2026 Elections and Congress

Former Major League Baseball first baseman Mark Teixeira has won the Republican primary for Texas’ 21st Congressional District with more than 61% of the vote, avoiding a runoff in a crowded 12‑candidate field for the open seat now held by Rep. Chip Roy, who is running for state attorney general. The heavily Republican district, which stretches west of Austin and San Antonio and was recently redrawn by GOP lawmakers to further shore up the party’s position for 2026, makes Teixeira the strong favorite to win in November. Teixeira ran as a pro‑Trump conservative, touting the former president’s endorsement and vowing to work with him to “secure the border” and oppose what he called “radical woke indoctrination,” and he benefited from more than $250,000 in backing from Club for Growth‑aligned PACs. On the Democratic side, Dr. Kristin Hook led her primary with about 61% of the vote, setting up a general‑election matchup. Teixeira, who moved back to Texas in 2021 after a 14‑year MLB career, told supporters this was a “huge victory” and pledged to “hit the ground running” for Texas families if elected.