Texas' 8th Congressional District
Texas' 8th Congressional District in the United States House of Representatives is represented by Morgan Luttrell (R).
As of the 2020 Census, Texas representatives represented an average of 767,981 residents. After the 2010 Census, each member represented 701,901 residents.
Elections
See also: Texas' 8th Congressional District election, 2030
There are no official candidates yet for this election.
See also: Texas' 8th Congressional District election, 2028
There are no official candidates yet for this election.
See also: Texas' 8th Congressional District election, 2026
Texas' 8th Congressional District election, 2026 (March 3 Democratic primary)
Texas' 8th Congressional District election, 2026 (March 3 Republican primary)
General election
The general election will occur on November 3, 2026.
The candidate list in this election may not be complete.
General election for U.S. House Texas District 8
Laura Jones (D) and Jessica Steinmann (R) are running in the general election for U.S. House Texas District 8 on November 3, 2026.
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Democratic primary
Democratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 8
Laura Jones (D) defeated Keith Coleman (D) in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 8 on March 3, 2026.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Laura Jones | 65.7 | 27,865 |
 | Keith Coleman | 34.3 | 14,560 | |
| Total votes: 42,425 | |||
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Republican primary
Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 8
The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 8 on March 3, 2026.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jessica Steinmann | 68.0 | 42,636 |
 | Brett Jensen | 12.6 | 7,936 | |
 | Nick Tran | 12.2 | 7,663 | |
 | Stephen Long | 3.3 | 2,069 | |
 | Jay Fondren | 2.5 | 1,553 | |
 | Deddrick Wilmer | 1.4 | 883 | |
| Total votes: 62,740 | |||
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See also: Texas' 8th Congressional District election, 2024
Texas' 8th Congressional District election, 2024 (March 5 Democratic primary)
Texas' 8th Congressional District election, 2024 (March 5 Republican primary)
General election
General election for U.S. House Texas District 8
Incumbent Morgan Luttrell (R) defeated Laura Jones (D) in the general election for U.S. House Texas District 8 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Morgan Luttrell (R) | 68.2 | 233,423 |
| | Laura Jones (D) | 31.8 | 108,754 | |
| Total votes: 342,177 | |||
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Democratic primary
Democratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 8
Laura Jones (D) advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 8 on March 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Laura Jones | 100.0 | 14,390 |
| Total votes: 14,390 | |||
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Republican primary
Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 8
Incumbent Morgan Luttrell (R) advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 8 on March 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Morgan Luttrell | 100.0 | 69,419 |
| Total votes: 69,419 | |||
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Libertarian Party convention
Libertarian convention for U.S. House Texas District 8
No candidate advanced from the Libertarian Party convention for U.S. House Texas District 8 on March 23, 2024.
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| Chase Cameron | ||
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See also: Texas' 8th Congressional District election, 2022
General election
General election for U.S. House Texas District 8
Morgan Luttrell (R) defeated Laura Jones (D) and Roy Eriksen (L) in the general election for U.S. House Texas District 8 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Morgan Luttrell (R) | 68.1 | 153,127 |
| | Laura Jones (D) | 30.5 | 68,715 | |
 | Roy Eriksen (L) | 1.4 | 3,126 | |
| Total votes: 224,968 | |||
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Democratic primary
Democratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 8
Laura Jones (D) advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 8 on March 1, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Laura Jones | 100.0 | 14,496 |
| Total votes: 14,496 | |||
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Republican primary
Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 8
The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 8 on March 1, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Morgan Luttrell | 52.1 | 34,271 |
 | Christian Collins | 22.3 | 14,659 | |
 | Jonathan Hullihan | 12.6 | 8,296 | |
 | Dan McKaughan | 2.4 | 1,585 | |
 | Jessica Wellington | 2.4 | 1,550 | |
 | Candice C. Burrows | 2.3 | 1,519 | |
| Chuck Montgomery | 1.8 | 1,169 | ||
 | Mike Philips | 1.3 | 871 | |
 | Jonathan Mitchell | 1.2 | 791 | |
 | Betsy Bates | 1.1 | 712 | |
| Taylor Whichard | 0.4 | 295 | ||
| Total votes: 65,718 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Salvador Gallegos (R)
- Ryan Jarchow (R)
- Adrian Kaiser (R)
- Christopher Revis (R)
Libertarian Party convention
Libertarian convention for U.S. House Texas District 8
Roy Eriksen (L) advanced from the Libertarian Party convention for U.S. House Texas District 8 on March 19, 2022.
