TX-09 · House · 2026
Democrats are favored to win this seat
72% probability
Candidates
Last verified 2026-09-14.
Leticia Gutierrez
Democrat
Alex Mealer
Republican
Alexandra Mealer is a small business owner, former oil & gas investment banker, U.S. Army combat veteran, and politician.
Held by a Democrat, seeking re-election.
Why we think this
- This district's baseline partisan lean favors Republicans by about 9 points of margin before anything else is considered.
- The seat is currently held by a Democrat, who is running for re-election -- incumbents usually run ahead of their party's baseline.
Model details -- coefficients, calibration, and the full technical decomposition.
Model house-2026-panel-v1 · computed 2026-09-16