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What's on Harris County's long ballot in 2026?
The provided page covers Harris County’s long ballot for 2026, with a focus on Texas’ 9th Congressional District race.
Updated Oct 16, 2026, 2:28 PM ET
Leticia Gutierrez, a Democrat and environmental justice advocate, is the Democratic nominee for Texas's redrawn 9th congressional district in 2026 against Republican Alex Mealer, a METRO board member.
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In Texas’s newly redrawn CD-9, Republican Alex Mealer holds a slim lead over Democrat Leticia Gutierrez in UH polling: about 48% to 42% among likely voters, with 10% undecided.
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2026 race
Leticia Gutierrez, an environmental justice advocate, is the Democratic nominee for Texas's 9th congressional district in 2026.
Redistricting moved the district from southern Houston to the eastern portions of the Houston area, and its previous incumbent, Democrat Al Green, ran for reelection in the newly redrawn 18th district.
The new district has a 58.6% Hispanic voting age population and gave Donald Trump 59.5% of the vote in 2024. Gutierrez won the six-candidate Democratic primary outright with 53.6% of the vote, defeating public health professional Earnest Clayton and retired NASA astronaut Terry Virts among others.
In the general election on November 3, 2026, Gutierrez faces Republican Alex Mealer, a METRO board member who won a runoff against state representative Briscoe Cain.