Winner, unofficial result · U.S. House, TX-34
Vicente Gonzalez
American politician (born 1967)
- Over
- Eric Flores (Republican), 39.7%
- Votes
- 112,547 (32,379 ahead)
- Called
- First seen here 9:50 AM ET
- Term begins
- January 3, 2027
Unofficial result, not yet certified. 100% reporting. Source: State results feed · read 2026-11-04
Called it. Before the polls closed, Vugol.Me called this race for the Democrat (D +9.3, from the Vugol Vector model) and the Democrat won. Every call, frozen before polls closed
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Overview
Vicente Gonzalez Jr. is an American lawyer and politician who has served as the U.S. representative for Texas's 34th congressional district since 2023.
More
A member of the Democratic Party, he previously represented Texas's 15th congressional district from 2017 to 2023. His South Texas district extends along the Gulf Coast from Brownsville, on the Mexican border, to Corpus Christi.
Source: Wikipedia · retrieved 2026-11-09 · CC BY-SA 4.0
- Born
- September 4, 1967 (age 59)
- Education
- Embry–Riddle Aeronautical University, Bachelor of Arts, 1992
- Texas A&M University School of Law, Juris Doctor, 1996
- Occupation
- lawyer
- In Congress
- 5 House terms, since January 3, 2017
Facts above: Wikidata (CC0, retrieved 2026-11-05) and congress-legislators (public domain, retrieved 2026-11-05).
The race
U.S. House, TX-34. Won with 55.7%, 16.0 points ahead over Eric Flores.
- Vicente Gonzalez Democratic · winner55.7%
- Vicente Gonzalez Democratic · winnern/a
- Eric Flores Republican39.7%
- Eddie Espinoza Green2.3%
- Chris Royal Libertarian2.3%
- Eddie Espinoza GRE1.9%
Source: State results feed · retrieved 2026-11-04 · unofficial until certified
Polls and models against the result
- Frozen call
- Democrat (D +9.3, from the Vugol Vector model)
- Result
- D +16.0
- Difference
- 6.7 points
Source: Vugol.Me calls ledger, frozen before polls closed and never edited after. Margins are Republican minus Democrat.
Money
Principal campaign committee: VICENTE GONZALEZ 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
10.2% of the $2,766,134 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)5.4%$283,122
- Individuals, itemized47.6%$2,483,012
- Other political committees (PACs)33.5%$1,744,111
- Party committees0.1%$4,788
- Transfers, other loans and other receipts13.4%$696,310
Employers donors listed
- NO EMPLOYER$46,23816 contributions
- KKR$19,83410 contributions
- SI, LLC$14,0004 contributions
- INSIGHT PARTNERS$10,5004 contributions
- JORGE SAENZ MDPA$10,0006 contributions
- AUSTIN VENTURES$7,0002 contributions
- BERKSHIRE PARTNERS$7,0002 contributions
- BESSEMER VENTURE PARTNERS$7,0002 contributions
- CENTERVIEW LLC$7,0002 contributions
- CENTERVIEW PARTNERS$7,0004 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 2026-11-08 · filings can be amended · response hash 4c1979dfc95c
Industries
Industry totals are not on file here. OpenSecrets publishes them on its page for this member.
Record
Committee assignments
- House Committee on Financial Services
2 subcommittees
- National Security, Illicit Finance, and International Financial Institutions
- Capital Markets
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
- 12 bills and resolutions
- Cosponsored
- 231 bills and resolutions
Most recent sponsored bills
- H.R. 10435: Lipan Apache Tribe of Texas Recognition ActIntroduced September 16, 2026. Latest action September 16, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
- H.R. 10434: Empower Energy Exporting Communities ActIntroduced September 16, 2026. Latest action September 16, 2026: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, 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.R. 10391: National Risk Assessments Extension ActIntroduced September 15, 2026. Latest action September 15, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
- H.R. 9779: Hands Off Our Boca Chica Beach Act of 2026Introduced July 20, 2026. Latest action September 2, 2026: Subcommittee Hearings Held
- H.J.Res. 178: Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to the withdrawal of the rule relating to "Examinations for Risks to Active-Duty Servicemembers and Their Covered Dependents".Introduced May 7, 2026. Latest action May 7, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
- H.R. 7939: Say No to Warrantless Searches ActIntroduced March 16, 2026. Latest action March 16, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Source: Congress.gov (Library of Congress) · the 119th Congress runs until January 3, 2027; a later Congress is not included · retrieved 2026-11-09 · counts of activity, not a measure of results · response hash 62c1f4a8fd3d
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
Not yet on file: issue positions (we publish only what a source states). Are you this person? Update your profile
Contact and links
- Website
- vicentegonzalez.com via Wikidata
- Office phone
- 202-225-2531
- Washington office
- 1201 Longworth House Office Building Washington DC 20515-4334
- 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_34 · primary · won · 35,342 votes (62.7%) Vugol.Me record
- 2024U.S. House, TX-34 · General · result not on file Vugol.Me record
- 2022U.S. House, TX-34 · General · won · 70,896 votes (52.7%) Vugol.Me record
- 2020U.S. House, TX-15 · General · won · 115,605 votes (50.5%) Vugol.Me record
- 2018U.S. House, TX-15 · General · won · 98,333 votes (59.7%) Vugol.Me record
- 2017 to presentUnited States representative Wikidata
Offices and dates: Wikidata (CC0) (Q27924921). Elections: Vugol.Me candidacy record.
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All sources
- Result: State results feed, https://goelect.txelections.civixapps.com/api-ivis-system/api/s3/enr/election/53815
- 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/Vicente_Gonzalez_(American_politician)
- Birth, education, occupation and offices held: Wikidata (CC0), https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q27924921
- 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/H6TX15162/
- photo_headshot https://unitedstates.github.io/
- photo_gallery https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Vicente_Gonzalez_11.jpg
- photo_gallery https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Vicente_Gonzalez_12.jpg
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