Texas 36th Congressional District
Congressional District 36
Covers all of Jasper County, Newton County, Tyler County, Hardin County, Angelina County and Chambers County; parts of Jefferson County and Harris County.
Who Holds This Seat
Running in 2026
Republican · U.S. Representative
- Ballot
- On the 2026 ballot
- Last Change
- Profile updated · Sep 24
- Raised
- $1,048,503cycle to date through Jun 30
- Cash on Hand
- $908,646cycle to date through Jun 30
View on FEC.govFEC, cycle to date through Jun 30, 2026
Democrat
- Ballot
- On the 2026 ballot
- Last Change
- Profile updated · Sep 24
- Raised
- $0cycle to date through Mar 31
- Cash on Hand
- $0cycle to date through Mar 31
View on FEC.govFEC, cycle to date through Mar 31, 2026
On File, Not Running
The District
304 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 President377 precinctsTexas Legislative Council, Capitol Data PortalOfficial canvass returns | Trump (R)259,608 · 62.2% | Harris (D)152,143 · 36.5% | R+25.8 | 417,178 | Texas Legislative Council, Capitol Data PortalOfficial canvass returns |
| 2024 U.S. Senate377 precinctsTexas Legislative Council, Capitol Data PortalOfficial canvass returns | Cruz (R)246,333 · 59.5% | Allred (D)158,665 · 38.3% | R+21.2 | 414,308 | Texas Legislative Council, Capitol Data PortalOfficial canvass returns |
| 2022 Governor374 precinctsTexas Legislative Council, Capitol Data PortalOfficial canvass returns | Abbott (R)182,111 · 62.0% | O'Rourke (D)107,695 · 36.7% | R+25.3 | 293,828 | Texas Legislative Council, Capitol Data PortalOfficial canvass returns |
| 2020 President331 precinctsTexas Legislative Council, Capitol Data PortalOfficial canvass returns | Trump (R)248,507 · 59.0% | Biden (D)167,323 · 39.7% | R+19.3 | 421,281 | Texas Legislative Council, Capitol Data PortalOfficial canvass returns |
| 2020 U.S. Senate331 precinctsTexas Legislative Council, Capitol Data PortalOfficial canvass returns | Cornyn (R)248,222 · 59.7% | Hegar (D)158,006 · 38.0% | R+21.7 | 415,668 | 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 36
2024 General Election · Nov 5, 2024| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| BabinRepublican | Republican | 206,020 | 69.4% |
| SteeleDemocrat | Democrat | 91,006 | 30.6% |
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 36
2022 General Election · Nov 8, 2022| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| BabinRepublican | Republican | 145,559 | 69.5% |
| HaireDemocrat | Democrat | 64,000 | 30.5% |
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 36
2020 General Election · Nov 3, 2020| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| BabinRepublican | Republican | 222,712 | 73.6% |
| LewisDemocrat | Democrat | 73,410 | 24.3% |
| AbbeyLibertarian | Libertarian | 4,848 | 1.6% |
| RidleyGreen | Green | 1,571 | 0.5% |
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