House districts / Texas
Texas's 23rd congressional district
TX-23. Redrawn for 2026: the November 2026 election is on new lines. The outline shows the 2024 district with the same number.
Fundraising
- Brandon Herrera Ras of Oct 14, 2026Raised $3.1mSpent $2.8m · Cash $319k
- Katy Padilla Stout Das of Oct 14, 2026Raised $1.1mSpent $973k · Cash $144k
6 other 2026 candidates filed reports (primary candidates). 6 other candidates have not filed.
Federal Election Commission, candidate totals, public domain.
President in this district
PollCheck calculation from precinct returns on the 2026 lines (method).
| Year | Democrat | Republican | Other | Margin | 2024 lines |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Harris 42.0% | Trump 56.8% | 1.2% | R+14.8 | R+15.5 |
| 2020 | Biden 45.7% | Trump 52.9% | 1.4% | R+7.2 | R+7.2 |
| 2016 | Clinton 43.9% | Trump 50.9% | 5.2% | R+7.0 | R+4.0 |
Who lives here
| Measure | This district | US |
|---|---|---|
| People | ||
| Population | 766,987 | |
| Adults (18+) | 563,720 | |
| Citizens, % of adults* | 90.6% | 92.1% |
| Age, % of adults | ||
| 18 to 29* | 22.3% | 20.3% |
| 30 to 44* | 29.5% | 25.9% |
| 45 to 64* | 30.5% | 31.8% |
| 65 and over* | 17.8% | 22.0% |
| Race and Hispanic origin, % of residents | ||
| White | 30.5% | 57.8% |
| Black | 3.9% | 12.1% |
| Hispanic | 59.7% | 18.7% |
| Asian | 2.8% | 5.9% |
| Other or more than one | 3.1% | 5.5% |
| Education and income | ||
| Bachelor's degree or higher, % of 25+* | 35.2% | 35.7% |
| Median household income* | $85,419 | $80,734 |
* Estimated for the 2026 lines from census blocks (ACS 2020-2024). Population, adults and race: 2020 Census, counted on the 2026 lines. The tick marks the US figure.
Winning margin
Results since 1976
| Year | Winner | Share | Runner-up | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 lines, elections 2022-2024: redrawn for 2026 seat count changed from 36 to 38 after the census | |||||
| 2024 | Tony Gonzales Republican | 62.3% | S. Limon Democrat | 37.7% | R+24.6 |
| 2022 | Tony Gonzales Republican | 55.9% | John Lira Democrat others 5.4% | 38.8% | R+17.1 |
| Earlier lines, elections 2012-2020 seat count changed from 32 to 36 after the census | |||||
| 2020 | Tony Gonzales Republican | 50.6% | Gina Ortiz Jones Democrat others 2.8% | 46.6% | R+4.0 |
| 2018 | Will Hurd Republican | 49.2% | Gina Ortiz Jones Democrat others 2.1% | 48.7% | R+0.4 |
| 2016 | Will Hurd Republican | 48.3% | Pete P. Gallego Democrat others 4.7% | 47.0% | R+1.3 |
| 2014 | Will Hurd Republican | 49.8% | Pete P. Gallego Democrat others 2.5% | 47.7% | R+2.1 |
| 2012 | Pete P. Gallego Democrat | 50.3% | Francisco "Quico" Canseco Republican others 4.1% | 45.6% | D+4.8 |
| Earlier lines, elections 2006-2010 LULAC v. Perry (2006): court-drawn lines for five districts | |||||
| 2010 | Francisco "Quico" Canseco Republican | 49.4% | Ciro D. Rodriguez Democrat others 6.2% | 44.4% | R+5.0 |
| 2008 | Ciro D. Rodriguez Democrat | 55.8% | Lyle Larson Republican others 2.3% | 41.9% | D+13.8 |
| 2006 | Ciro D. Rodriguez Democrat | 54.3% | Henry Bonilla Republican | 45.7% | D+8.6 |
| 2006 Special | Henry Bonilla Republican | 48.6% | Ciro D. Rodriguez Democrat others 31.5% | 19.9% | R+28.7 |
| Earlier lines, elections 2004 Texas Legislature's 2003 mid-decade map | |||||
| 2004 | Henry Bonilla Republican | 69.3% | Joe Sullivan Democrat others 1.3% | 29.4% | R+39.9 |
| Earlier lines, elections 2002 seat count changed from 30 to 32 after the census | |||||
| 2002 | Henry Bonilla Republican | 51.5% | Henry Cuellar Democrat others 1.3% | 47.2% | R+4.3 |
| Earlier lines, elections 1996-2000 Bush v. Vera (1996): 13 districts redrawn by the court, with special elections that November | |||||
| 2000 | Henry Bonilla Republican | 59.3% | Isidro Garza, Jr. Democrat others 1.9% | 38.8% | R+20.5 |
| 1998 | Henry Bonilla Republican | 63.8% | Charlie Urbina Jones Democrat others 1.1% | 35.1% | R+28.7 |
