House districts / Texas
Texas's 28th congressional district
TX-28. Redrawn for 2026: the November 2026 election is on new lines. The outline shows the 2024 district with the same number.
Fundraising
- Henry R. Cuellar Das of Oct 14, 2026Raised $3.0mSpent $2.4m · Cash $657k
- Tano Tijerina Ras of Oct 14, 2026Raised $1.9mSpent $1.7m · Cash $113k
2 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 44.4% | Trump 54.8% | 0.8% | R+10.4 | R+7.3 |
| 2020 | Biden 54.3% | Trump 44.7% | 1.0% | D+9.6 | D+7.0 |
| 2016 | Clinton 66.4% | Trump 30.1% | 3.5% | D+36.4 | D+19.2 |
Who lives here
| Measure | This district | US |
|---|---|---|
| People | ||
| Population | 766,987 | |
| Adults (18+) | 542,258 | |
| Citizens, % of adults* | 77.5% | 92.1% |
| Age, % of adults | ||
| 18 to 29* | 25.5% | 20.3% |
| 30 to 44* | 26.8% | 25.9% |
| 45 to 64* | 30.0% | 31.8% |
| 65 and over* | 17.7% | 22.0% |
| Race and Hispanic origin, % of residents | ||
| White | 7.4% | 57.8% |
| Black | 0.3% | 12.1% |
| Hispanic | 90.8% | 18.7% |
| Asian | 0.6% | 5.9% |
| Other or more than one | 0.9% | 5.5% |
| Education and income | ||
| Bachelor's degree or higher, % of 25+* | 19.3% | 35.7% |
| Median household income* | $53,784 | $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 | Henry Cuellar Democrat | 52.8% | Jay Furman Republican | 47.2% | D+5.6 |
| 2022 | Henry Cuellar Democrat | 56.6% | Cassy Garcia Republican | 43.4% | D+13.3 |
| Earlier lines, elections 2012-2020 seat count changed from 32 to 36 after the census | |||||
| 2020 | Henry Cuellar Democrat | 58.3% | Sandra Whitten Republican others 2.7% | 39.0% | D+19.3 |
| 2018 | Henry Cuellar Democrat | 84.4% | Arthur M. Thomas IV Libertarian | 15.6% | D+68.8 |
| 2016 | Henry Cuellar Democrat | 66.2% | Zeffen Hardin Republican others 2.5% | 31.3% | D+34.9 |
| 2014 | Henry Cuellar Democrat | 82.1% | William Aikens Libertarian others 4.6% | 13.3% | D+68.8 |
| 2012 | Henry Cuellar Democrat | 67.9% | William R. Hayward Republican others 2.3% | 29.8% | D+38.1 |
| Earlier lines, elections 2006-2010 LULAC v. Perry (2006): court-drawn lines for five districts | |||||
| 2010 | Henry Cuellar Democrat | 56.4% | Bryan Underwood Republican others 1.7% | 42.0% | D+14.4 |
| 2008 | Henry Cuellar Democrat | 68.7% | Jim Fish Republican others 2.1% | 29.2% | D+39.5 |
| 2006 Special | Henry Cuellar Democrat | 67.6% | Frank Enriquez Democrat others 12.1% | 20.3% | D+47.3 |
| Earlier lines, elections 2004 Texas Legislature's 2003 mid-decade map | |||||
| 2004 | Henry Cuellar Democrat | 59.0% | James (Jim) F. Hopson Republican others 2.4% | 38.6% | D+20.4 |
| Earlier lines, elections 2002 seat count changed from 30 to 32 after the census | |||||
| 2002 | Ciro D. Rodriguez Democrat | 71.1% | Gabriel Perales Jr. Republican others 2.0% | 26.9% | D+44.2 |
| Earlier lines, elections 1996-2000 Bush v. Vera (1996): 13 districts redrawn by the court, with special elections that November | |||||
| 2000 | Ciro D. Rodriguez Democrat | 89.0% | William A. Stallknecht Libertarian | 11.0% | D+78.1 |
| 1998 | Ciro D. Rodriguez Democrat | 90.5% | Edward Elmer Libertarian | 9.5% | D+81.1 |
| 1996 | Frank Tejeda Democrat | 75.4% | Mark L. Cude Republican others 1.2% | 23.4% | D+52.0 |
| Earlier lines, elections 1992-1994 seat count changed from 27 to 30 after the census | |||||
| 1994 | Frank Tejeda Democrat | 70.9% | David C. Slatter Republican others 1.5% | 27.6% | D+43.3 |
| 1992 | Frank Tejeda Democrat | 87.1% | David C. Slatter Libertarian | 12.9% | D+74.2 |
| TX-28 did not exist before 1992: Texas had 24 districts in 1976-1980 and 27 in 1982-1990. | |||||
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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-28 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).
Photos: official portraits, public domain (US government); see Photo credits.
PollCheck US. Data through November 5, 2026. Photo credits