Democratic
Leticia Gutierrez
Major-party general-election nominee.
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Texas District 9 election, 2026
Leticia Gutierrez vs. Alex Mealer on a newly enacted 2026 district map.
VotePredictor forecast
Alex Mealer favored
Safe R · predicted margin R+16.2
99%
chance to win
2024 presidential lean
R+19.52026 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
Alex Mealer
Major-party general-election nominee.
Polls
No district-level 2026 general-election poll is currently in VotePredictor's verified polling feed for TX-9. The forecast above therefore uses fundamentals only. A poll table will appear here when matched polls are available.
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Candidate field source: 2026 House election roster ↗