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See also: Texas' 8th Congressional District election, 2020
Texas' 8th Congressional District election, 2020 (March 3 Democratic primary)
Texas' 8th Congressional District election, 2020 (March 3 Republican primary)
General election
General election for U.S. House Texas District 8
Incumbent Kevin Brady (R) defeated Elizabeth Hernandez (D) and Chris Duncan (L) in the general election for U.S. House Texas District 8 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Kevin Brady (R) | 72.5 | 277,327 |
 | Elizabeth Hernandez (D) | 25.5 | 97,409 | |
 | Chris Duncan (L) | 2.0 | 7,735 | |
| Total votes: 382,471 | |||
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Democratic primary
Democratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 8
Elizabeth Hernandez (D) defeated Laura Jones (D) in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 8 on March 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Elizabeth Hernandez | 59.8 | 18,660 |
| | Laura Jones | 40.2 | 12,519 | |
| Total votes: 31,179 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Jacob Osborne (D)
Republican primary
Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 8
Incumbent Kevin Brady (R) defeated Kirk Osborn (R) and Melissa Esparza-Mathis (R) in the Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 8 on March 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Kevin Brady | 80.7 | 75,044 |
 | Kirk Osborn | 16.2 | 15,048 | |
| Melissa Esparza-Mathis | 3.1 | 2,860 | ||
| Total votes: 92,952 | |||
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Libertarian Party convention
Libertarian convention for U.S. House Texas District 8
Chris Duncan (L) advanced from the Libertarian Party convention for U.S. House Texas District 8 on March 21, 2020.
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See also: United States House of Representatives elections in Texas, 2018
General election
General election for U.S. House Texas District 8
Incumbent Kevin Brady (R) defeated Steven David (D) and Chris Duncan (L) in the general election for U.S. House Texas District 8 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Kevin Brady (R) | 73.4 | 200,619 |
 | Steven David (D) | 24.9 | 67,930 | |
| | Chris Duncan (L) | 1.7 | 4,621 | |
| Total votes: 273,1700 | |||
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Democratic primary
Democratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 8
Steven David (D) advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 8 on March 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Steven David | 100.0 | 13,183 |
| Total votes: 13,183 | |||
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Republican primary
Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 8
Incumbent Kevin Brady (R) advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 8 on March 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Kevin Brady | 100.0 | 67,593 |
| Total votes: 67,593 | |||
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District map
Redistricting
2025-2026
Texas voluntarily redrew its congressional map ahead of the 2026 elections. The new map shifted five Democratic districts toward Republicans according to 2024 presidential results.[14]
President Donald Trump (R) in July 2025 urged Texas Republicans to redraw the state's congressional district boundaries to help retain the Republican U.S. House majority in the 2026 U.S. House elections.[15] Ahead of the redistricting effort, Republicans represented 25 of Texas' 38 congressional districts. Democrats represented twelve, and the 18th District seat was vacant following the death of Sylvester Turner (D) in March 2025.
On July 7, 2025, the U.S. Department of Justice sent a letter to Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) and Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) suggesting that four of Texas' congressional districts were unconstitutional racial gerrymanders, writing, "As stated below, Congressional Districts TX-09, TX-18, TX-29 and TX-33 currently constitute unconstitutional 'coalition districts' and we urge the State of Texas to rectify these race-based considerations from these specific districts."[16]
On July 21, 2025, the Texas Legislature began a 30-day special legislative session for redistricting. Texas Republicans released a map draft on July 30, 2025, that included five additional Republican-leaning districts.[17]
In early August 2025, Democratic legislators left the state to prevent a quorum.[18][19] Texas state Rep. James Talarico (D) wrote on X, "My Democratic colleagues and I just left the state of Texas to break quorum and stop Trump’s redistricting power grab. Trump is trying to rig the midterm elections right before our eyes. But first he’ll have to come through us."[20] On August 12, 2025, Gov. Abbott said he would continue calling special sessions to redraw the state's congressional map: "There will be no reprieve for the derelict Democrats who fled the state and abandoned their duty to the people who elected them. I will continue to call special session after special session until we get this Texas first agenda passed."[21] The first special session concluded on August 15, 2025, before a new congressional could be passed, and a second special session began.[22] Click here to read more about the 2025 Democratic walkout during mid-decade redistricting in Texas.
