Winner, unofficial result · U.S. House, TX-20
Joaquin Castro
American politician (born 1974)
- Over
- Edgardo Rafael Baez (Republican), 22.4%
- Votes
- 149,397 (106,300 ahead)
- Called
- First seen here 9:50 AM ET
- Term begins
- January 3, 2027
Unofficial result, not yet certified. Source: Wikipedia (House results table) · read 2026-11-07
Called it. Before the polls closed, Vugol.Me called this race for the Democrat (D +67.6, from the Vugol Vector model) and the Democrat won. Every call, frozen before polls closed
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Overview
Joaquin Castro is an American lawyer and Democratic politician who has represented Texas's 20th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives since 2013. The district includes just over half of his native San Antonio.
More
He currently serves on the United States House Committee on Foreign Affairs and the United States House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence.
Source: Wikipedia · retrieved 2026-11-06 · CC BY-SA 4.0
- Born
- September 16, 1974 (age 52)
- Education
- Stanford University, Bachelor of Arts, 1996
- Harvard Law School, Juris Doctor, 2000
- Thomas Jefferson High School, 1992
- Occupation
- lawyer
- In Congress
- 7 House terms, since January 3, 2013
Facts above: Wikidata (CC0, retrieved 2026-11-05) and congress-legislators (public domain, retrieved 2026-11-05).
The race
U.S. House, TX-20. Won with 77.6%, 55.2 points ahead over Edgardo Rafael Baez.
- Joaquin Castro Democratic · winner77.6%
- Joaquin Castro Democratic · winnern/a
- Edgardo Rafael Baez Republican22.4%
Source: Wikipedia (House results table) · retrieved 2026-11-07 · unofficial until certified
Polls and models against the result
- Frozen call
- Democrat (D +67.6, from the Vugol Vector model)
- Result
- D +55.2
- Difference
- 12.4 points
Source: Vugol.Me calls ledger, frozen before polls closed and never edited after. Margins are Republican minus Democrat.
Money
Principal campaign committee: CASTRO FOR CONGRESS. Covers January 1, 2025 to October 14, 2026; latest report: Pre-General. Money raised after that date appears once the next report is filed.
Where the money came from
11.1% of the $424,413 from individuals came in contributions the FEC does not itemize (donors who gave $200 or less in total).
- Individuals, unitemized (donors giving $200 or less in total)7.9%$47,071
- Individuals, itemized63.7%$377,342
- Other political committees (PACs)28.4%$168,000
- Transfers, other loans and other receipts0.0%$3
Employers donors listed
- HARTMAN FOUNDATION$9,3006 contributions
- THE HERRERA LAW FIRM$8,5006 contributions
- OCANAS GROUP$7,0008 contributions
- SILBEY STRATEGIES$7,0002 contributions
- SERNA AND SERNA$6,1116 contributions
- ORTIZ MCKNIGHT PLLC$5,5003 contributions
- JOE A GAMEZ$5,0002 contributions
- THEGROUP$5,0004 contributions
- ARIZONA BEVERAGES$4,5002 contributions
- ESCAMILLA & PONECK LLP$4,1003 contributions
Sum of itemized individual contributions by the employer the donor listed. These are employees giving as individuals, not donations by the companies. Entries such as retired, not employed or self-employed are left out of this list.
Source: Federal Election Commission (OpenFEC) · reports filed through October 14, 2026 · retrieved 2026-11-14 · filings can be amended · response hash 89f761746dda
Industries
Industry totals are not on file here. OpenSecrets publishes them on its page for this member.
