Redistricting in 2025 shifted Texas’s 9th Congressional District from a long-held Democratic seat into a Republican-leaning constituency covering eastern Harris County and Liberty County, where Donald Trump carried the area by roughly 20 points in 2024. A University of Houston poll conducted October 3–7 showed Republican nominee Alex Mealer leading Democrat Leticia Gutierrez 48% to 42% among likely voters, with 10% undecided. Mealer, an Army veteran and oil-and-gas executive who won the GOP nomination in a May runoff, holds a substantial fundraising edge exceeding $2.7 million and secured an endorsement from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce on October 22. Early voting began October 19 ahead of the November 3 general election, with Mealer drawing stronger support from independents and older voters while Gutierrez performs better among younger and minority blocs.
本市场将根据在 2026 年中期选举中赢得美国众议院 TX-09 国会选区席位的候选人所属政党进行结算。中期选举将于 2026年11月3日 举行。 候选人的党派归属将根据其在选票上注明或可通过其他方式确认的党派身份确定,时间点为本市场的判定来源最终确认2026年所有众议院选举结果之时。如果候选人的选票上未注明其属于民主党或共和党,则将在本市场的判定来源最终确认所有众议院选举结果之时,根据候选人最近一次表示有意与之组成党团的政党,将其视为该两党之一的成员。 本市场将根据可信报道所形成的共识所表明的选举结果进行结算。如存在歧义,本市场将仅依据美国政府公布的官方结果进行判定,具体以Federal Election Commission (https://www.fec.gov/)公布的结果为准。
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