Texas8th District2026 HOUSE FORECAST
2026 Texas 8th District House Forecast:
Proprietary forecast for Texas's 8th congressional district House election between Democrat Laura Jones and Republican Jessica Steinmann. This page will update with a daily set of 100,000 new simulations as race fundamentals change in order to produce race odds, projected margin, and forecasted vote share. This page also includes polling averages when available.
The 2026 Texas 8th District House election features Democrat Laura Jones and Republican Jessica Steinmann. The seat is open in 2026, but the race to fill it is not expected to be competitive. In 2024, Donald Trump won Texas' 8th congressional district by 29.5%, 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-8
- Democratic candidate
- Laura Jones
- Republican candidate
- Jessica Steinmann
- Incumbent / open seat
- Open seat
- Forecast rating
- Solid R
- Projected vote
- 37.7% D / 62.3% R
- Projected margin
- R +24.6
- Forecast odds
- 0.6% D / 99.4% R
- Forecast last updated
- 12:00 AM on July 2, 2026
- Polling average
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- Polling average margin
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- Polling last updated
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- Polls included
- 0
- Latest poll
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