Texas TX-29 House2022
RACE AT A GLANCE
SEAT HELD
Sylvia Garcia
RACE WINNER
Sylvia Garcia
Seat held
RACE TYPE
Incumbent running
Sylvia Garcia (D)
RACE RATING
Last updated : Oct 25, 2021COOK PARTISAN VOTING INDEX
Last updated : Jul 18, 2022Key Dates
Filing Deadline: TBD
Primary Election: TBD
INCUMBENT
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INCUMBENT
Sylvia Garcia
First Elected: 2018
Last General Election: 71.1%
Last Primary Election: Unopposed
Full Bio:
GARCIA, Sylvia, a Representative from Texas; born in Palito Blanco, Jim Wells County, Tex., September 6, 1950; graduated from Ben Bolt-Palito Blanco High School, Palito Blanco, Tex.; B.S.W., Texas Women's University, Denton, Tex., 1972; J.D., Texas Southern University, Houston, Tex., 1978; lawyer; social worker; director and presiding judge, Houston, Tex., municipal court system, 1983-1998; Houston, Tex., city controller, 1998-2003; member of the Harris County, Tex., commissioners court, 2003-2010; member of the Texas state senate, 2013-2019; unsuccessful candidate for nomination to the One Hundred Third Congress in 1992; elected as a Democrat to the One Hundred Sixteenth Congress (January 3, 2019-present).
Source: Bioguide
CANDIDATES
Republicans
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DISTRICT DATA
Texas - 29
North Houston
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
Race Analysis
Updated: Jun 9, 2026
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