- Will the Democratic Party win the TX-28 House seat?93¢93%
- Will the Republican Party win the TX-28 House seat?7¢7%
Incumbent Henry Cuellar maintains a commanding lead in the TX-28 contest due to consistent polling advantages, including a recent internal survey showing him ahead by 20 points among likely voters, alongside strong fundraising and cash reserves that outpace challenger Tano Tijerina. Despite Republican-led redistricting that shifted the seat toward a Trump-favorable partisan lean and national GOP recruitment of the former Democratic Webb County judge as a high-profile opponent, external Republican groups have withdrawn millions in planned advertising, reflecting diminished expectations. Forecasters rate the race as leaning or likely Democratic, aligning with the trader consensus reflected in current pricing. Early voting is underway ahead of the November 3 general election. Scenarios that could still alter the outcome include sharp shifts in turnout among key voting blocs or late-breaking developments affecting candidate viability.
Rules
This market will resolve according to the party of the candidate who wins the TX-28 congressional district seat in the U.S. House of Representatives in the 2026 midterm elections. The midterm elections will take place on November 3, 2026. A candidate's party will be determined by their ballot-listed or otherwise identifiable affiliation with that party at the time all of the 2026 House elections are conclusively called by this market's resolution sources. A candidate without a ballot-listed affiliation to either the Democrat or Republican parties will be considered a member of one of these parties based on the party with which they most recently expressed their intent to caucus at the time all of the House elections are conclusively called by this market's resolution sources. This market will resolve based on the result of the election as indicated by a consensus of credible reporting. If there is ambiguity, this market will resolve based solely on the official results as reported by the United States government, specifically the Federal Election Commission (https://www.fec.gov/).