Winner, unofficial result · U.S. House, TX-21
Mark Charles Teixeira
American baseball player and politician (born 1980)
- Over
- Kristin Hook (Democratic), 45.5%
- Votes
- 194,302 (32,214 ahead)
- 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 Republican (R +13.6, from the Vugol Vector model) and the Republican won. Every call, frozen before polls closed
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Overview
Mark Charles Teixeira, nicknamed "Tex", is an American politician and former professional baseball first baseman who played 14 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Texas Rangers, Atlanta Braves, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, and New York Yankees.
More
Before his professional career, he played college baseball at Georgia Tech, where in 2000 he won the Dick Howser Trophy as the national collegiate baseball player of the year.
Source: Wikipedia · retrieved 2026-11-07 · CC BY-SA 4.0
- Born
- April 11, 1980 (age 46)
- Education
- Mount Saint Joseph High School
- Georgia Tech
- Occupation
- baseball player, sports analyst
Facts above: Wikidata (CC0, retrieved 2026-11-05).
The race
U.S. House, TX-21. Won with 54.5%, 9.0 points ahead over Kristin Hook.
- Mark Teixeira Republican · winner54.5%
- Mark Teixeira Republican · winnern/a
- Kristin Hook Democratic45.5%
Source: Wikipedia (House results table) · retrieved 2026-11-07 · unofficial until certified
Polls and models against the result
- Frozen call
- Republican (R +13.6, from the Vugol Vector model)
- Result
- R +9.0
- Difference
- 4.6 points
Source: Vugol.Me calls ledger, frozen before polls closed and never edited after. Margins are Republican minus Democrat.
Money
Principal campaign committee: MARK TEIXEIRA FOR CONGRESS. Covers July 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
1.8% of the $836,172 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)0.3%$14,791
- Individuals, itemized18.7%$821,381
- Other political committees (PACs)10.0%$440,565
- The candidate (own money and loans)62.6%$2,750,000
- Transfers, other loans and other receipts8.3%$365,869
Employers donors listed
- CAHILL GORDON$17,50013 contributions
- 8VC$14,0008 contributions
- ASEL ASSOCIATES PLLC$10,5009 contributions
- DECKER ENTERPRISES$10,5006 contributions
- HAWTHORNE DD INC$10,5009 contributions
- LARRY H. MILLER COMPANY$10,5006 contributions
- LONE STAR PAVING$10,50011 contributions
- POLUNSKY BEITEL GREEN LLP$10,5008 contributions
- RECANA$10,5006 contributions
- SKYBRIDGE CAPITAL$10,5006 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.
Record
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Issues and positions
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Contact and links
- Website
- teixeiraforcongress.com official
- Campaign email
- Not on file
- Social
Sources: Wikidata (CC0) for linked accounts; campaign-provided items are labeled.
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Timeline
- 2026Called the winner of this race. Called by Wikipedia editors 9:58 AM ET
- 2026State House / Assembly, TX District U_S_21 · primary · won · 58,180 votes (60.9%) Vugol.Me record
Offices and dates: Wikidata (CC0) (Q928196). Elections: Vugol.Me candidacy record.
In the news
- At the Races: Red-y, set, vote
- Yankees World Series champion Mark Teixeira, now running for Congress, endorses GOP’s Saritha Komatireddy in AG race against Letitia James
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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: Called by Wikipedia editors 9:58 AM ET (revision)
- Pre-election call: Vugol.Me calls ledger (frozen), /calls
- Background: Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Teixeira
- Birth, education, occupation and offices held: Wikidata (CC0), https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q928196
- Term start: U.S. Constitution, 20th Amendment, section 1
- Campaign finance: Federal Election Commission
- Roster, FEC filing https://www.fec.gov/data/candidate/H6TX21301/
- photo_gallery https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:MarkTeixeiraSwing.jpg
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