Biography & Campaign Analysis
2026 race
Jon Bonck, a mortgage broker who previously ran in the 2nd district, is the Republican nominee for Texas's 38th congressional district in 2026.
The district is based in west Houston and northwest Harris County, and its Republican incumbent, Wesley Hunt, ran for the Republican nomination for U.S. Senate.
Bonck led a ten-candidate Republican primary with 46.8% of the vote and then defeated Shelly deZevallos, president of West Houston Airport, in the runoff with 64.8%.
In the general election on November 3, 2026, Bonck faces Democrat Melissa McDonough, a realtor who was the Democratic nominee for the district in 2024.