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Texas District 23 · U.S. House · 2026

Seat U.S. House, Texas District 23

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U.S. House, Texas District 23 · Open seat
DEMNominee
Katy Padilla Stout
39%Hume Outlook · Hume model estimate · as of 2026-10-28
INDOn the ballot
Ben Mendoza
—Not published for this candidate
REPNominee
Brandon Herrera
61%Hume Outlook · Hume model estimate · as of 2026-10-28
IncumbentNot available

Hume Outlook

hume-2026.10-r1 · Forecast as of Oct 28, 2026
61% Brandon Herrera · RepublicanChance to win, between the two named candidates
REP Brandon Herrera 61%
DEM Katy Padilla Stout 39%
  • Hume model estimate · built on polls, fundamentals, and markets
Latest poll Herrera 46.0% · Stout 46.0% Normington, Petts & Associates / House Majority PAC · 2026-10-07
Seat lean (Hume PVI) Not available The district lean is held: this state's House map was redrawn, and the plan-aware lean has not yet been cross-checked.
Prior result, this seat Not available District redrawn; not comparable.

Side by side

3 candidates · 5 measures
FEC summary through 2026-10-14
MeasureDEMStoutINDMendozaREPHerrera
Total receiptsUSD, cycle to date, all authorized committees
Katy Padilla Stout$1,117,715.08
Ben MendozaNot available No FEC summary is available for this candidate.
Brandon Herrera$3,115,205.22
Total disbursementsUSD, cycle to date
Katy Padilla Stout$973,291.43
Ben MendozaNot available No FEC summary is available for this candidate.
Brandon Herrera$2,804,434.23
Cash on handUSD, close of the covered period
Katy Padilla Stout$144,423.65
Ben MendozaNot available No FEC summary is available for this candidate.
Brandon Herrera$318,811.95
Latest pollpercent, as stored
Katy Padilla Stout46.0%Normington, Petts & Associates · 2026-10-07
Ben MendozaNot available Not named in the newest listed poll (2026-10-07)
Brandon Herrera46.0%Normington, Petts & Associates · 2026-10-07
Seat lean (Hume PVI)identical for every candidate
Katy Padilla StoutNot available The district lean is held: this state's House map was redrawn, and the plan-aware lean has not yet been cross-checked.
Ben MendozaNot available The district lean is held: this state's House map was redrawn, and the plan-aware lean has not yet been cross-checked.
Brandon HerreraNot available The district lean is held: this state's House map was redrawn, and the plan-aware lean has not yet been cross-checked.
Money is each candidate's FEC summary: every committee the candidate has authorized, combined, as filed through the coverage date shown.

Polling

3 listed · newest first
Newest field end 2026-10-07
Pollster / sponsorField datesSampleStoutMendozaHerreraOthers
Normington, Petts & Associates2026-10-05 to 2026-10-07LV · n=40046.0%not named46.0%none
Public Policy Polling2026-03-10 to 2026-03-11RV · n=52140.0%not named42.0%none
Public Policy Polling2026-03-10 to 2026-03-11A · n=52140.0%not named42.0%none
Polling data CC BY 4.0 (FiveThirtyEight / VoteHub).

    Seat lean · Hume PVI

    not available

    Not available The district lean is held: this state's House map was redrawn, and the plan-aware lean has not yet been cross-checked.

    Prior result, this seat

    not available

    Not available District redrawn; not comparable.

    Sources: FEC filings (through Oct 14, 2026) · Polls: FiveThirtyEight / VoteHub (CC BY 4.0) · Hume PVI and Hume Outlook: Hidden Levers estimates.

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