Texas TX-23 House2026
RACE AT A GLANCE
RACE TYPE
VACANT
Tony Gonzales (R)
Resigned April 14
RACE RATING
Last updated : Mar 12, 2026COOK PARTISAN VOTING INDEX
Last updated : Nov 17, 2025Race summary
Gonzales’ widely-reported affair with a staffer who later died by self-immolation made it all but impossible for him to win renomination, and — under intense pressure from House Republican leadership — the congressman decided to end his campaign. On April 13, Gonzales announced that he would resign from Congress, leaving this seat vacant.Key Dates
Filing Deadline: Dec 8, 2025
Primary Election: Mar 3, 2026
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Tony Gonzales
First Elected: 2020
Last General Election: 62.3%
Last Primary Election: 50.6%
Full Bio:
GONZALES, Tony, a Representative from Texas; born on October 10, 1980; attended Thomas Edison High School, San Antonio, Tex.; A.A., Chaminade University, Honolulu, Hawaii; B.S., Excelsior College, Albany, N.Y.; attended Georgetown University, Washington, D.C.; M.A., American Public University, Charles Town, W.Va.; attending University of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg, Miss.; United States Navy, 1999–2019; faculty, Pensacola State College, Pensacola, Fla.; faculty, University of Maryland, College Park, Md.; community representative, Head Start policy council, San Antonio, Tex., 2018–2019; legislative fellow, Office of Legislative Affairs, United States Navy, 2016–2017; elected as a Republican to the One Hundred Seventeenth Congress (January 3, 2021–present).
Source: Bioguide
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DISTRICT DATA
Texas - 23
Southwest: San Antonio suburbs, Eagle Pass
Population Breakdown
Source: 2020 Census (VAP) for 2026
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Past Presidential Results from this District
2024 Election Results
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2020 Election Results
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RACE ANALYSIS
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Updated: Mar 5, 2026
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