On August 20, 2025, the Texas House approved House Bill 4 containing a new congressional map by an 88-52 vote along party lines.[23] On August 23, 2025, the Texas Senate approved the map by an 18-11 vote along party lines.[24] Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) signed the new map into law on August 29, 2025.[25] The bill text stated the new district boundaries would take effect for the 2026 elections.[26]
2024
2026
2020-2021
Texas enacted new congressional districts on October 25, 2021. The Senate released a proposed congressional map on September 27, 2021, and approved an amended version of the proposal on October 8, 2021.[27] On October 13, 2021, the House Redistricting Committee approved an amended version of the congressional map, and both chambers of the legislature approved a finalized version of the map on October 18, 2021. The Senate approved the proposal in an 18-13 vote, and the House approved the bill in an 84-59 vote.[28] Gov. Greg Abbott (R) signed the map into law on October 25, 2021.[29] This map took effect for Texas' 2022 congressional elections.
How does redistricting in Texas work? In Texas, both congressional and state legislative district boundaries are drawn by the Texas State Legislature. These lines are subject to veto by the governor.[30]
If the state legislature is unable to approve a state legislative redistricting plan, a backup commission must draw the lines (the backup commission is not involved in congressional redistricting). This backup commission, established in 1948, comprises the following members:[30]
- Lieutenant governor
- Speaker of the Texas House of Representatives
- Attorney general
- State comptroller
- Commissioner of the General Land Office
The Texas Constitution requires that state legislative districts be contiguous and "that they preserve whole counties when population mandates permit."[30]
2020
2024
Following the 2010 United States Census, Texas gained four congressional seats. Texas' final congressional redistricting plan was approved by the Texas Legislature and signed by Gov. Rick Perry (R) in June 2013.[31][32][33]
District analysis
2026
Heading into the 2026 elections, based on results from the 2024 and 2020 presidential elections, the Cook Partisan Voter Index for this district is R+13. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 13 percentage points more Republican than the national average. This made Texas' 8th the 80th most Republican district nationally.[34]
2024
Heading into the 2024 elections, based on results from the 2020 and 2016 presidential elections, the Cook Partisan Voter Index for this district was R+16. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 16 percentage points more Republican than the national average. This made Texas' 8th the 68th most Republican district nationally.[35]
Daily Kos calculated what the results of the 2020 presidential election in this district would have been following redistricting. Donald Trump (R) would have defeated Joe Biden (D) 63.0%-35.8%.[36]
2022
Heading into the 2022 elections, based on results from the 2020 and 2016 presidential elections, the Cook Partisan Voter Index for this district was R+16. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 16 percentage points more Republican than the national average. This made Texas' 8th the 71st most Republican district nationally.[37]
Daily Kos calculated what the results of the 2020 presidential election in this district would have been following redistricting. Joe Biden (D) would have received 35.8% of the vote in this district and Donald Trump (R) would have received 63.0%.[38]
2018
Heading into the 2018 elections, based on results from the 2016 and 2012 presidential elections, the Cook Partisan Voter Index for this district was R+28. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 28 percentage points more Republican than the national average. This made Texas' 8th Congressional District the seventh most Republican nationally.[39]
FiveThirtyEight's September 2018 elasticity score for states and congressional districts measured "how sensitive it is to changes in the national political environment." This district's elasticity score was 1.04. This means that for every 1 point the national political mood moved toward a party, the district was expected to move 1.04 points toward that party.[40]
See also
- Redistricting in Texas
- Texas' 8th Congressional District election, 2026
