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Texas's 34th District
Vicente Gonzalez (D)vsEric Flores (R)
incumbent running · Lean: R+3 · Incumbent: Vicente Gonzalez (D)
9 in 10
Vicente Gonzalez favored86%
Very likely for Vicente Gonzalez: a 86 percent chance of winning. Polls: Vicente Gonzalez up 3.0.
- Seat:Incumbent running
- Lean:R+3
- Incumbent:Vicente Gonzalez (D)
- District:34 of 38 in Texas
- Odds:Gonzalez 86%
- Margin:Gonzalez +6.8, give or take 4.8
- Polls:3, averaging Gonzalez +3.0
- Latest poll:Barbara Jordan Public Policy Research and Survey Center, Aug 22, Gonzalez +3.0
- Generic ballot:D+8.2
- T-minus:16 days
▸ Margin // Uncertainty
Gonzalez +6.8
The model's best guess at the final margin, give or take 4.8 points. Polls have missed by more than that before.
- Projected margin
- Gonzalez +6.8
- Uncertainty
- 4.8 points, one standard deviation
- Likely range
- Gonzalez +0.7 to Gonzalez +12.9 (80 percent)
- Poll average
- Gonzalez +3.0 across 3 polls, worth 0.0 fresh polls after weighting
- Starting point
- Gonzalez +9.4 before any polls
Margins read Democrat minus Republican: Gonzalez ahead is positive, Flores ahead is negative.
▸ Movement // 0 daily snapshots
Reading the history
▸ Polls // 3 public polls
- Aug 22 · unrated · 700 LV45 to 42 · 100% weight
- Ragnar Research PartnersFlores +3Jun 16 · B/C · 400 LV41 to 44 · 0% weightRepublican sponsoradjusted Gonzalez +0.7
- co/efficientFlores +1Apr 29 · B · 777 LV40 to 41 · 0% weightRepublican sponsoradjusted Gonzalez +4.8
| Pollster | Grade | Date | Sample | Result | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barbara Jordan Public Policy Research and Survey Center | unrated | Aug 22 | 700LV | Gonzalez +345 to 42 | 100% |
| Ragnar Research PartnersRepublican sponsor | B/C | Jun 16 | 400LV | Flores +341 to 44adjusted Gonzalez +0.7 | 0% |
| co/efficientRepublican sponsor | B | Apr 29 | 777LV | Flores +140 to 41adjusted Gonzalez +4.8 | 0% |
Weight is each poll's share of the average, in percent, after recency, sample size, pollster grade and sponsorship are taken into account. The shares add to 100. Adjusted margins remove the pollster's usual lean. Grades are Silver Bulletin's.
▸ Race file // The facts
- The seat
- Vicente Gonzalez (D), running for another term.
- On the ballot
- Vicente Gonzalez (D, incumbent) vs Eric Flores (R)
- Last time
- 2024: Democrat 51.3, Republican 48.7. Gonzalez by 2.6.
- President
- 2024, statewide: Trump 56.1, Harris 42.5. Trump by 13.7.
- Lean
- R+3 by the Cook partisan index
Facts from Ballotpedia and Wikipedia, in our words. The district on Ballotpedia ↗
▸ Candidates // Read more
Democrat
Vicente Gonzalez
Gonzalez on Ballotpedia ↗Republican
Eric Flores
Flores on Ballotpedia ↗