Texas 9th District race 2026: Mealer vs. Gutierrez
General election, November 3, 2026 · U.S. House in Texas’s 9th District. Open — relocated by the 2025 map to east Harris + Liberty (Trump 59.5%)
Alex Mealer
Mealer (R) vs. Leticia Gutierrez (D)
A Conservative Ledger profile for this contest has not been published yet.
The race at a glance
Board data as of . Ratings are the raters' own current calls; polls are the newest public ones with their field dates; money is what the committees reported. Nothing here is a forecast.
- Seat
- Open — relocated by the 2025 map to east Harris + Liberty (Trump 59.5%)
- Primary
- (certified): Mealer 11,343 (36.0%), Cain 9,886 (31.3%), Stockman 5,196; runoff : Mealer 15,625 (68.3%) def. Cain 7,257
- Ratings
- Cook Solid R (; PVI R+9); Sabato Safe R; IE Solid R; DDHQ Likely R
- Newest public polling
- general: NOT FOUND
- Reported money
- FEC : Mealer $2,080,514 / $362,040 COH; Gutierrez $55,358 / $18,658
- Notable
- Trump endorsed Mealer . Map upheld by SCOTUS summary reversal (No. 25-845).
Questions and answers
Who is running for the U.S. House in Texas’s 9th District in 2026?
Mealer (R) vs. Leticia Gutierrez (D) (as of Sep 15, 2026).
When is the election?
The general election is Tuesday, November 3, 2026.
How do the raters see this race?
Cook Solid R (Sep 11; PVI R+9); Sabato Safe R; IE Solid R; DDHQ Likely R (as of Sep 15, 2026).
What do the polls show?
general: NOT FOUND (as of Sep 15, 2026).
How much money has been reported?
FEC Jun 30: Mealer $2,080,514 / $362,040 COH; Gutierrez $55,358 / $18,658 (as of Sep 15, 2026).