Texas District 38

TX-38 • 2026 Election
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Primary

Primary held March 3, 2026.

Democratic Primary

CandidateVotes%
Melissa McDonough 27,073 51.6%
Marvalette Hunter 14,828 28.3%
Theresa Courts 10,517 20.1%

Republican Primary

CandidateVotes%
Jon Bonck 28,762 46.8%
Shelly deZevallos 11,575 18.8%
Michael Pratt 6,561 10.7%
Larry Rubin 4,316 7.0%
Barrett McNabb 3,929 6.4%
Jennifer Sundt 1,492 2.4%
Carmen María Montiel 1,455 2.4%
Jeff Yuna 1,422 2.3%
Craig Goralski 967 1.6%
Avery Ayers 930 1.5%

Republican Primary Runoff

CandidateVotes%
Jon Bonck 21,441 65.4%
Shelly deZevallos 11,364 34.6%

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Race Overview

Incumbent
OPEN (Wesley Hunt)
Party
Republican
Current Rating
Safe R expert avg
Open Seat
Yes
Cook PVI
R+15

Race Ratings

Consensus Rating

Safe R

Individual forecaster ratings will be updated as they become available.

Candidates

Melissa McDonough Nominee

Democrat
Total Raised: $66,929
Cash on Hand: $43,939
Jon Bonck

Jon Bonck Nominee

Republican
Total Raised: $1,644,127
Cash on Hand: $89,133

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-38 House race competitive?

No — the expert consensus rates it Safe R for Republicans.

When is the 2026 TX-38 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.

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