Allred Wins Texas 33rd District House Seat

Democrat Colin Allred won the redrawn 33rd Congressional District seat in Texas after Republican-friendly redistricting reshaped the race.

Updated on Nov. 4, 2026 in Elections

Bold flat-color editorial illustration of a silhouetted state capitol dome in deep red and cream, evoking the Texas redistricting race. — Democrat Colin Allred won Texas's redrawn 33rd Congressional District seat on Tuesday after GOP-friendly redistricting merged two Democratic-held districts. AI Illustration. Upload story photo >

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Democrat Colin Allred won the Texas 33rd Congressional District House seat in the November 2026 general election, leading Republican Patrick Gillespie 80 percent to 19 percent with 74 percent of votes counted. The result followed a Democratic primary runoff in which Rep. Julie Johnson lost after the redistricting.

Why it matters

The new maps merged two Democratic-held districts and forced Democrats into a primary runoff, so the outcome shows how redistricting reshaped Texas's congressional delegation. Allred's win keeps the reshaped 33rd District in Democratic hands.

The unofficial tally showed Allred at 80 percent and Gillespie at 19 percent with 74 percent of votes counted, a result Decision Desk HQ projected from ballots counted as of 8 p.m. EST. Final certified totals for the race were not available in the source data.

The players

Colin Allred

Allred is a former Democratic congressman who previously ran against Sen. Ted Cruz and briefly sought the Senate seat held by John Cornyn.

Julie Johnson

Johnson is a Democratic congresswoman from Texas who succeeded Allred in 2024 and lost a primary runoff after the redistricting.

Patrick Gillespie

Gillespie is the Republican nominee who lost the Texas 33rd District race to Allred in the general election.

The details

Allred vacated his House seat to run against Sen. Ted Cruz in 2024, and Rep. Julie Johnson succeeded him. After GOP-friendly redistricting merged Rep. Marc Veasey's 33rd District with Johnson's 32nd District, Johnson lost a Democratic primary runoff, leaving Allred to win the reshaped 33rd District seat.

2024: Allred ran unsuccessfully against Ted Cruz, and Julie Johnson succeeded Allred in the House.
2026 midterms: Allred launched a short-lived bid for Sen. John Cornyn's Senate seat.
Tuesday, November 3, 2026: Allred won the Texas 33rd District House election.

Political Context

The result is a direct product of the Texas redistricting that merged Rep. Marc Veasey's 33rd District with Julie Johnson's 32nd District, a change that left the new 32nd District favoring President Trump by double digits. Democrats argued the maps were designed to reduce their seats, and the reshaped 33rd District remaining solidly Democratic reflects the limits of that redrawing.

Texas voters in the reshaped 33rd District now have Allred as their congressional representative. The redrawn districts also affect which candidates appear on the ballot in future cycles across the Dallas-Fort Worth area.

The takeaway

Redistricting can change who represents a district without changing its partisan lean, as the reshaped 33rd District stayed solidly Democratic. Voters who want to track how new maps affect their representation should check their updated district lines.