Midterm Forecast2026 · Senate & House
20,000 simulated elections · Model run Oct 28, 12:50 AM ETPolls through Oct 27 · Election Nov 3
House / TX-34Texas's 34th district 2026 · held by Democrats · new 2026 map

Vicente Gonzalez is favored in TX-34

Vicente Gonzalez80%Democrat · incumbent
Eric Flores20%Republican
Median marginD+4.080%: R+3.0 to D+11.0
Cook PVIR+32026 lines
Tipping point2.5%decides the majority
District pollsD+4.43 polls, adjusted

Range of outcomes

How the forecast is built

Lean: twice the PVI plus the generic ballot (D+8.7). Incumbency adds 1.5 points.

Chance of winning over time

Daily reruns of the model

Each day is a fresh run of today's model using only the polls that had finished by the day before. Daily runs since Jul 1.

What the forecasters say

Ten published ratings; Cook updated through Oct 27
CookToss-up
Inside ElectionsToss-up
SabatoToss-up
Race to the WHToss-up
EconomistToss-up
Split TicketLikely D
DDHQLean D
FiftyPlusOneToss-up
Fox NewsToss-up
Silver BulletinLean D

What this seat means for control

District polls

PollsterField endSampleResult
Washington Post/Schar SchoolOct 19626 LV50–43 D+7.0
Texas Southern UniversityAug 22700 LV45–42 D+3.0
Texas Southern UniversityJul 30700 LV45–42 D+3.0