Politics · United States · 3 hrs ago
Katy Padilla Stout Wins Texas 23rd Congressional District
Katy Padilla Stout won Texas’s 23rd Congressional District in the Nov.
3 election, defeating Republican Brandon Herrera.
Herrera conceded the race after Padilla Stout took the lead; later results showed her with 52% of the vote and Herrera with 44%.
Independent candidate Ben Mendoza was also on the ballot.
The district stretches from the San Antonio area west to El Paso and includes much of the U.S.-Mexico border.
The seat had been vacant since former U.S. Rep.
Tony Gonzales resigned on April 14, leaving the district without a voting representative in the House.
The result fills that vacancy and determines who will represent the district in Congress.
Democrat Katy Padilla Stout won Texas’s 23rd Congressional District race, defeating Republican Brandon Herrera.
Herrera conceded to Padilla Stout, according to WOAI.
The election was held on Nov. 3, 2026, to fill a seat vacant since former U.S. Rep. Tony Gonzales resigned.
NBC News reported Padilla Stout with 52% of the vote and Herrera with 44.1%, with 97.8% of expected votes in.
WOAI reported Padilla Stout leading with 52% when 79% of votes had been tallied at 11:30 p.m. Tuesday.
- Who
- Katy Padilla Stout, a Democrat, and Brandon Herrera, a Republican, were the main candidates.
- What
- Padilla Stout won the Texas 23rd Congressional District race. Herrera conceded.
- When
- The election was held on Nov. 3, 2026.
- Where
- Texas’s 23rd Congressional District, stretching from the San Antonio area west to El Paso.
- Why
- The election filled a congressional seat vacant since former U.S. Rep. Tony Gonzales resigned.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Former U.S. Rep. Tony Gonzales resigned, leaving the district without a voting representative in the U.S. House.
Padilla Stout won the Democratic primary; Herrera became the Republican nominee after Gonzales withdrew before the scheduled runoff.
The general election for Texas’s 23rd Congressional District was held.
WOAI reported Padilla Stout leading with 52% of the vote and Herrera conceding.
- Winner
- Katy Padilla Stout, Democrat
- Opponent
- Brandon Herrera, Republican
- Padilla Stout's vote share
- 52% in NBC News results
- Herrera's vote share
- 44.1% in NBC News results
- Expected vote counted
- 97.8% in NBC News results
- District
- Texas’s 23rd Congressional District, from the San Antonio area west to El Paso