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Texas District 34 · U.S. House · 2026

Seat U.S. House, Texas District 34

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U.S. House, Texas District 34 · Incumbent running
DEMNominee
Vicente Gonzalez incumbent
75%Hume Outlook · Hume model estimate · as of 2026-10-28
GRNOn the ballot
Eddie Espinoza
—Not published for this candidate
LIBOn the ballot
Chris Royal
—Not published for this candidate
REPNominee
Eric Flores
25%Hume Outlook · Hume model estimate · as of 2026-10-28
IncumbentVicente Gonzalez

Hume Outlook

hume-2026.10-r1 · Forecast as of Oct 28, 2026
75% Vicente Gonzalez · DemocratChance to win, between the two named candidates
DEM Vicente Gonzalez 75%
REP Eric Flores 25%
  • Hume model estimate · built on polls, fundamentals, and markets
Latest poll Gonzalez 50.0% · Flores 43.0% · Espinoza 2.0% · Royal 1.0% The Washington Post/George Mason University Schar School of Policy and Government · 2026-10-19
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

4 candidates · 5 measures
FEC summary through 2026-10-14
MeasureDEMGonzalezGRNEspinozaLIBRoyalREPFlores
Total receiptsUSD, cycle to date, all authorized committees
Vicente Gonzalez$5,211,344.04
Eddie EspinozaNot available No FEC summary is available for this candidate.
Chris RoyalNot available No FEC summary is available for this candidate.
Eric Flores$4,009,073.67
Total disbursementsUSD, cycle to date
Vicente Gonzalez$4,096,454.52
Eddie EspinozaNot available No FEC summary is available for this candidate.
Chris RoyalNot available No FEC summary is available for this candidate.
Eric Flores$3,762,621.40
Cash on handUSD, close of the covered period
Vicente Gonzalez$1,396,949.28
Eddie EspinozaNot available No FEC summary is available for this candidate.
Chris RoyalNot available No FEC summary is available for this candidate.
Eric Flores$246,427.27
Latest pollpercent, as stored
Vicente Gonzalez50.0%The Washington Post/George Mason University Schar School of Policy and Government · 2026-10-19
Eddie Espinoza2.0%The Washington Post/George Mason University Schar School of Policy and Government · 2026-10-19
Chris Royal1.0%The Washington Post/George Mason University Schar School of Policy and Government · 2026-10-19
Eric Flores43.0%The Washington Post/George Mason University Schar School of Policy and Government · 2026-10-19
Seat lean (Hume PVI)identical for every candidate
Vicente GonzalezNot available The district lean is held: this state's House map was redrawn, and the plan-aware lean has not yet been cross-checked.
Eddie EspinozaNot available The district lean is held: this state's House map was redrawn, and the plan-aware lean has not yet been cross-checked.
Chris RoyalNot available The district lean is held: this state's House map was redrawn, and the plan-aware lean has not yet been cross-checked.
Eric FloresNot 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

2 listed · newest first
Newest field end 2026-10-19
Pollster / sponsorField datesSampleGonzalezEspinozaRoyalFloresOthers
The Washington Post/George Mason University Schar School of Policy and Government2026-10-14 to 2026-10-19LV · n=62650.0%2.0%1.0%43.0%none
Texas Southern University Barbara Jordan Public Policy Research and Survey Center2026-07-27 to 2026-07-30LV · n=70045.0%3.0%2.0%42.0%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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