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TX-06 House forecast

Safe Rep2026 lines

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Ellzey >99% chance

  • Danny Minton (D)-2% past 7 days<1%
  • Jake Ellzey (R)+4% past 7 days>99%

Chance over time

  • Minton<1%
  • Ellzey>99%

Chance over time, past month: Minton from 5% to <1%; Ellzey from 96% to >99%.

Chance over time, past month, weekly
DateMintonEllzey
Sep 22, 20266%93%
Sep 29, 20264%96%
Oct 6, 20261%95%
Oct 14, 20263%96%
Oct 21, 2026<1%>99%

Projected margin

Most likely Ellzey by 15–20 · 8 in 10: Ellzey +25.2 to Ellzey +5.6

Margin forecast from public sources, collected by Helm's data infrastructure
Projected margin of victory
MarginChance
Ellzey by 35+3%
Ellzey by 30–354%
Ellzey by 25–304%
Ellzey by 20–2517%
Ellzey by 15–2029%
Ellzey by 10–1519%
Ellzey by 5–1016%
Ellzey by 0–54%
Minton wins4%

Helm simulation

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Context

  • New lines for 2026: the current TX-06 member was elected on different lines.

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News and signals

House
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65% DEM