Winner, unofficial result · U.S. House, TX-29

Sylvia R Garcia

DemocraticIncumbentFEC H8TX29052VM-ZKA-TV0H

American lawyer and politician (born 1950)

79.9%Won by 59.9 points

Over: Martha Fierro (Republican), 20.1%
Votes: 133,989 (100,370 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 +27.1, from the Vugol Vector model) and the Democrat won. Every call, frozen before polls closed

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Overview

Sylvia Rodriguez Garcia is an American lawyer and politician who has been serving as the U.S. representative for Texas's 29th congressional district since 2019. Her district covers much of eastern Houston.

A member of the Democratic Party, she previously represented the 6th district in the Texas Senate.

Source: Wikipedia · retrieved 2026-10-31 · CC BY-SA 4.0

Born: September 6, 1950 (age 76)
Education: Texas Woman's University
Texas Southern University
Thurgood Marshall School of Law
Occupation: Not on file
In Congress: 4 House terms, since January 3, 2019

Facts above: Wikidata (CC0, retrieved 2026-11-05) and congress-legislators (public domain, retrieved 2026-11-05).

Sylvia R Garcia, photo — United States Congress · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

The race

U.S. House, TX-29. Won with 79.9%, 59.9 points ahead over Martha Fierro.

Sylvia Garcia Democratic · winner79.9%
Sylvia Garcia Democratic · winnern/a
Martha Fierro Republican20.1%

Source: Wikipedia (House results table) · retrieved 2026-11-07 · unofficial until certified

Polls and models against the result

Frozen call: Democrat (D +27.1, from the Vugol Vector model)
Result: D +59.9
Difference: 32.8 points

Source: Vugol.Me calls ledger, frozen before polls closed and never edited after. Margins are Republican minus Democrat.

Polls, Vector and Tensor for this race

Money

$1.20Mtotal raised, 2026 cycle, as of October 14, 2026

$1.34Mspent

$236Kcash on hand

Principal campaign committee: SYLVIA GARCIA 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

4.3% of the $416,203 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)1.5%$18,103
Individuals, itemized33.1%$398,100
Other political committees (PACs)65.3%$783,955
Transfers, other loans and other receipts0.1%$1,163

Employers donors listed

LANIER LAW FIRM$6,0004 contributions
GONZALEZ & ASSOCIATES INC$5,0002 contributions
STEPTOE LLP$5,0002 contributions
THE GOODMAN CORPORATION$4,5003 contributions
AKIN GUMP$3,5004 contributions
BAKER WOTRING LLP$3,5001 contribution
CAMDEN$3,5001 contribution
CBL ENERGY LAW PLLC$3,5001 contribution
EDGARDO E. COLON, PC$3,5002 contributions
EREBOR BANK NA$3,5001 contribution

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 2026-11-09 · filings can be amended · response hash 90ee4d2e99eb

Industries

Industry totals are not on file here. OpenSecrets publishes them on its page for this member.

Record

Committee assignments

House Committee on Ethics
House Committee on Financial Services
2 subcommittees
- Digital Assets, Financial Technology, and Artificial Intelligence
- Housing and Insurance

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: 20 bills and resolutions
Cosponsored: 452 bills and resolutions

Most recent sponsored bills

H.Res. 1414: Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1589) to authorize the cancellation of removal and adjustment of status of certain aliens, and for other purposes.Introduced July 2, 2026. Latest action July 20, 2026: Motion to Discharge Committee filed by Ms. Garcia (TX). Petition No: 119-25. (<a href="https://clerk.house.gov/DischargePetition/2026072025">Discharge petition</a> text with signatures.)
H.R. 8878: Incentivizing Local Solutions to Homelessness ActIntroduced May 19, 2026. Latest action May 19, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
H.R. 8877: Improving Self-Sufficiency of Families in HUD-Subsidized Housing ActIntroduced May 19, 2026. Latest action May 19, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
H.J.Res. 181: 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 "Consumer Financial Protection Circular 2022-07: Reasonable Investigation of Consumer Reporting Disputes".Introduced May 11, 2026. Latest action May 11, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
H.J.Res. 180: 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 "Statement of Policy Regarding Prohibition on Abusive Acts or Practices".Introduced May 11, 2026. Latest action May 11, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
H.R. 8373: Improving Access to Financial Coaching Act of 2026Introduced April 20, 2026. Latest action April 20, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.

Source: Congress.gov (Library of Congress) · the 119th Congress runs until January 3, 2027; a later Congress is not included · retrieved 2026-11-13 · counts of activity, not a measure of results · response hash c15f61d524d9

Bills and votes

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Roll-call vote records are not on file here.

Issues and positions

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Contact and links

Website: sylviaforsenate.com via Wikidata
Office phone: 202-225-1688
Washington office: 2419 Rayburn House Office Building Washington DC 20515-4329
Campaign email: Not on file
Social: X / Twitter
Facebook

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_29 · primary · won · 30,803 votes (58.3%) Vugol.Me record
2024U.S. House, TX-29 · General · result not on file Vugol.Me record
2022U.S. House, TX-29 · General · won · 71,837 votes (71.4%) Vugol.Me record
2020U.S. House, TX-29 · General · won · 111,305 votes (71.1%) Vugol.Me record
2019 to presentUnited States representative Wikidata
2018U.S. House, TX-29 · General · won · 88,188 votes (75.1%) Vugol.Me record
2013 to 2019member of the State Senate of Texas Wikidata

Offices and dates: Wikidata (CC0) (Q13562489). Elections: Vugol.Me candidacy record.

In the news

Texas redistricting left these Latino voters confused, but will it impact midterm vote?NBC News · Oct 26

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/Sylvia_Garcia
Birth, education, occupation and offices held: Wikidata (CC0), https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q13562489
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/H8TX29052/
photo_headshot https://unitedstates.github.io/
photo_gallery https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Sylvia_Garcia,_official_portrait,_116th_Congress_(cropped).jpg
photo_gallery https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Sylvia_Garcia_2004_(cropped).jpg
photo_gallery https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Sylvia_Garcia_in_2013.jpg
photo_gallery https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Senator_Sylvia_Garcia.JPG
photo_gallery https://sylviagarcia.house.gov

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