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Texas's 3rd U.S. House District

Texas · Next election 2026 · 2 active candidates · $1.3M raisedFederal
About This Office

U.S. House seat for Texas's 3rd congressional district. Representatives serve two-year terms.

Total Seats
435
Term Length
2 years
Salary
$174,000
Current Officeholders
Rep. Keith Self
Rep. Keith SelfR
U.S. Representative · TX-003
Tenure
3y
Bills Spon.
56
Votes Missed
2.17%
Cross-party
23
Committees
ChairEurope Subcommittee
Foreign Affairs Committee
Science, Space and Technology Committee
+5 more
The 2026 Race

6 candidates filed, 2 active for the 2026 House election in Texas District 3. Party primary on Mar 3, 2026. General election on Nov 3, 2026.

Primary
Mar 3, 2026
General
Nov 3, 2026
Total Raised
$1.3M
Candidates
2 active / 6 filed
Incumbent
Keith Self (R-TX-3)R
Cash on Hand
$257K
Election History
YearWinnerResultRunner-UpTotal Votes
2024Keith Self R62.5%Sandeep Srivastava D 37.5%380,747
2022Keith Self R60.5%Sandeep Srivastava D 36.9%271,256
2020Van Taylor R55.1%Lulu Seikaly D 42.9%418,591
2018Van Taylor R54.3%Lorie Burch D 44.3%312,358
2016Sam Johnson R61.2%Adam P Bell D 34.6%316,467
2014Sam Johnson R82.0%Paul Blair G 18.0%138,280
2012Sam Johnson R100.0%—187,180
2010Sam Johnson R66.3%John Lingenfelder D 31.3%152,630
2008Sam Johnson R59.7%Tom Daley D 38.0%285,783
2006Sam Johnson R62.5%Dan Dodd D 34.9%141,881
2004Sam Johnson R85.6%Paul Jenkins I 8.1%210,352
2002Sam Johnson R73.9%Manny Molera D 24.3%154,133
2000Sam Johnson R71.6%Billy Wayne Zachary D 25.7%261,897
1998Sam Johnson R91.2%Ken Ashby L 8.8%116,978
1994Sam Johnson R91.0%Tom Donahue L 9.0%172,622
District
Population
846,484
Median HH Income
$122K
Unemployment
4.1%
Bachelor's+
50.2%
Veterans
5.7%
Median Age
37.7
Mean HH Income
$155K
Poverty Rate
6.2%
HS or Higher
93.8%
Median Home Value
$450K
Median Rent
$1,861/mo
Owner-Occupied
73.4%
Under 18 / 65+
25.8% / 12.1%