Texas Midterm 2026
Texas is divided into 38 areas called districts, each with about 800,000 people. Every two years your district elects one U.S. Representative — one of 435 in Washington, and the only one who answers to you. They vote on laws that touch your health care, your taxes and your rights.
A soldier, an MBA, and a working mom — now running for one of the toughest, reddest seats in Central Texas.
Rourk served in the Army and National Guard, earned a business degree from UT, and worked on policy in Washington. She's the Democratic candidate for this open seat after its longtime Republican congressman, Michael McCaul, retired. The district stretches from Houston's suburbs all the way to north Austin.
Every candidate who filed for this office appears here.
Chris GoberHe helped redraw the voting map for this district — then ran for the seat himself.
Gober is a behind-the-scenes lawyer for powerful Republicans. He ran the political money group for billionaire Elon Musk that spent more than $250 million to help elect Donald Trump in 2024. Last year he helped quietly redraw Texas's voting maps — then entered the race for one of the very seats those new maps created.
You can vote at any vote center in Travis County, during early voting or on Election Day. Locations and hours by city:
