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+14.0

96%

chance to win

2024 presidential lean

R+20.0

2026 national environment

D+6.6

District polls

none

Forecast spread

±7.8 points

Margin from the district's presidential lean on its 2026 lines, one fitted intercept and the national environment as a uniform swing; the win probability adds a decaying incumbency premium (open seat: none). No district poll is blended in.

Democratic

Leticia Gutierrez

Major-party general-election nominee.

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 is the model alone: lean, incumbency and the national environment.

Other forecasts

We have not yet ingested a district rating from these independent forecasters for TX-9; links go to their current national House ratings. Missing is shown as missing—not converted into a probability.

Cook Political Report

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Inside Elections

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Sabato's Crystal Ball

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Candidate news

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Candidate field source: 2026 House election roster ↗

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