newspapers U.S. Executive Branch officials Labor unions Organizations Marc Veasey Democratic Marc Veasey Democratic The 33rd district is located in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex, taking in parts of Arlington, Dallas, Fort Worth, and Irving, as well as the surrounding areas, including Forest Hill and Grand Prairie.
Labor unions Organizations Newspapers Labor unions Organizations Newspapers Filemon Vela Jr. Democratic Filemon Vela Jr. Democratic The 34th district is centered around the Rio Grande Valley, including Brownsville, Harlingen, and Weslaco.
Labor unions Organizations Labor unions Organizations Lloyd Doggett Democratic Lloyd Doggett Democratic The 35th district stretches from Downtown San Antonio up into Austin metro, including Lockhart, San Marcos, and parts of east Austin.
In March 2017, a panel of federal judges ruled that the 35th district was illegally drawn with discriminatory intent.
[190] Labor unions Labor unions Organizations Newspapers Brian Babin Republican Brian Babin Republican The 36th district takes in the Bay Area outer suburbs of Houston, including Baytown, Deer Park, and La Porte.