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2026 candidates we're tracking in TX-9
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Leticia Gutierrez
Democratic
Leticia Gutierrez is an environmental justice advocate with Air Alliance Houston and a University of St. Thomas finance and economics graduate, per the Texas Tribune and her campaign site.
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Alex Mealer
Republican
Alex Mealer is a West Point graduate, Army explosive ordnance disposal veteran, and former oil and gas finance executive with Harvard law and business degrees who was the 2022 Republican nominee for Harris County Judge, per her campaign site and the Texas Trib…
About this race
Texas's 9th 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.