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U. S. Representative · District 3

Texas. Election Day was Nov. 3, 2026. Two candidates are on the official list.

Who is running

Certified by Texas Secretary of State, Elections Division, as of Oct 15, 2026. Official list

Names and parties are copied exactly from the official list. Blue marks Democrats, red marks Republicans, and gray marks every other party or none; each is also labeled in words.

Official vote count

Unofficial results until certified. These are counts as published by Texas Secretary of State. Counts change as ballots are counted. Power & Politics does not call races or project winners.

U. S. REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT 3, as listed by the official source
Candidate or choicePartyVotesShare of votes counted
EVAN HUNTDEM151,66747.3%
KEITH SELF (I)REP169,24352.7%

As reported by Texas Secretary of State (the source says it was updated Nov 04, 2026 22:48:37 UTC). Rows are in the order the source lists them, which is not a ranking. Official source · All Texas results

Worth knowing

Each fact is worked out from the official records linked beside it. None is a prediction or a rating.

Past results

Share of the vote for this district, 1920 to 2024Percent of all votes counted in each regular general election. A gap means the party had no candidate or no count was published.
  • Democratic candidate
  • Republican candidate
Share of the vote for this district, 1920 to 2024Line chart with 2 series from 1920 to 2024. The same figures are in the data table below. A gap in a line means no figure.0%25%50%75%100%19502000Democratic candidate, 1988: 18.18%Democratic candidate, 2024: 37.55%Republican candidate, 1926: 8.8%Republican candidate, 1936: 3.74%Republican candidate, 1944: 6.79%Republican candidate, 1956: 16.5%Republican candidate, 2024: 62.45%37.5%62.5%Share of the vote for this district, 1920 to 2024Line chart with 2 series from 1920 to 2024. The same figures are in the data table below. A gap in a line means no figure.0%25%50%75%100%192019401960198020002020Democratic candidate, 1988: 18.18%Democratic candidate, 2024: 37.55%Republican candidate, 1926: 8.8%Republican candidate, 1936: 3.74%Republican candidate, 1944: 6.79%Republican candidate, 1956: 16.5%Republican candidate, 2024: 62.45%Democratic candidate 37.5%Republican candidate 62.5%

District lines are redrawn after each census and sometimes in between, so the same district number did not always cover the same ground. A break in a line means no figure was published or held for that year. It does not mean zero.

Data table: Share of the vote for this district, 1920 to 2024
Share of the vote for this district, 1920 to 2024
YearDemocratic candidateRepublican candidate
192083.18%16.82%
192291.7%8.3%
1924100%No figure
192691.2%8.8%
1928100%No figure
1930100%No figure
1932100%No figure
1934100%No figure
193696.26%3.74%
193899.98%No figure
1940100%No figure
1942100%No figure
194493.21%6.79%
194699.98%No figure
194888.69%11.31%
195091.14%8.86%
1952100%No figure
1954100%No figure
195683.5%16.5%
1958100%No figure
1960100%No figure
196252.04%47.96%
196459.32%40.68%
196653.42%46.58%
196840.64%59.36%
197039.41%60.59%
197226.66%73.34%
197435.29%64.71%
197625.96%74.04%
1978No figure100%
198018.05%79.29%
198221.79%77.09%
198417.01%82.99%
1986No figure94.09%
198818.18%81.82%
1990No figure99.6%
1992No figure86.09%
1994No figure90.96%
1998No figure91.21%
200025.67%71.59%
200224.33%73.95%
2004No figure85.62%
200634.91%62.51%
200838.03%59.75%
201031.34%66.28%
2012No figure100%
2014No figure82.01%
201634.58%61.2%
201844.23%54.24%
202042.87%55.07%
202236.91%60.55%
202437.55%62.45%

Source: Federal Election Commission, Federal Elections and Clerk of the House of Representatives, Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election and MIT Election Data and Science Lab, U.S. House of Representatives 1976-2024 (compiled from the Clerk of the House). As of Nov 5, 2026.

