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2026 results · Texas · Texas 36th District

Brian Babin, the Republican, wins re-election in Texas's 36th District

Donald Trump carried the district by 24.6 points in 2024; this year's count is a 17.5-point move toward the Democrats.

Texas 36th District: votes counted for each candidate
CandidateVotesShareShare of the vote
Brian BabinRepublican, incumbent138,00853.6%
Rhonda HartDemocrat119,68146.4%

Called by Call the Map, Nov 4, 12:26 AM EST · 96% counted.

About 96% of the expected vote counted257,689 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 36th District takes in all or part of 9 counties. The Republicans held it before this election. Its voters went R+24.6 for president in 2024. Its move from that vote, 17.5 points toward the Democrats, ranks 21 of 38 among the state's districts, counting from the largest move toward the Democrats.

2024 president
R+24.6
2024 House vote on these lines
R+22.5
Move from 2024, rank in state
21 of 38
  1. Harris County37%
  2. Jefferson County14%
  3. Brazoria County14%
  4. Angelina County10%
  5. Hardin County8%
  6. Chambers County7%
  7. Jasper County5%
  8. Tyler County3%
  9. 1 more2%

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 9 counties compared moved 16.7 points toward the Democrats from the 2024 presidential vote.

The counties compared cast 83% as many votes as in 2024, from 99% in Brazoria County to 73% in Hardin County.

Brazoria County moved most: D+10.5 for president in 2024, D+28.1 this year

The 9 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.

CountyR+80EvenD+80Move
Brazoria County35,092 votes17.5 pts → D
Harris County96,294 votes17.3 pts → D
Jefferson County35,487 votes15.4 pts → D
Angelina County27,031 votes14.5 pts → D
Chambers County19,320 votes12.5 pts → D
Jasper County12,031 votes7.4 pts → D
Hardin County20,949 votes6.0 pts → D
Tyler County7,218 votes2.4 pts → D
Newton County4,267 votes1.5 pts → D

2024 president 2026

Harris County added 17,402 net votes for Hart against the 2024 margin, 32% of the district's change

Across the 9 counties compared, the margin moved by 55,158 votes toward Hart: 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.

  1. Harris County+17,402 Hart
  2. Angelina County+7,956 Hart
  3. Hardin County+6,988 Hart
  4. Brazoria County+6,127 Hart
  5. Chambers County+5,719 Hart
  6. Jefferson County+4,867 Hart
  7. Jasper County+3,558 Hart
  8. Tyler County+1,993 Hart

1 county Donald Trump carried in 2024 is led by Hart this year

Striped on the map above. Largest first.

  • Harris CountyR+4.8D+12.5

Texas’s ballot

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The seats that changed party

StatewideDemocrats won all 8 of Texas's statewide races.

  1. U.S. SenateJames TalaricoD+12.1Flip
  2. GovernorGina HinojosaD+7.1Flip
  3. Attorney GeneralNathan JohnsonD+6.4Flip
  4. Commissioner of AgricultureClayton TuckerD+4.7
  5. Comptroller of Public AccountsSarah EckhardtD+5.1
  6. Commissioner of the General Land OfficeBenjamin FloresD+4.5
  7. Lieutenant GovernorVikki GoodwinD+6.1
  8. Railroad CommissionerJon RosenthalD+7.0

U.S. HouseBefore the election R 25–13, now R 24–14

  1. R+38.1Moran
  2. R+2.0Toth
  3. R+5.5Self
  4. R+12.1Fallon
  5. R+2.9Gooden
  6. R+4.3Ellzey
  7. D+43.3Fletcher
  8. R+6.4Steinmann
  9. D+15.1Gutierrez
  10. R+7.5Gober
  11. R+19.0Pfluger
  12. R+6.2Goldman
  13. R+30.5Jackson
  14. R+8.0Weber
  15. D+24.6Pulido
  16. D+41.5Escobar
  17. R+7.1Sessions
  18. D+72.1Menefee
  19. R+39.0Sell
  20. D+55.2Castro
  21. R+9.0Teixeira
  22. R+3.6Nehls
  23. D+8.2Stout
  24. R+6.9Duyne
  25. R+7.5Williams
  26. R+10.4Gill
  27. R+2.3Cloud
  28. D+36.1Cuellar
  29. D+59.9Garcia
  30. D+65.3Haynes
  31. R+9.0Carter
  32. R+2.9Yarbrough
  33. D+57.1Allred
  34. D+16.0Gonzalez
  35. D+10.9Garcia
  36. R+7.1Babin
  37. D+67.5Casar
  38. R+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.