Elections Intelligence

Texas 28th District

DEFENDED SEAT
LIKELY D
Henry Cuellar Democratic · Incumbent
KALSHI PARTY MARKETCHECKED Aug 27
DEMOCRAT 84¢19¢
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Tano Tijerina Republican · Challenger
FTP RACE SIGNAL

The market has run well past this seat's history — a 6-point Democratic hold in 2024, priced at 84¢ today.

Likely D
SAFE DLIKELY DLEAN DTOSS-UPLEAN RLIKELY RSAFE R
Market · Likely DD 84¢ — traders' price for a Democratic hold. Polling · Likely DD+11 — TSU - B. Jordan, Aug 26. Prior result · Lean DD+5.59 in 2024.
Signal clarityHighas of 2026-08-27
MARKET BandPRICEToss-up50–65¢Lean65–82¢Likely82–95¢Safe95¢ and above
D 84¢

Kalshi party market · checked Aug 27

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POLLING BandPOINTSToss-up0–5Lean5–10Likely10–20Safe20 and above
D+11
TSU - B. Jordan ↗ B- Jul 27 - 30 · n=600 LV D+11 INDEPENDENT
Pulse ↗ Jun 21 - 23 · n=400 LV R+8 R SPONSOR
PRIOR RESULT BandPOINTSToss-up0–5Lean5–12Likely12–25Safe25 and above
D+5.59

Henry Cuellar (D)

52.79 — 47.21 · 2024 general election

def. Jay Furman (R). Margin verified against retrieved official results.

FUNDRAISING BandRATIO TO 1Parity1–5Lean5 and above
1.6 to 1
Henry Cuellar$2.23M
Tano Tijerina$1.40M

PULLED 08-04 · PERIOD 06-30 · FEC

Total receipts this cycle. Parity — neither campaign leads by enough for fundraising to take a place on the spectrum.

BALLOT & DATES Primary 03-03 · HELDRunoff 05-26 · HELDGeneral Nov 3, 2026 D settled · R settled COMPARE THE CANDIDATES ⇄