Kyle Rable, 2026 Texas 19th District House Democratic candidate
Kyle Rable
DEMOCRATIC
Lubbock County Democratic Party Secretary
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Tom Sell, 2026 Texas 19th District House Republican candidate
Tom Sell
REPUBLICAN
Businessman

2026 Texas 19th District House Forecast:

The Pollsmax 2026 Texas 19th District House forecast currently gives Republican Tom Sell a 99.9% chance of defeating Democrat Kyle Rable. Pollsmax projects Sell to receive 70% of the vote compared with 30.1% for Rable, a projected Republican margin of 39.9 percentage points. The model currently rates the race as Solid Republican. The forecast is updated using 100,000 simulations incorporating polling and race fundamentals. See the Pollsmax forecast methodology.

The 2026 Texas 19th District House election features Democrat Kyle Rable and Republican Tom Sell. The seat is open in 2026, but the race to fill it is not expected to be competitive. In 2024, Donald Trump won Texas' 19th congressional district by 28.5%, and the election for the district's House seat is rated as solid Republican in 2026. Texas conducted mid-decade redistricting prior to the midterms, and the state's new district map benefits Republicans overall.

Year
2026
Race
House
District
TX-19
Democratic candidate
Kyle Rable
Republican candidate
Tom Sell
Incumbent / open seat
Open seat
Forecast rating
Solid R
Projected vote
30.1% D / 70.0% R
Projected margin
R +39.9
Forecast odds
0.1% D / 99.9% R
Forecast last updated
12:00 AM on September 30, 2026
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