Democratic
Steven Shook
Major-party general-election nominee.
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Texas District 26 election, 2026
Steven Shook vs. Brandon Gill on a newly enacted 2026 district map.
VotePredictor forecast
Brandon Gill favored
Safe R · predicted margin R+15.1
99%
chance to win
2024 presidential lean
R+23.92026 national environment
D+5.5Model uncertainty
±6.9 pointsFundamentals model using district presidential lean, incumbency and the national environment. It is not a poll average.
Republican
Brandon Gill
Incumbent representative for TX-26. Voting record, ideology and biography →
Polls
No district-level 2026 general-election poll is currently in VotePredictor's verified polling feed for TX-26. The forecast above therefore uses fundamentals only. A poll table will appear here when matched polls are available.
Other forecasts
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Candidate news
The National Police Association Endorses the Deputy Darren Almendarez Act
INDIANAPOLIS, Aug. 7, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Darren Almendarez was a Harris County (Texas) off-duty sheriff's deputy who was slain as he attempted to stop three suspects from stealing the catalytic converter from his truck. Rep. Brandon Gill (TX-26) has introdu…
PRNewswire · Yesterday
Brandon Gill Mocks James Talarico's Fauci Action Figure as Fauci Pleads the Fifth
Rep. Brandon Gill (R-TX) mocked Texas Democrat Senate candidate James Talarico on Wednesday over a resurfaced post celebrating a Dr. Anthony Fauci action figure, hours after Fauci invoked the Fifth Amendment more than 100 times before a Senate committee. Gill…
Breitbart News · July 30, 2026
From Viral Hearings to Key Bills, Brandon Gill’s Doing What It Takes to ‘Save the Country’
By Rebecca Downs, The Daily Signal | July 22, 2026 Rep. Brandon Gill, R-Texas, is a freshman congressman known for his viral moments at Capitol Hill hearings. He had another such moment Tuesday as he sweetly, but devastatingly, dissected the director of the S…
Biztoc.com · July 24, 2026
Texas Wants English To Be The Common Language Of Citizenship
By Lauren Washburn, The Daily Signal | July 22, 2026 At least 14% of Texans say they don’t speak English well. Rep. Brandon Gill, a Texas Republican, wants to change that. Last week, Gill introduced the English Language Proficiency Act, which would require im…
Biztoc.com · July 24, 2026
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