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TX-36 House forecast

Safe Rep2026 lines

Polls close . Districtwide at 7:00 PM local time

Babin 95% chance

  • Rhonda Hart (D)+1% past 7 days5%
  • Brian Babin (R)0% past 7 days95%

Chance over time

  • Hart5%
  • Babin95%

Chance over time, past month: Hart from 6% to 5%; Babin from 93% to 95%.

Chance over time, past month, weekly
DateHartBabin
Sep 22, 20266%93%
Sep 29, 20267%93%
Oct 6, 20266%93%
Oct 14, 20264%95%
Oct 21, 20265%95%

Projected margin

Most likely Babin by 15–20 · 8 in 10: Babin +27.8 to Babin +5.4

Margin forecast from public sources, collected by Helm's data infrastructure
Projected margin of victory
MarginChance
Babin by 30+5%
Babin by 25–3012%
Babin by 20–2520%
Babin by 15–2023%
Babin by 10–1520%
Babin by 5–1011%
Babin by 0–54%
Hart wins5%

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Context

  • New lines for 2026: the current TX-36 member was elected on different lines.

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