Texas 8th Congressional District
Congressional District 8
Covers all of Waller County; parts of Montgomery County, Walker County and Harris County.
Who Holds This Seat
Running in 2026
Democrat
- Ballot
- On the 2026 ballot
- Last Change
- Profile updated · Sep 25
- Raised
- $22,532cycle to date through Jun 30
- Cash on Hand
- $7,859cycle to date through Jun 30
View on FEC.govFEC, cycle to date through Jun 30, 2026
Republican
- Ballot
- On the 2026 ballot
- Last Change
- Profile updated · Sep 24
- Raised
- $2,064,033cycle to date through Jun 30
- Cash on Hand
- $122,187cycle to date through Jun 30
View on FEC.govFEC, cycle to date through Jun 30, 2026
On File, Not Running
The District
171 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 in This District
| Contest | First | Second | Margin | Votes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 President231 precinctsTexas Legislative Council, Capitol Data PortalOfficial canvass returns | Trump (R)288,092 · 63.3% | Harris (D)161,075 · 35.4% | R+27.9 | 455,473 | Texas Legislative Council, Capitol Data PortalOfficial canvass returns |
| 2024 U.S. Senate231 precinctsTexas Legislative Council, Capitol Data PortalOfficial canvass returns | Cruz (R)273,086 · 60.3% | Allred (D)169,329 · 37.4% | R+22.9 | 452,991 | Texas Legislative Council, Capitol Data PortalOfficial canvass returns |
| 2022 Governor224 precinctsTexas Legislative Council, Capitol Data PortalOfficial canvass returns | Abbott (R)189,593 · 63.7% | O'Rourke (D)104,296 · 35.0% | R+28.6 | 297,762 | Texas Legislative Council, Capitol Data PortalOfficial canvass returns |
| 2020 President179 precinctsTexas Legislative Council, Capitol Data PortalOfficial canvass returns | Trump (R)245,059 · 59.4% | Biden (D)161,788 · 39.2% | R+20.2 | 412,344 | Texas Legislative Council, Capitol Data PortalOfficial canvass returns |
| 2020 U.S. Senate179 precinctsTexas Legislative Council, Capitol Data PortalOfficial canvass returns | Cornyn (R)246,293 · 60.5% | Hegar (D)150,604 · 37.0% | R+23.5 | 406,760 | Texas Legislative Council, Capitol Data PortalOfficial canvass returns |
Totals add up the certified precinct results for the precincts inside today's district lines. A precinct split by the district line counts in full, or only in the district holding most of its voters where the linkage assigns it to one, and votes a county reported only countywide (some counties' absentee and early votes) are left out, so totals can differ from an official canvass.
Past Results
U.S. Rep 8
2024 General Election · Nov 5, 2024| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| LuttrellRepublican | Republican | 233,423 | 68.2% |
| JonesDemocrat | Democrat | 108,754 | 31.8% |
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 8
2022 General Election · Nov 8, 2022| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| LuttrellRepublican | Republican | 153,127 | 68.1% |
| JonesDemocrat | Democrat | 68,715 | 30.5% |
| EriksenLibertarian | Libertarian | 3,126 | 1.4% |
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 8
2020 General Election · Nov 3, 2020| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| BradyRepublican | Republican | 277,327 | 72.5% |
| HernandezDemocrat | Democrat | 97,408 | 25.5% |
| DuncanLibertarian | Libertarian | 7,735 | 2.0% |
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