The 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas were held on Tuesday, November 6, 2018. Voters elected the 36 U.S. representatives from the state of Texas, one from each of the state's 36 congressional districts. The elections coincided with the elections of other offices, including the gubernatorial election, as well as other elections to the House of Representatives, elections to the United States Senate and various state and local elections. The primaries were held on March 6 and the run-offs were held on May 22.
In 2018, for the first time in at least 25 years, the Texas Democratic Party fielded at least one candidate in each of the state's 36 congressional districts. The state congressional delegation changed from a 25–11 Republican majority to a 23–13 Republican majority, the most seats that Democrats have won in the state since 2006. Democrats won almost 47% of the vote, likely due to the down-ballot effect of Representative Beto O'Rourke's Senate candidacy, in which he won 48.3% of the vote, but also because four Democrat incumbents faced no Republican opposition in their general elections.
Turnout was also more than doubled from the last midterm election.
Overview
Statewide
District
Results of the 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas by district:
District 1
The first district is located in East Texas, including Deep East Texas, and takes in Longview, Lufkin, and Tyler. Incumbent Republican Louie Gohmert, who had represented the district since 2005, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 73.9% of the vote in 2016. The district had a PVI of R+25.
Republican primary
Candidates
Nominee
Louie Gohmert, incumbent U.S. Representative
Declined
Roshin Rowjee, physician
Anthony Culler
Results
Democratic primary
Candidates
Nominee
Shirley McKellar, Army veteran, non-profit businesswoman and nominee for this seat in 2012, 2014 & 2016
Eliminated in primary
Brent Beal, professor
Results
Libertarian primary
Candidates
Nominee
Jeff Callaway, Texas Outlaw Poet
General election
Endorsements
Results
District 2
This district is located in Greater Houston, including parts of northern and western Houston, as well as Humble, Kingwood, and Spring. Incumbent Republican Ted Poe, who had represented the district since 2005, did not run for re-election. He was re-elected with 60.6% of the vote in 2016. The district had a PVI of R+11.
Republican primary
Candidates
Nominee
Dan Crenshaw, retired U.S. Navy Lieutenant commander and former Navy SEAL
Eliminated in primary
David Balat, healthcare executive
Johnny Havens, attorney and retired U.S. Army Captain
Justin Lurie, investment banker
Kevin Roberts, state representative
Jon Spiers, surgeon
Rick Walker, businessman and retired U.S. Army Reserve Captain
Kathaleen Wall, activist and fundraiser
Malcolm Whittaker, patent lawyer
Declined
Ted Poe, incumbent U.S. Representative
Endorsements
Results
Runoff results
Democratic primary
Candidates
Nominee
Todd Litton, former chair of the City of Houston's Tower Commission
Eliminated in primary
Ali Khorasani, field service engineer
Darnell Jones, retired U.S. Navy Lieutenant commander
Silky Malik, author
H.P. Parvizian, franchise owner
Endorsements
Results
Libertarian primary
Candidates
Nominee
Patrick Gunnels
Eliminated in primary
James Kong
General election
Endorsements
Polling
Predictions
Results
District 3
The 3rd district is located in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex, including the Dallas suburbs of Frisco, McKinney, and Plano. Incumbent Republican Sam Johnson, who had represented the district since 1991, did not run for re-election. He was re-elected with 61.2% of the vote in 2016. The district had a PVI of R+13.