US House — TX-9

Federal

Houston-area open seat (SE Harris County + Galveston, Chambers, Liberty counties). Alex Mealer, Trump-endorsed former Harris County Judge candidate, leads Briscoe Cain (state rep, HD-128) by roughly 8-9 points heading into the runoff.

Primary — Mar 3, 2026Safe R

Represents southeast Houston and the Gulf Coast region in Congress — Harris, Galveston, Chambers, and Liberty counties.

Candidates

Republican Primary

Alex Mealer

Former Harris County Judge candidate; Trump-endorsed

Briscoe Cain

Texas State Representative, HD-128

Key Dates

Primary ElectionMar 3, 2026

Runoff (if needed)May 26, 2026

General ElectionNov 3, 2026

Other Runoff Races

The other 9 races on the May 26 ballot.

US Senate

R Ken Paxton vs John Cornyn

Attorney General

R Chip Roy vs Mayes Middleton·D Nathan Johnson vs Joe Jaworski

Lt. Governor

D Vikki Goodwin vs Marcos Velez

Railroad Commissioner

R James Wright vs Bo French

Court of Criminal Appeals, Place 3

R Alison Fox vs Thomas Smith

US House — TX-18

D Christian Menefee vs Al Green

US House — TX-33

R Patrick David Gillespie vs John Sims·D Colin Allred vs Julie Johnson

US House — TX-35

R John Lujan vs Carlos De La Cruz·D Maureen Galindo vs Johnny Garcia

US House — TX-37

R Ge'Nell Gary vs Lauren Peña

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