2026 results · Texas · Texas 8th District
Jessica Hart Steinmann, the Republican, holds Texas's 8th District for the Republicans
Donald Trump carried the district by 27.3 points in 2024; this year's count is a 20.9-point move toward the Democrats.
| Candidate | Votes | Share | Share of the vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jessica Hart SteinmannRepublican | 141,786 | 53.2% | |
| Laura JonesDemocrat | 124,680 | 46.8% |
Called by Call the Map, Nov 4, 8:45 AM EST · 97% counted.
About 97% of the expected vote counted266,466 votesCount last changed Nov 4, 5:48 PM EST · checked Nov 7, 5:11 PM ESTSource: Texas Secretary of State
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About the seat
Texas's 8th District takes in all or part of 4 counties. The Republicans held it before this election. Its voters went R+27.3 for president in 2024. Its move from that vote, 20.9 points toward the Democrats, ranks 11 of 38 among the state's districts, counting from the largest move toward the Democrats.
- 2024 president
- R+27.3
- 2024 House vote on these lines
- R+29.9
- Move from 2024, rank in state
- 11 of 38
- Montgomery County47%
- Harris County42%
- Waller County9%
- Walker County3%
Shares are of the votes counted this year. The district was redrawn for 2026: its 2024 House figure is that year's House vote re-added onto the new lines precinct by precinct, an estimate.
What the count shows
Added together, the 4 counties compared moved 20.8 points toward the Democrats from the 2024 presidential vote.
The counties compared cast 87% as many votes as in 2024, from 105% in Waller County to 65% in Walker County.
Harris County moved most: D+9.6 for president in 2024, D+35.9 this year
The 4 counties with the largest moves from the 2024 presidential vote, among those with 2,000 or more votes for president in 2024 and a quarter of that counted. Each line runs from the 2024 margin to this year’s.
2024 president 2026
Montgomery County added 32,453 net votes for Jones against the 2024 margin, 49% of the district's change
Across the 4 counties compared, the margin moved by 66,392 votes toward Jones: this year’s lead in votes against the 2024 presidential lead in votes, county by county. The figure counts voters who changed sides and differences in who turned out alike; the count cannot tell them apart.
- Montgomery County+32,453 Jones
- Harris County+28,157 Jones
- Waller County+3,436 Jones
- Walker County+2,346 Jones
Texas’s ballot
The seats that changed party
StatewideDemocrats won all 8 of Texas's statewide races.
- U.S. SenateJames TalaricoD+12.1Flip
- GovernorGina HinojosaD+7.1Flip
- Attorney GeneralNathan JohnsonD+6.4Flip
- Commissioner of AgricultureClayton TuckerD+4.7
- Comptroller of Public AccountsSarah EckhardtD+5.1
- Commissioner of the General Land OfficeBenjamin FloresD+4.5
- Lieutenant GovernorVikki GoodwinD+6.1
- Railroad CommissionerJon RosenthalD+7.0
U.S. HouseBefore the election R 25–13, now R 24–14
- 1R+38.1Moran
- 2R+2.0Toth
- 3R+5.5Self
- 4R+12.1Fallon
- 5R+2.9Gooden
- 6R+4.3Ellzey
- 7D+43.3Fletcher
- 8R+6.4Steinmann
- 9D+15.1Gutierrez
- 10R+7.5Gober
- 11R+19.0Pfluger
- 12R+6.2Goldman
- 13R+30.5Jackson
- 14R+8.0Weber
- 15D+24.6Pulido
- 16D+41.5Escobar
- 17R+7.1Sessions
- 18D+72.1Menefee
- 19R+39.0Sell
- 20D+55.2Castro
- 21R+9.0Teixeira
- 22R+3.6Nehls
- 23D+8.2Stout
- 24R+6.9Duyne
- 25R+7.5Williams
- 26R+10.4Gill
- 27R+2.3Cloud
- 28D+36.1Cuellar
- 29D+59.9Garcia
- 30D+65.3Haynes
- 31R+9.0Carter
- 32R+2.9Yarbrough
- 33D+57.1Allred
- 34D+16.0Gonzalez
- 35D+10.9Garcia
- 36R+7.1Babin
- 37D+67.5Casar
- 38R+4.2Bonck
won leads, still counting changed party. Margins are the leader’s share minus the runner-up’s, in points.
Every count on this page is the official count published by the Texas Secretary of State. Counts are unofficial until the state certifies them. The 2024 comparison is the presidential vote, Kamala Harris against Donald Trump, on the same ground. Margins are the Democrat minus the Republican, in points of all votes.