Decision Desk HQ · DDHQ called Steve Toth the winner Nov. 5, 2026, 8:44 p.m. CST (9:44 p.m. EST as displayed); returns updated at the same time, more than 95% reported. Red: called Republican win; no party flip. Actual Census current120th district land clipped to shoreline; pale Texas: context.
Republican Steve Toth defeated Democrat Shaun Finnie in Texas's 2nd Congressional District, according to Decision Desk HQ. The result keeps the seat in Republican hands.
Toth had 144,748 votes, or 50.98%, to Finnie's 139,167, or 49.02%, in DDHQ's unofficial returns, a lead of 5,581 votes with more than 95% of the expected vote reported. The district includes parts of Harris and Montgomery counties.
