The Winner

If you live in Texas’ 25th Congressional District, Rep. Roger Williams (R-TX) will keep representing you after winning an eighth term in a much tighter race under new district lines. The Associated Press called the race for Williams at 1:04 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 4. ​

Williams has 142,721 votes (53.7%) to 122,854 (46.3%) for Democrat Dione Sims, a margin of about 7 points, with an estimated 99% of votes counted. In 2024, he had no Democratic opponent and won 99.4% of the vote against a write-in candidate.

The Race

Texas’ 2025 redistricting moved most of the Tarrant County part of the old 33rd District, a Fort Worth seat held by a Democrat, into Williams’ district, the Fort Worth Report reported. The redrawn district covers parts of Tarrant, Johnson and Parker counties and stretches west to rural counties including Jack, Callahan and Comanche.

Sims is a Fort Worth community activist who has helped her grandmother, Opal Lee, known as the “Grandmother of Juneteenth,” organize her yearly Walk for Freedom, according to the Fort Worth Report’s results story. She won the March 3 Democratic primary with 60.5% over Navy veteran William Marks, while Williams had no primary opponent. Cook Political Report and Inside Elections rated the race Solid Republican, and Sabato’s Crystal Ball rated it Safe Republican, according to Ballotpedia’s race page.

About 806,700 people live in the district, and 23.4% of residents are Hispanic. The median household income is $80,500, and the median age is 37.5. Of adults, 31.1% hold at least a bachelor’s degree, unemployment is 5.1% and 11% of residents live below the poverty line.

What’s Next

Williams’ new term begins Sunday, Jan. 3, and he will serve in the House minority after Democrats won control of the chamber. That means Republicans will give up their committee gavels, including Williams’ post as chairman of the House Small Business Committee.

Before the election, Williams urged Congress to pass the Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026, saying farmers need “a predictable and reliable framework” before making long-term investments, in an op-ed his office released. The farm bill has passed the House but not the Senate.

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