Texas District 35

TX-35 • 2026 Election
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Primary

Primary held March 3, 2026.

Democratic Primary

CandidateVotes%
Maureen Galindo 16,009 29.2%
Johnny Garcia 14,836 27.0%
Whitney Masterson-Moyes 12,825 23.4%
John Lira 11,186 20.4%

Democratic Primary Runoff

CandidateVotes%
Johnny Garcia 52 70.3%
Maureen Galindo 22 29.7%

Republican Primary

CandidateVotes%
John Lujan 15,530 33.0%
Carlos De La Cruz 12,637 26.8%
Jay Furman 6,182 13.1%
Ryan Krause 3,986 8.5%
Josh Cortez 2,052 4.4%
Steven Wright 1,889 4.0%
Randy Adams 1,754 3.7%
Vanessa Hicks-Callaway 1,676 3.6%
Mark Eberwine 752 1.6%
Rod Lindsch 365 0.8%
Larry La Rose 306 0.6%

Republican Primary Runoff

CandidateVotes%
Carlos De La Cruz 1,469 54.7%
John Lujan 1,216 45.3%

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Race Overview

Incumbent
Greg Casar
Party
Democrat
Current Rating
Likely R expert avg
Open Seat
No
Cook PVI
D+18

Race Ratings

Consensus Rating

Likely R

Individual forecaster ratings will be updated as they become available.

Candidates

John Lira

Democrat
Total Raised: $144,967
Cash on Hand: $0

Johnny Garcia

Democrat
Total Raised: $931,699
Cash on Hand: $323,108

Maureen Galindo

Democrat
Total Raised: $40,362
Cash on Hand: $15,844

Whitney Masterson-Moyes

Democrat
Total Raised: $62,724
Cash on Hand: $1,356
Carlos De La Cruz

Carlos De La Cruz

Republican
Total Raised: $1,048,751
Cash on Hand: $272,389

Jay Furman

Republican
Total Raised: $462,556
Cash on Hand: $596

John Lujan

Republican
Total Raised: $758,586
Cash on Hand: $29,062

Josh Cortez

Republican
Total Raised: $265,463
Cash on Hand: $0

Randy Adams

Republican
Total Raised: $24,493
Cash on Hand: $0

Ryan Krause

Republican
Total Raised: $237,646
Cash on Hand: $0

Steven Wright

Republican
Total Raised: $25,375
Cash on Hand: $0

Vanessa Hicks-Callaway

Republican
Total Raised: $6,394
Cash on Hand: $-4,206

Average reflects all polls from the last 90 days; table shows the most recent 30 days or the newest 3 polls, whichever is more. How accurate is each pollster? →

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Questions About This Race

Is the 2026 TX-35 House race competitive?

It is not considered a top-tier battleground: the expert consensus rates it Likely R, meaning Republicans are clearly favored but an upset is not impossible.

When is the 2026 TX-35 House race decided?

Election Day is Tuesday, November 3, 2026.

How is the PollingSource average calculated?

The PollingSource average is the unweighted mean of every scientific public poll of the race from the last 90 days — we do not exclude pollsters. Each race page lists the individual polls behind the average with pollster, field dates, sample size, and margin of error. Full details: pollingsource.com/methodology.

Independent Expenditures Updated 6 hours ago

$6,763,114
Total IE Spending
$5,980,309
Support
$782,805
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