Winners and margins, 1920 to 2024
Winners and margins
YearMost votesMargin over the runner-up
2024Keith Self (Republican)94,841 votes (24.9 points)
2022Keith Self (Republican)64,119 votes (23.6 points)
2020Van Taylor (Republican)51,054 votes (12.2 points)
2018Van Taylor (Republican)31,286 votes (10.0 points)
2016Sam Johnson (Republican)84,264 votes (26.6 points)
2014Sam Johnson (Republican)88,528 votes (64.0 points)
2012Sam Johnson (Republican)Unopposed
2010Sam Johnson (Republican)53,332 votes (34.9 points)
2008Sam Johnson (Republican)62,049 votes (21.7 points)
2006Sam Johnson (Republican)39,161 votes (27.6 points)
2004Sam Johnson (Republican)163,133 votes (77.6 points)
2002Sam Johnson (Republican)76,471 votes (49.6 points)
2000Sam Johnson (Republican)120,253 votes (45.9 points)
1998Sam Johnson (Republican)96,402 votes (82.4 points)
1994Sam Johnson (Republican)141,400 votes (81.9 points)
1992Sam Johnson (Republican)168,999 votes (72.2 points)
1990Steve Bartlett (Republican)Unopposed
1988Steve Bartlett (Republican)177,255 votes (63.6 points)
1986Steve Bartlett (Republican)137,113 votes (90.0 points)
1984Steve Bartlett (Republican)181,929 votes (66.0 points)
1982Steve Bartlett (Republican)71,629 votes (55.3 points)
1980Jim Collins (Republican)168,561 votes (61.2 points)
1978James M Collins (Republican)Unopposed
1976James M Collins (Republican)111,273 votes (48.1 points)
1974James M. Collins (Republican)28,866 votes (29.4 points)
1972James M. Collins (Republican)78,276 votes (46.7 points)
1970Jim Collins (Republican)22,265 votes (21.2 points)
1968Jim Collins (Republican)25,757 votes (18.7 points)
1966Joe Pool (Democratic)4,493 votes (6.8 points)
1964Lindley Beckworth (Democratic)16,765 votes (18.6 points)
1962Lindley Beckworth (Democratic)2,112 votes (4.1 points)
1960Lindley Beckworth (Democratic)Unopposed
1958Lindley Beckworth (Democratic)Unopposed
1956Lindley Beckworth (Democratic)38,168 votes (67.0 points)
1954Brady Gentry (Democratic)Unopposed
1952Brady Gentry (Democratic)Unopposed
1950Lindley Beckworth (Democratic)10,639 votes (82.3 points)
1948Lindley Beckworth (Democratic)31,769 votes (77.4 points)
1946Lindley Beckworth (Democratic)Unopposed
1944Lindley Beckworth (Democratic)33,986 votes (86.4 points)
1942Lindley Beckworth (Democratic)Unopposed
1940Lindley Beckworth (Democratic)Unopposed
1938Lindley Beckworth (Democratic)Unopposed
1936Morgan G. Sanders (Democratic)28,336 votes (92.5 points)
1934Morgan G. Sanders (Democratic)Unopposed
1932Morgan G. Sanders (Democratic)Unopposed
1930Morgan G. Sanders (Democratic)Unopposed
1928Morgan G. Sanders (Democratic)Unopposed
1926Morgan G. Sanders (Democratic)10,278 votes (82.4 points)
1924Morgan G. Sanders (Democratic)Unopposed
1922Morgan G. Sanders (Democratic)14,845 votes (83.4 points)
1920Morgan G. Sanders (Democratic)12,426 votes (66.4 points)

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Map

Texas's U.S. House districts, with District 3 outlined
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Texas's U.S. House districts, with District 3 outlinedMap of the Texas congressional districts of the 119th Congress, coloured by group with a group list in the table. The same information is in the data table below.TX-1: Another districtTX-2: Another districtTX-4: Another districtTX-5: Another districtTX-6: Another districtTX-7: Another districtTX-8: Another districtTX-9: Another districtTX-10: Another districtTX-11: Another districtTX-12: Another districtTX-13: Another districtTX-14: Another districtTX-15: Another districtTX-16: Another districtTX-17: Another districtTX-18: Another districtTX-19: Another districtTX-20: Another districtTX-21: Another districtTX-22: Another districtTX-23: Another districtTX-24: Another districtTX-25: Another districtTX-26: Another districtTX-27: Another districtTX-28: Another districtTX-29: Another districtTX-30: Another districtTX-31: Another districtTX-32: Another districtTX-33: Another districtTX-34: Another districtTX-35: Another districtTX-36: Another districtTX-37: Another districtTX-38: Another districtTX-3: This race

Outlines are the Census Bureau's simplified cartographic boundaries, drawn for display, not for legal boundaries. Group names are in the table and in each district's tooltip, not only shown by colour.

Data table: Texas's U.S. House districts, with District 3 outlined
Texas's U.S. House districts, with District 3 outlined
DistrictContest
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TX-38Another district

Source: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary file for the 119th Congress. As of the 119th Congress (2025 to 2027) boundary file.

The outlined district is the one in force for the 119th Congress. A state that redrew its map for 2026 may vote on different lines; the official list above names the contest.

Campaign money

Totals each campaign reported to the Federal Election Commission for 2025 to 2026
CandidateRaisedSpentCash on handThrough
KEITH SELF $887K$704K$292KOct 14, 2026
EVAN HUNT $703K$647K$56KOct 14, 2026

Each candidate's own reports to the Federal Election Commission, through the date shown. Candidates not listed have no FEC totals tied to them on our records. Each name links to the candidate's FEC page.

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