Overview
- Teixeira secured about 61% of the Republican primary vote in TX-21, clearing Texas’ 50% threshold to clinch the nomination outright.
- Democrat Kristin Hook won her primary with roughly 60% and will face Teixeira in the November general election.
- The open seat stems from Rep. Chip Roy’s bid for Texas attorney general, where he advanced to a May runoff against Mayes Middleton.
- TX-21 has long favored Republicans, with no Democrat holding the seat since the 1970s and Trump carrying the district by 23 points in 2024.
- Teixeira ran on a Trump-aligned platform emphasizing border enforcement, gun rights, and restrictions on transgender athletes in school sports, with backing from groups including Club for Growth.