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2026 candidates we're tracking in TX-19
Kyle Rable
Top priorities
- Cost of living
- Rural revitalization
- Defending Medicaid, Medicare, and Social Security
Per the campaign site.
About Kyle Rable
Rable is a Texas Tech PhD candidate, a U.S. Army Reserves captain, and a member of CWA Local 6186, per the campaign site. He previously served as secretary of the Lubbock County Democratic Party, per the campaign site.
Tom Sell
Top priorities
- Reining in Washington and empowering local communities
- Agriculture resiliency
- Efficient enforcement of existing border law
Per the KCBD interview.
About Tom Sell
Sell served as a top aide to former U.S. Rep. Larry Combest, working on the 2002 Farm Bill and the Crop Insurance Reform Act of 2000 while Combest chaired the House Agriculture Committee, per the campaign site. He later co-founded a Lubbock firm with Combest serving West Texas producers and communities, per the campaign site. He holds a bachelor's degree in agribusiness and a law degree from Texas Tech University, per the campaign site.
About this race
Texas's 19th Congressional District elects one member of the U.S. House of Representatives to a two-year term. Every House seat in the country is on the ballot in 2026. The Texas primary is Tuesday, March 3, 2026 (runoff Tuesday, May 26, 2026 if needed), and the general election is Tuesday, November 3, 2026.