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Texas 23rd District · House

Katy Padilla Stout (D)vsPatti Hale Ashe (Ind.)+1 other

R runoff · May 26

Election Day · Nov 3, 2026

Score updated May 30, 2026

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124MONITOR

Priority Score Breakdown

Candidates

Katy Padilla Stout

Democrat

Patti Hale Ashe

Independent

Veronica Williams

Independent

Primary Candidates

Republican Runoff · May 26

Brandon Herrera

War Chest (FEC)

Stout

$146k

Ashe

—

Cash on hand, most recent FEC filing.

Expert Ratings

Cook PoliticalCookLikely R

Sabato's Crystal BallSabatoLikely R

Inside ElectionsIELikely R

Texas house — Score 124 | Tip the Scale Blue