Rhonda Hart, a Democratic homemaker and the party's 2024 nominee for Texas's 14th congressional district, is the Democratic nominee for the 36th district in 2026 against Republican incumbent Brian Babin.
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2026 race
Rhonda Hart, a homemaker who was the Democratic nominee for Texas's 14th congressional district in 2024, is the Democratic nominee for the 36th district in 2026.
The district covers parts of Southeast Texas, including the Harris County side of the Clear Lake region of Houston, and its redrawn lines add Lufkin, Silsbee, Jasper and most of Beaumont. Hart won the Democratic primary with 64.2% of the vote against accountant Doug Rogers.
In the general election on November 3, 2026, Hart faces Republican Brian Babin, the incumbent U.S. representative, who was re-elected with 69.4% of the vote in 2024 and won his 2026 primary with 81.1%.