- Texas' 8th Congressional District election, 2024
- Texas' 8th Congressional District election, 2022
- Texas' 8th Congressional District election, 2020
- Texas' 8th Congressional District election, 2018
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "2016 March Primary Election Candidate Filings by County," accessed December 15, 2015
- ↑ The New York Times, "Texas Primary Results," March 1, 2016
- ↑ Politico, "2012 Election Map, Texas," November 6, 2012
- ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 2, 2010," accessed March 28, 2013
- ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 4, 2008," accessed March 28, 2013
- ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 7, 2006," accessed March 28, 2013
- ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 2, 2004," accessed March 28, 2013
- ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 5, 2002," accessed March 28, 2013
- ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 7, 2000," accessed March 28, 2013
- ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 3, 1998," accessed March 28, 2013
- ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 8, 1994," accessed March 28, 2013
- ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 3, 1992," accessed March 28, 2013
- ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 6, 1990," accessed March 28, 2013
- ↑ Texas Tribune, "Texas House panel advances redrawn congressional map that would add more GOP seats," August 1, 2025
- ↑ Houston Chronicle, "Trump tells Texas Republicans to redraw the state congressional map to help keep House majority," July 15, 2025
- ↑ U.S. Department of Justice, "Re: Unconstitutional Race-Based Congressional Districts TX-09, TX-18, TX-29 and TX-33," July 7, 2025
- ↑ Politico, "New Texas congressional map will create 5 districts Trump carried by double digits," July 30, 2025
- ↑ Associated Press, "Texas Democrats fleeing state to block redistricting vote follows strategy that’s had mixed results," August 3, 2025
- ↑ Texas Tribune, "The Texas Legislature is back for a special session. Here’s what we’re watching.," July 21, 2025
- ↑ the Hill, "Texas legislator James Talarico on Democratic walkout: ‘It’s time to fight back’," August 3, 2025
- ↑ The Hill, "Abbott hitting reset in Texas redistricting standoff," August 12, 2025
- ↑ Texas Tribune, "Texas Senate panel again advances redrawn congressional map," August 17, 2025
- ↑ CBS News, "Texas House passes GOP redistricting plan after weeks-long standoff," August 20, 2025
- ↑ Houston Chronicle, "Texas Democrats ramp up criticism of new Texas congressional map after Senate sends it to governor," August 23, 2025
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
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- ↑ Texas Tribune, "Texas Senate approves congressional map that draws no new Black or Hispanic districts even as people of color fueled population growth," October 8, 2021
- ↑ Texas Legislature Online, "SB 6," accessed October 20, 2021
- ↑ Texas Tribune, "Gov. Greg Abbott signs off on Texas’ new political maps, which protect GOP majorities while diluting voices of voters of color," October 25, 2021
- ↑ 30.0 30.1 30.2 All About Redistricting, "Texas," accessed May 7, 2015
- ↑ All About Redistricting, "Texas," accessed May 7, 2015
- ↑ All About Redistricting, "Litigation in the 2010 cycle, Texas," accessed May 7, 2015
- ↑ Barone, M. & McCutcheon, C. (2013). The almanac of American politics 2014 : the senators, the representatives and the governors : their records and election results, their states and districts. Chicago, IL: University of Chicago Press.
- ↑ Cook Political Report, "2025 Cook PVI℠: District Map and List (119th Congress)," accessed July 1, 2025
- ↑ Cook Political Report, "The 2022 Cook Partisan Voting Index (Cook PVI℠)," accessed January 10, 2024
- ↑ Daily Kos, "Daily Kos Elections' 2020 presidential results by congressional district, for new and old districts," accessed September 15, 2022
- ↑ Cook Political Report, "The 2022 Cook Partisan Voting Index (Cook PVI℠)," accessed February 6, 2023
- ↑ Daily Kos, "Daily Kos Elections' 2020 presidential results by congressional district, for new and old districts," accessed September 15, 2022
- ↑ Cook Political Report, "Introducing the 2017 Cook Political Report Partisan Voter Index," April 7, 2017
- ↑ FiveThirtyEight, "Election Update: The Most (And Least) Elastic States And Districts," September 6, 2018
