The Winner
If you live in Texas's 13th U.S. House District, you will continue to be represented in Congress by Rep. Ronny Jackson (R-TX), who has been declared the winner of the 2026 congressional race, according to the Associated Press . The Associated Press called the race on Nov. 3, 2026, and the general-election results have not yet been certified.
The Race
Mark Nair , the Democratic opponent, advanced through the March 3, 2026, Democratic primary unopposed, winning all 28,198 votes cast. Cook Political Report rates the seat Solid Republican.
Texas's 13th Congressional District has about 782,500 residents, according to Geographies data for the district. The district's median household income is about $68,400, the median age is about 35.9 years, and roughly 26.2 percent of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. About 67.2 percent of residents identify as white, 28.9 percent as Hispanic, and 6.8 percent as Black; the unemployment rate is about 3.9 percent, and about 14.6 percent of residents live below the poverty line.
The district spans a wide stretch of the Texas Panhandle and surrounding region, covering Archer, Armstrong, Baylor, Briscoe, Carson, Childress, Clay, Collingsworth, Cottle, Dallam, Deaf Smith, Donley, Foard, Gray, Hall, Hansford, Hardeman, Hartley, Hemphill, Hutchinson, King, Knox, Lipscomb, Moore, Motley, Ochiltree, Oldham, Parmer, Potter, Randall, Roberts, Sherman, Swisher, Wheeler, Wichita, and Wilbarger counties, according to the Texas Secretary of State .
What's Next
Jackson is set to take office on Jan. 3, 2027. He has identified supporting farmers and ranchers and national security as focuses of his congressional work, according to KAMR/MyHighPlains , which reported his comments on Oct. 17, 2026.
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