TX-08 House 2026

The chance this seat goes Republican in November, across every listed contract, as a 0–100 chance the Republican wins.

LiveHeld by Republicans · projected hold·$153 traded / 24h·10 contracts·4 exchanges·Margin rank 214 of 435
SEAT PMI · 0–100 · CHANCE REPUBLICANS WIN
96.0Safe R · ▲ 0.8 14d
DEMOCRATEVENREPUBLICAN
Republicans win
96.0
enters as 96.0
Democrats win
4.0
enters as 100 − 4.0 = 96.0

Both legs are aggregated. The Democratic leg is converted as 100 − p, so this seat reads on the same scale as every other.

Control of the House

Does TX-08 decide the House?

No. It is rated Safe R, outside the 37 contested seats.
Democrats already have 226 seats rated safe or likely, 8 past the 218 majority; Republicans have 172 rated safe or likely, 46 short of 218.
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Will Democratic win the House race for TX-08? - Laura Jones4.5Kalshi ↗ · Democratic leg · enters as 95.5weight 68.1%Will the Republican Party win the TX-08 House seat?95.5Polymarket ↗ · Republican leg · enters as 95.5weight 30.0%Will Republican win the House race for TX-08? - Jessica Steinmann95.4Kalshi ↗ · Republican leg · enters as 95.4weight 2.0%TX-08 General Election — Laura Jones8.0IBKR ↗ · Republican leg · enters as 8.0weight 0.0%TX-08 General Election — Jessica Steinmann90.0IBKR ↗ · Democratic leg · enters as 10.0weight 0.0%Will Nick Tran win the Texas 8th District general election for the US House of Representatives in 2026?7.0ForecastEx ↗ · Republican leg · enters as 7.0weight 0.0%
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Weights are 24h liquidity share · reconciled reading 96.0 · rows open on the exchange
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