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Texas’s 31st District

U.S. House · TX-31

Election day November 3, 2026 · forecast of October 15, 2026

Our forecast gives the Republicans a 98% chance of winning, with an average lead of 17.0 points.

Safe seat. Chance of a final gap under 5 points: 6%.

Projected vote share

Projection by party

  • Republican 58.4%

    John Carter, incumbent

  • Democrat 41.6%

    Justin Early

Thin vertical mark: 2024 result.

Compared with the average

Republican Democrat
TX-31 58.4%41.6%
National averageUnited States 44.2%+14.2 54.5%−12.9

Simple average of the 435 districts, not weighted by population.

Projection track

How the projection has moved

Current member

John Carter · Republican

Primary results

Held March 3, 2026 · Official source

Democratic primary Justin Early 57.6% 31,881 votes
Republican primary John Carter 59.7% 45,834 votes

Who's running

The candidates

Candidates for the upcoming election.

  • Republican Incumbent

    John Carter

    source
  • Democrat Challenger

    Justin Early

    source
  • Other Challenger

    Stoker, Gregory James

    General-election qualification remains to be verified.

Previous election (2024)

The Republicans won by 48.8 points.

Our current projection: the Republicans ahead by 17.0 points.

Where these voters came from

This district was redrawn in the 2025-2026 redistricting. Share of its voters from each former district:

  • Former district 31 72%
  • Former district 11 28%

Nearby districts

Party ahead and how sure the projection is.

  • TX-37 Democrat, safe seat
  • TX-17 Republican, safe seat
  • TX-25 Republican, safe seat
  • TX-6 Republican, safe seat
  • TX-12 Republican, safe seat
  • TX-21 Republican, competitive

Watch list

The tightest races

The smallest projected gaps between the top two.

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  2. KY-6Republican53%5.8-point gap
  3. VA-1Republican58%5.8-point gap
Forecast updated