DEFENDED SEATLikely R to Safe RREDISTRICTEDWhy the lines changedTexas redrew its congressional map in the middle of the decade through HB 4, which Gov. Greg Abbott signed on Aug. 29, 2025. A federal court blocked the map, but the U.S. Supreme Court put that ruling on hold in December 2025 and reversed it in April 2026, so the new lines are in place for 2026. It becomes somewhat less Republican, going from Trump +29.7 to Trump +21.2 in the 2024 presidential vote.Source ↗
Michael Cloud (R) has held this seat since July 2018, after a special election, and is running for re-election; the district was redrawn in September 2025.
PresidentialR+29.7→R+21.2Same ballots, new mapThis district’s 2024 presidential vote, counted on the old lines (R+29.7) and the new (R+21.2). Same ballots, new map.
FTP Race SignalA composite of market, polling and money. The prediction-market price anchors it; a polling average moves it: the last 30 days, or the three most recent pollsters when fewer polled. Polls paid for by a candidate, party or allied group move 2 points toward the other side and count half. When the three most recent independent pollsters each have the race within three points, it is a Toss-up unless the market is already decisive. Fundraising counts only at a five-to-one gap. Past results are context, not inputs. A rating changes only when the evidence clears the line.
This district was redrawn in September 2025; the 2024 result on the previous lines does not describe it. The market prices the new seat at 95.3¢ Republican.
Safe R
Safe DLikely DLean DToss-upLean RLikely RSafe R
Fundraising · Lean RR 7.6-to-1 in receipts.Market · Safe RR 95.3¢: traders' price for a Republican hold.Prior result · Safe RR+32.09 in 2024.FundraisingR 7.6 to 1MarketR 95.3¢2024 resultR+32.1
MarketR 95.3¢2024R+32.1FundraisingR 7.6 to 1
No public polls. The market favors Cloud.
The market moved 2¢ toward the Republican in the last 7 days.As of October 12.
Market
BandPRICEToss-up50¢ to 65¢Lean65¢ to 82¢Likely82¢ to 95¢Safe95¢ and above
BandPOINTSToss-up0 to 5Lean5 to 10Likely10 to 20Safe20 and above
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Prior result
BandPOINTSToss-up0 to 5Lean5 to 12Likely12 to 25Safe25 and above
R+32.1
Michael Cloud (R)
66.0% to 34.0% · 2024 general election · previous district linesPrevious district linesTexas redrew its congressional map in the middle of the decade through HB 4, which Gov. Greg Abbott signed on Aug. 29, 2025. A federal court blocked the map, but the U.S. Supreme Court put that ruling on hold in December 2025 and reversed it in April 2026, so the new lines are in place for 2026. It becomes somewhat less Republican, going from Trump +29.7 to Trump +21.2 in the 2024 presidential vote.Source ↗
def. Tanya Lloyd (D). Margin verified against retrieved official results.