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Texas · U.S. House

Texas 36th District

Brian Babin wins. Called.

99% counted
CandidateVotesShare
Brian Babin R won 138,008 53.6%
Rhonda Hart D 119,681 46.4%
Total257,689

310 of 310 precincts reporting. Precincts reporting is not the same as ballots counted. Last vote update Nov 5, 3:43 PM. Polls closed Nov 3, 6:00 PM.

By county

PlaceVotes Margin2024 president ShiftCounted
Harris 96,294 D +12.5 R +9.2 D +21.7 100%
Jefferson 35,487 D +24.4 D +11.2 D +13.2 100%
Brazoria 35,092 D +28.1 D +13.2 D +14.8 100%
Angelina 27,031 R +36.5 R +52.4 D +15.8 100%
Hardin 20,949 R +68.2 R +76.1 D +7.9 100%
Chambers 19,320 R +52.5 R +66.1 D +13.7 100%
Jasper 12,031 R +57.8 R +66.9 D +9.1 100%
Tyler 7,218 R +69.5 R +73.9 D +4.3 100%
Newton 4,267 R +61.0 R +66.8 D +5.8 100%

Shift is this race's margin minus the 2024 presidential margin in the same place. Places with votes that look copied or wildly out of line are flagged and left out of the race's overall shift.

Vote updates

TimeUpdateTotal votesMargin
+313 votes257,689R +7.1
+15,716 votes257,376R +7.1
Brian Babin wins——
+3,479 votes241,660R +7.6
+1,886 votes238,181R +8.0
+7,218 votes236,295R +7.6
+1,145 votes229,077R +5.6
+3,712 votes227,932R +5.7
+3,077 votes224,220R +6.0
+1,629 votes221,143R +5.2
+98 votes219,514R +5.3
+2,124 votes219,416R +5.4