Record
Committee assignments
- House Committee on Foreign Affairs
2 subcommittees
- East Asia and Pacific
- Western Hemisphere (Ranking Member)
- House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence
3 subcommittees
- Central Intelligence Agency
- National Security Agency and Cyber
- Oversight and Investigations (Ranking Member)
Source: congress-legislators (current committees) · retrieved 2026-11-05 · current Congress; the new committees are set after January 3, 2027
Bills and resolutions, 119th Congress (2025 to 2027)
- Sponsored
- 25 bills and resolutions
- Cosponsored
- 265 bills and resolutions
Most recent sponsored bills
- H.R. 10642: Stop the Settlements ActIntroduced October 1, 2026. Latest action October 1, 2026: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, Financial Services, and Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- H.Res. 1573: Recognizing the contributions of Hispanic and Latino Americans to the musical heritage of the United States and designating September 2026 as "Latin Music Appreciation Month".Introduced September 24, 2026. Latest action September 24, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
- H.Res. 1559: Expressing support for the designation of the week beginning on September 14, 2026, as "National Hispanic-Serving Institutions Week".Introduced September 17, 2026. Latest action September 17, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
- H.R. 9698: Advanced Coursework Equity ActIntroduced July 15, 2026. Latest action July 15, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
- H.R. 7675: Securing Partner Supply Chains ActIntroduced February 25, 2026. Latest action March 26, 2026: Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 43 - 3.
- H.Res. 1012: Recognizing and honoring Cristina M. Rodríguez for her historic appointment as dean of Yale Law School.Introduced January 21, 2026. Latest action January 21, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
Source: Congress.gov (Library of Congress) · the 119th Congress runs until January 3, 2027; a later Congress is not included · retrieved 2026-11-08 · counts of activity, not a measure of results · response hash 351ab17542c2
Bills and votes
The full list of bills and every recorded vote are published by Congress. We link to them rather than copy them:
Roll-call vote records are not on file here.
Issues and positions
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Contact and links
- Website
- castro.house.gov via Wikidata
- Office phone
- 202-225-3236
- Washington office
- 2241 Rayburn House Office Building Washington DC 20515-4320
- Campaign email
- Not on file
Sources: congress-legislators (official, public domain, retrieved 2026-11-05); Wikidata (CC0) for linked accounts; campaign-provided items are labeled.
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Timeline
- 2026Called the winner of this race. First seen here 9:50 AM ET
- 2026State House / Assembly, TX District U_S_20 · primary · won · 58,260 votes (88.2%) Vugol.Me record
- 2024U.S. House, TX-20 · General · result not on file Vugol.Me record
- 2022U.S. House, TX-20 · General · won · 115,352 votes (68.4%) Vugol.Me record
- 2020U.S. House, TX-20 · General · won · 175,078 votes (64.7%) Vugol.Me record
- 2018U.S. House, TX-20 · General · won · 139,038 votes (80.8%) Vugol.Me record
- 2013 to presentUnited States representative Wikidata
- 2002 to 2012member of the Texas House of Representatives Wikidata
Offices and dates: Wikidata (CC0) (Q1167934). Elections: Vugol.Me candidacy record.
In the news
- Why Texas Dems are forecasting a "Hispanic hurricane" in midterms
- The issue that could tip the scales in the Texas Senate race
Headlines from outlets across the political spectrum, linked to the publisher. Vugol.me doesn’t write or endorse them. How we choose them · News about this race
All sources
- Result: Wikipedia (House results table), https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=2026_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Texas&oldid=1384230002
- Call time: First seen here 9:50 AM ET
- Pre-election call: Vugol.Me calls ledger (frozen), /calls
- Background: Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joaquin_Castro
- Birth, education, occupation and offices held: Wikidata (CC0), https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1167934
- Congressional service, committees and official contact: congress-legislators (public domain), https://github.com/unitedstates/congress-legislators
- Term start: U.S. Constitution, 20th Amendment, section 1
- Campaign finance: Federal Election Commission
- Roster, FEC filing https://www.fec.gov/data/candidate/H2TX35011/
- photo_headshot https://github.com/unitedstates/images
- photo_action https://castro.house.gov/about
- photo_full_body https://castro.house.gov/
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