| 1996 | Henry Bonilla Republican | 61.9% | Charles P. Jones Democrat others 1.8% | 36.4% | R+25.5 |
| Earlier lines, elections 1992-1994 seat count changed from 27 to 30 after the census | |||||
| 1994 | Henry Bonilla Republican | 62.6% | Rolando L. Rios Democrat | 37.4% | R+25.2 |
| 1992 | Henry Bonilla Republican | 59.1% | Albert G. Bustamante Democrat others 2.6% | 38.4% | R+20.7 |
| Earlier lines, elections 1982-1990 seat count changed from 24 to 27 after the census | |||||
| 1990 | Albert G. Bustamante Democrat | 63.5% | Jerome L. "Jerry" Gonzales Republican | 36.5% | D+27.0 |
| 1988 | Albert G. Bustamante Democrat | 64.5% | Jerome L. (Jerry) Gonzales Republican others 1.9% | 33.6% | D+31.0 |
| 1986 | Albert G. Bustamante Democrat | 90.7% | Ken Hendrix Libertarian | 9.3% | D+81.4 |
| 1984 | Albert G. Bustamente Democrat | 100.0% | D+100.0 | ||
| 1982 | Abraham (Chick) Kazen, Jr. Democrat | 55.3% | Jeff Wentworth Republican others 0.5% | 44.2% | D+11.0 |
| Earlier lines, elections 1976-1980 | |||||
| 1980 | Abraham "Chick" Kazen Jr. Democrat | 69.8% | Bobby Locke Republican | 30.1% | D+39.7 |
| 1978 | Abraham Kazen Jr. Democrat | 89.7% | Agustin Mata La raza unida | 10.3% | D+79.4 |
| 1976 | Abraha (Chick) Kazen, Jr. Democrat | 100.0% | D+100.0 | ||
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About these results
Shares count all candidate votes, including write-ins, with a candidate's votes on several party lines added together. Each result is on the lines in force at the time. Mid-decade redraws before 2016 may be unmarked.
President in this district: 2024 on the new lines is the official figure published by the state. 2016 and 2020 are estimates: precinct votes are split between districts by census block. The last column is the margin in TX-23 on the 2024 lines.
Counties only partly inside the district show the 2024 result for that part; estimates are labelled.
Margin chart: winner minus runner-up. Gaps are unopposed races; dashed lines are new district lines.
Who lives here (2026 lines) is estimated from Census survey figures split by population.
Sources
Results: MIT Election Data and Science Lab, U.S. House 1976-2016 (doi:10.7910/DVN/IG0UN2, CC0; via MEDSL/constituency-returns), and Clerk of the US House, Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election 2018-2024 (public domain).
Presidential results: PollCheck calculation from MIT Election Data and Science Lab 2024 precinct returns (doi:10.7910/DVN/XDJYKC, doi:10.7910/DVN/USBYR4, CC0; state totals doi:10.7910/DVN/42MVDX, CC0) and Voting and Election Science Team 2016 and 2020 precinct results and shapes (doi:10.7910/DVN/NH5S2I, doi:10.7910/DVN/K7760H, CC BY 4.0), with US Census Bureau 2020 block populations and block equivalency files (public domain). Official figures: Texas Legislative Council (2024 on the 2026 lines); Louisiana, New Jersey, California and Washington election offices (county totals). Certified results transcribed by Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): Maine 2024 by district: 2024 United States presidential election in Maine (revision 1382530995); Indiana county totals: 2024 United States presidential election in Indiana (revision 1382505975); Oregon county totals: 2024 United States presidential election in Oregon (revision 1382605746).
District lines: US Census Bureau TIGER/Line 2026 (120th Congress) and 2025 cartographic boundary files (119th Congress), public domain.
Members: unitedstates/congress-legislators (CC0).
Counties: US Census Bureau 2024 cartographic boundary file (public domain); 2024 county results summed from the same MEDSL precinct returns, with the official county totals above.
Demographics: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020-2024; 2020 Census P.L. 94-171 (public domain).
2028 candidates: Federal Election Commission (public domain).
PollCheck US. Data through November 5, 2026. Photo credits