Santos M. Limon
Ran for Texas 23rd Congressional District · Democrat
Lost the 2026 primary
Ballot status source: Lost the 2026 Democratic primary on March 3, 2026 — Texas Secretary of State — candidate in the 2026 DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY ELECTION for U. S. REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT 23 · read Mar 3, 2026
Sources (2)
- Lost the 2026 Democratic primary on March 3, 2026 — Texas Secretary of State — candidate in the 2026 DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY ELECTION for U. S. REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT 23
- the SOS 2026 general-election certification (2026-08-28) lists Katy Padilla Stout as the D nominee for that office
The District
What Texas 23rd Congressional District covers
Covers all of Brewster County, Pecos County, Hudspeth County, Culberson County, Presidio County, Val Verde County, Crockett County, Reeves County, Terrell County, Jeff Davis County, Edwards County, Uvalde County, Sutton County, Kinney County, Medina County and 9 more; parts of Maverick County and El Paso County.
366 precincts · District lines: Congressional lines: enacted plan "PLANC2333 (Texas congressional plan, 2025)" (H.B. 4, 89th Legislature, 2nd Called Session (2025); signed by Gov. Abbott Aug 29, 2025); 2026 status: In effect for the 2026 elections: a three-judge district court's preliminary injunction (Nov 18, 2025) was stayed by the U.S. Supreme Court on Dec 4, 2025; used for the Mar 3, 2026 primary. Official file https://data.capitol.texas.gov/dataset/planc2333 · Precinct lines: no contest override (the 2020-2024 House contests were on the prior lines); no-electorate fill where 2020 census blocks hold 0 people; no-electorate fill where 2020 census blocks hold 0 people
Results
Certified results for Texas 23rd Congressional District
U.S. Rep 23
2024 General Election · Nov 5, 2024| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| GonzalesRepublican | Republican | 180,702 | 62.3% |
| LimonDemocrat | Democrat | 109,357 | 37.7% |
Official canvass returns (Texas Secretary of State), compiled by the Texas Legislative Council and reported by 2024 primary/general election VTDs · Texas Legislative Council, Capitol Data Portal — Comprehensive Election Datasets
U.S. Rep 23
2022 General Election · Nov 8, 2022| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| GonzalesRepublican | Republican | 116,707 | 55.9% |
| LiraDemocrat | Democrat | 80,922 | 38.8% |
| LopezIndependent | Independent | 11,177 | 5.4% |
Official canvass returns (Texas Secretary of State), compiled by the Texas Legislative Council and reported by 2022 general election VTDs · Texas Legislative Council, Capitol Data Portal — Comprehensive Election Datasets
U.S. Rep 23
2020 General Election · Nov 3, 2020| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| GonzalesRepublican | Republican | 149,417 | 50.6% |
| Ortiz JonesDemocrat | Democrat | 137,740 | 46.6% |
| VillelaLibertarian | Libertarian | 8,371 | 2.8% |
Official canvass returns (Texas Secretary of State), compiled by the Texas Legislative Council and reported by 2020 general election VTDs · Texas Legislative Council, Capitol Data Portal — Comprehensive Election Datasets
The 2026 Field
Who else is running for Texas 23rd Congressional District
- Brandon HerreraRepublican · On the 2026 ballot
- Ben MendozaIndependent · On the 2026 ballot
- Katy Padilla StoutDemocrat · On the 2026 ballot
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