Texas TX-22 House2022
RACE AT A GLANCE
SEAT HELD
Troy Nehls
RACE WINNER
Troy Nehls
Seat held
RACE TYPE
Incumbent running
Troy Nehls (R)
RACE RATING
Last updated : Oct 25, 2021COOK PARTISAN VOTING INDEX
Last updated : Jul 18, 2022Key Dates
Filing Deadline: TBD
Primary Election: TBD
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INCUMBENT
Troy Nehls
First Elected: 2020
Last General Election: 51.5%
Last Primary Election: 69.9%
Full Bio:
NEHLS, Troy E., a Representative from Texas; born in Beaver Dam, Dodge County, Wis., April 7, 1968; graduated from Dodgeland High School, Juneau, Wisc., 1986; B.A., Liberty University, Lynchburg, Va.; M.S., University of Houston-Downtown, Houston, Tex.; Wisconsin Army National Guard; United States Army Reserve; police officer; deputy constable, Fort Bend County, Tex., 1998–2002, constable, 2005–2012; deputy sheriff, Fort Bend County, Tex., 2002–2004; sheriff, Fort Bend County, Tex., 2013–2020; elected as a Republican to the One Hundred Seventeenth Congress (January 3, 2021–present).
Source: Bioguide
CANDIDATES
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DISTRICT DATA
Texas - 22
Houston exurbs: Katy
Population Breakdown
Source: American Community Survey 2015
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Past Presidential Results from this District
2020 Election Results
Source: Dave's Redistricting/VEST
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2016 Election Results
Source: Dave's Redistricting/VEST
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RACE ANALYSIS
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Updated: Jun 9, 2026
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